Woodrow Wilson: “We ought to give our thought to this, gentlemen: America, though we do not like to admit it, has been very provincial in…”

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

Very little reflection would lead any one to conclude that the measure would not furnish in any substantial degree the relief sought by the producers of most of the staple commodities which it covers.

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

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.