In 1918 Woodrow Wilson proposed this numbered set of principles, one being the removal of trade barriers between nations
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first five points dealt with general principles: Point 1 renounced secret ..... 1918, 
speech on War Aims and Peace Terms, President Wilson set down 14 ... For 
example, he proposed the removal of economic barriers between nations, the 
promise of... [DOC] [TLE] America and World War I - Sage American History [PAR] As news from the warring nations reached this country, however, Americans 
found it ... Before long American cargoes were being captured, merchant ships 
diverted, and ...