Woodrow Wilson actually said...

It is hereby authorized that, through the Secretary of the Navy, there shall be taken over to the United States the immediate possession and...

In accordance with a request of the Secretary of the Navy, concurred in by the United States Shipping Board, the Secretary of the Treasury i...

The Power against which we are arrayed has sought to impose its will upon the world by force.

It is a new thing in our history and a landmark in our progress.