Woodrow Wilson: “Punishment retards but it does not lift up.”

No provision is made in the resolution for the preservation of any proportionate strength in the combatant corps of the Army.

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

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

I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.