Woodrow Wilson: “I have always been inclined to believe that the business of the world was best understood by those men who were in the…”

We have been vigorously building up a great merchant marine and providing for improvement of marketing in foreign countries by the passage of an export trade law.

If there ever was a time when America had anything to fear from foreign competition, that time has passed.

In recommending to you that Congress take appropriate action with regard to this agreement, certain facts should be brought to your attention.

I herewith call your attention to an agreement with Belgium made by the British and French Premiers and myself.