Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"A court shall not, by a single sentence which does not include dishonorable discharge, adjudge against a soldier:"

"The reviewing authority should suspend the whole of a sentence when it appears to him that such action will promote the discipline of his command."

"Dishonorable discharge, in itself a severe punishment, should be adjudged and approved only when it is clear that the accused should be separated from the service."

"Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to abrogate or limit any rights and benefits conferred under the reciprocal arrangements with Denmark heretofore proclaimed."