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Woodrow Wilson: “I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 1917
I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of said Act.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1354—Emergency in Water Transportation of the United States

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