Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"The same fee shall be collected by diplomatic and consular officers of the United States for issuing passports to residents of the Insular Possessions as is now required for issuing passports to citiz..."

"The lands hereby excluded from the said reserve and restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date hereof."

"Applications for discharges which reach the department except through the commanding officers of vessels shall be without exception disregarded."

"In every case, the recommendation for such discharge must be made by the commanding officer of the vessel on which the man may be serving."