Woodrow Wilson actually said...
No passports or permits to depart from or enter the United States shall be required of persons traveling between points in the continental United States and points in Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands; provided that the above exception has no application to persons traveling through the countries named to or from the United States.
Context
Executive Order 3294—Authorizing the Departure of Hostile and Enemy Aliens Without Permits
06/26/1920