Woodrow Wilson: “We shall not witness an immediate satisfactory adjustment of domestic and international trade relations.”

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

If there ever was a time when America had anything to fear from foreign competition, that time has passed.

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

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.