Woodrow Wilson: “Public interests require that the Senate of the United States be convened at twelve o'clock on the fifth day of March…”

A recommendation at this time that suitable legislative action should be taken may appear somewhat premature, but in view of the approaching termination of my administration I have brought this matter to your attention, hoping that…

One does not pay a compliment to the American farmer who attempts to alarm him by dangers from foreign competition.

Clearly, this is no time for the erection here of high trade barriers.

The imports of wheat have come mainly from Canada and Argentina and have not competed with the domestic crop.