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Woodrow Wilson: If they had money and raw materials in abundance to-morrow they could not resume their place in the industry of the…

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If they had money and raw materials in abundance to-morrow they could not resume their place in the industry of the world to-morrow,-the very important place they held before the flame of war swept across them.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson explains that even with resources, countries cannot immediately return to their pre-war industrial status.

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