Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"The United States Civil Service Commission is accordingly authorized in its discretion to adopt as its own any eligible register of any such commission, with the consent of such commission."

"The cooperation of state, county and municipal civil service commissions with the United States Civil Service Commission is desirable in the existing exigency in meeting the needs of the Federal Gover..."

"In view of the confidential nature of the work of the Council of National Defense and its importance to the Government in the crisis which has arisen, the Council is authorized to employ for the perio..."

"The supreme need of our own nation and of the nations with whom we are co-operating is an abundance of supplies, and especially of food-stuffs."