Feb 5, 1917
No Chinese person shall be allowed to enter into or remain in the Canal Zone, except as provided in this order; and any Chinese person found in the Canal Zone in contravention of the provisions of this order, shall be punished as…
Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Virginia and raised in Georgia before moving to New Jersey, where he became a prominent political figure. Wilson was a key leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for reforms such as antitrust legislation and the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. His presidency is also noted for significant events such as the United States' involvement in World War I and his efforts to promote the League of Nations, an international organization aimed at preventing future conflicts.
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Feb 5, 1917
Every person who aids or abets in the violation of this order shall be deemed equally guilty with the master of the vessel.
Feb 5, 1917
The master of any vessel from a foreign port, with one or more Chinese persons on board, stopping at a port in the Canal Zone, in addition to the other matters required to be reported by him, shall deliver to the customs official of such…
Feb 4, 1917
I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of said Act of Congress.
Feb 4, 1917
I have found that there exists a national emergency arising from the insufficiency of maritime tonnage to carry the products of the farms, forests, mines and manufacturing industries of the United States, to their consumers abroad and…
Feb 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.
Feb 2, 1917
We do not desire any hostile conflict with the Imperial German Government.
Feb 2, 1917
I refuse to believe that it is the intention of the German authorities to do in fact what they have warned us they will feel at liberty to do.
Feb 2, 1917
We shall not believe that they are hostile to us unless and until we are obliged to believe it.
Feb 2, 1917
We are the sincere friends of the German people and earnestly desire to remain at peace with the Government which speaks for them.
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