Woodrow Wilson actually said...

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

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

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

The advantage of the use is largely theoretical.