Executive Order 2044 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2044—Appointing Experts for War Risk Insurance in Treasury Department

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Thursday, September 10, 1914

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1 min read (110 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1914-09-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appointing Experts for War Risk Insurance in Treasury Department." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Appointing Experts for War Risk Insurance in Treasury Department.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

110

641 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2044, Woodrow Wilson (Sep 10, 1914). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2044-appointing-experts-for-war-risk-insurance-treasury-department.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Mr. William C. DeLanoy may be appointed Director, and Mr. J. Brooks B. Parker may be appointed Assistant to the Director in the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Department without compliance with Civil Service rules. The issuance of this order is recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury for the reason that on account of the technical character of the work required, the services of specially qualified men will be necessary in the higher grades and Mr. DeLanoy and Mr. Parker are regarded as Experts in the particular line of work that will be assigned to the new Bureau. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, September 10, 1914.