Woodrow Wilson actually said...

This order shall take effect from and after this date and shall be operative during the pending emergency or until further orders.

This order shall take effect from this date

Whereas, the existence of a state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government makes it essential to the public safet...

Therefore, by virtue of the power vested in me under the Constitution and by the Joint Resolution passed by Congress on April 6, 1917, decla...