Woodrow Wilson: “Ultimately they condition the action of those who govern; and it is salutary that it should be so.”

For many months there has been a demand that war agencies should be abolished and that there should be less Government interference with business.

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…

Clearly, this is no time for the erection here of high trade barriers.

public interests require that the Senate of the United States be convened at twelve o'clock on the fourth day of March next to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive.