Woodrow Wilson: “The said Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, or his successor in office, is hereby authorized and directed…”

public interests require that the Senate of the United States be convened at twelve o'clock on the fourth day of March next to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive.

Very little reflection would lead any one to conclude that the measure would not furnish in any substantial degree the relief sought by the producers of most of the staple commodities which it covers.

I do not believe that they should be accorded indirectly.

Actual relief can come only from the adoption of constructive measures of a broader scope, from the restoration of peace everywhere in the world.