Woodrow Wilson: “We fought Germany in order that there should be a world fit to live in.”

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

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.

The imports of wheat have come mainly from Canada and Argentina and have not competed with the domestic crop.

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