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Woodrow Wilson: Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the…

On the recordAugust 7, 1918
Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the aforesaid authority vested in me, do hereby find and publicly proclaim and declare that the public safety requires that restrictions and prohibitions in addition to those provided otherwise than by the Act of May 22, 1918, above mentioned, shall be imposed upon the departure of persons from and their entry into the United States;
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1473—Issuance of Passports and Granting of Permits to Depart from and Enter the United States

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