Woodrow Wilson: “It is a new thing in our history and a landmark in our progress.”

One does not pay a compliment to the American farmer who attempts to alarm him by dangers from foreign competition.

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…

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.

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