Woodrow Wilson: “Our ties had been many and intimate before the war, and now they constitute a pledge of friendship and of permanent…”

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

The price of wheat is a world price; and it is a matter of little moment whether the Canadian wheat goes directly into the markets of the other countries of the world or indirectly through this country.

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

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