Executive Order 2696 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2696—Suspending Law Admitting Foreign-Built Ships to American Entry

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Friday, September 7, 1917

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1 min read (158 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 1917-09-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending Law Admitting Foreign-Built Ships to American Entry." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Suspending Law Admitting Foreign-Built Ships to American Entry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

158

917 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

33.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2696, Woodrow Wilson (Sep 7, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2696-suspending-law-admitting-foreign-built-ships-american-entry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

In pursuance of the authority conferred upon the President of the United States by Section 2 of the Act approved August 18, 1914, entitled "An Act to provide for the admission of foreign built ships to American registry for the foreign trade, and for other purposes," it is hereby ordered: That the provisions of law requiring survey, inspection and measurement, by officers of the United States, of foreign built ships admitted to United States registry under said Act are hereby suspended so far and for such length of time as is herein provided, namely: The said provisions shall not apply to any such foreign built ship during the period of two years from September 1, 1917, provided the Secretary of Commerce is satisfied in the case of any stitch ship that the ship is safe and sea-worthy and that proper effort is being made to comply with the said provision. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, September 7, 1917.