Woodrow Wilson actually said...

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...

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

It is further declared that the current status of war constitutes an \extraordinary emergency\

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