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Woodrow Wilson: And how are we to get the ships if we wait for the trade to develop without them?

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And how are we to get the ships if we wait for the trade to develop without them?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson questions how trade can develop without the necessary ships for transportation.

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