Woodrow Wilson actually said...

The general principles which govern applications for passports also govern applications for registration.

Except in cases of emergency no person shall be given a certificate of registration until his application for registration has been approved...

No fee shall be required for registration nor for any service connected therewith, except for the issuance of a certificate of registration.

Consuls may issue, upon forms prescribed by the Department, certificates of registration good for one year, for use with the authorities of ...