Woodrow Wilson: “It is one thing to entertain fine principles and another thing to make them work.”

I return herewith, without my approval, House joint resolution No. 440.

I suggest to my fellow-countrymen that the circles around their Christmas trees will be incomplete unless, mingled with their own expectant children, they shall visualize some of the waifs of Central Europe.

I am in full sympathy with every sound proposal to promote foreign trade along sound business lines.

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