I hereby designate the Secretary of State as the official who shall grant, or in whose name shall be granted, permission to aliens to depart from or enter the United States;

No alien shall receive permission to depart from or enter the United States unless it shall affirmatively appear that there is reasonable necessity for such departure or entry and that such departure or entry is not prejudicial to the…

I hereby direct all departments of the Government to cooperate with the Secretary of State in the execution of his duties under this proclamation and the rules and regulations promulgated in pursuance hereof.

Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the aforesaid authority vested in me, do hereby find and publicly proclaim and declare that the public safety requires that…

No citizen of the United States shall receive a passport entitling him to leave or enter the United States, unless it shall affirmatively appear that there are adequate reasons for such departure or entry and that such departure or entry…

Every mob contributes to German lies about the United States what her most gifted liars cannot improve upon by the way of calumny.

No man who loves America, no man who really cares for her fame and honor and character, or who is truly loyal to her institutions, can justify mob action while the courts of justice are open and the governments of the States and the nation…

I say plainly that every American who takes part in the action of a mob or gives it any sort of countenance is no true son of this great democracy, but its betrayer.

We proudly claim to be the champions of democracy.

I can never accept any man as a champion of liberty either for our selves or for the world who does not reverence and obey the laws of our own beloved land, whose laws we ourselves have made.

I am convinced there is no moral or legal obligation resting on the, Government to continue the use of these tubes by rental.

These developments have made the tubes practically obsolete, quite unnecessary, and, in fact, a hindrance to the efficient operation of the postal service.

It has been found that late closings of the mail can be accomplished and closer connections assured by this means.

I am taking the liberty of returning H.R. 7237, making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and for other purposes, without my signature.

The advantage of the use is largely theoretical.

During such breakdowns they cease operation for hours and for even days together.

These reasons seeming to me conclusive and compelling, I have not felt the liberty to acquiesce in this feature of the bill, which I herewith return.

This is an unfounded assumption, because practically all this mail could be handled at less cost and more expeditiously by other means.