Woodrow Wilson: “For this cause we entered the war and for this cause will we battle until the last gun is fired.”

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.

We have been vigorously building up a great merchant marine and providing for improvement of marketing in foreign countries by the passage of an export trade law.

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…

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