By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 195) as amended by Senate Joint Resolution 113, approved June 14, 1935, and in order to effectuate the policy of said Title, it is hereby ordered: 1. The Textile Labor Relations Board created under Executive Order No. 6858 of September 26, 1934, and continued by Executive Order No. 7076 of June 15, 1935, is hereby further continued in existence until July 1, 1935, and vested with such powers and duties defined in the said Orders as are not inconsistent with the said Title as amended and with the further provisions of this Order. 2. The Board shall have the power, under the direction of the Secretary of Labor, to mediate in any dispute which arises, or has heretofore arisen, between employers and employees in the textile industry, and which tends to impede or prevent the fulfillment of the purposes of the said Title. 3. In appointing and retaining officers and employees, in fixing their compensation, and in incurring financial obligations the Board shall act only with the approval of the Secretary of Labor; but in no case shall the rate of compensation of any officer or employee exceed $25 per diem. 4. The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe rules and regulations for the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Board by this order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 24, 1935.
Executive Order 7084—Continuing the Textile Labor Relations Board Until July 1, 1935
Executive Brief • At a Glance
The Textile Labor Relations Board created under Executive Order No. 6858 of September 26, 1934, and continued by Executive Order No. 7076 of June 15, 1935, is hereby further continued in existence until July 1, 1935, and vested with such powers and duties defined in the said Orders as are not inconsistent with the said Title as amended and with the further provisions of this Order. 2.
Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis
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Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 24, 1935, this order concerns Continuing the Textile Labor Relations Board Until July 1, 1935. The Textile Labor Relations Board created under Executive Order No. 6858 of September 26, 1934, and continued by Executive Order No. 7076 of June 15, 1935, is hereby further continued in existence until July 1, 1935, and vested with such powers and duties defined in the said Orders as are not inconsistent with the said Title as amended and with the further provisions of this Order. 2.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
The Textile Labor Relations Board created under Executive Order No. 6858 of September 26, 1934, and continued by Executive Order No. 7076 of June 15, 1935, is hereby further continued in existence until July 1, 1935, and vested with such powers and duties defined in the said Orders as are not inconsistent with the said Title as amended and with the further provisions of this Order. 2.
The Board shall have the power, under the direction of the Secretary of Labor, to mediate in any dispute which arises, or has heretofore arisen, between employers and employees in the textile industry, and which tends to impede or prevent the fulfillment of the purposes of the said Title. 3.
In appointing and retaining officers and employees, in fixing their compensation, and in incurring financial obligations the Board shall act only with the approval of the Secretary of Labor; but in no case shall the rate of compensation of any officer or employee exceed $25 per diem. 4.
The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe rules and regulations for the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Board by this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
Policy Areas & Topics
The Framers' Constitutional Council
1787 PrismEvaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
"When the President acts in absence of either a congressional grant or denial of authority, he can only rely upon his own independent powers, but there is a zone of twilight in which he and Congress may have concurrent authority."
James Madison
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"Power is of an encroaching nature, and it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it." — Federalist No. 48 (1788)
Madison would view this order with watchful scrutiny. Operating in the 'Zone of Twilight' where Congress is silent, each such directive establishes an administrative precedent that steadily expands the executive perimeter at the expense of legislative primacy.
Alexander Hamilton
The Energetic Executive & Unified Command
"A feeble Executive implies a feeble execution of the government; and a government ill executed, whatever it may be in theory, must be, in practice, a bad government." — Federalist No. 70 (1788)
Hamilton would view this directive as the natural and indispensable functioning of administrative leadership. Without the power to coordinate agencies, manage personnel, and resolve operational ambiguities, the modern presidency would be reduced to an impotent figurehead.
George Mason
Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment
"The purse and the sword ought never to be in the same hands... nor the liberties of the citizen placed at the pleasure of a single magistrate." — Virginia Ratifying Convention (1788)
George Mason and the Anti-Federalists would sound a fierce warning. They feared that Article II would inevitably evolve into an elective monarchy. When an executive order impacts private rights, property, or civil liberties without individualized judicial process, Mason would see their darkest predictions verified.
Five Measurable "Constitutional Friction" Dimensions
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Legislative Encroachment & Purse
Administers commerce or fiscal programs requiring ongoing statutory delegation and legislative oversight.
Executive Scope & Faithfulness
Exercises standard supervisory executive authority to faithfully execute existing statutes.
Federalism & State Sovereignty
Confined strictly to internal federal jurisdiction, federal property, or direct military command.
Due Process & Individual Rights
Focuses on internal governmental operations with no direct impairment of private rights or property.
Youngstown Jacksonian Tier
The order relies on inherent Article II executive discretion, civil service management, or foreign diplomacy where Congress has neither expressly approved nor prohibited action.
This order operates within Justice Jackson’s Zone of Twilight, resting upon concurrent presidential authority or congressional silence.
Referenced By Later Executive Orders (1)
Subsequent presidents who cited, amended, continued, or revoked this directive in later orders.
Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7084 (June 24, 1935), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7084-continuing-the-textile-labor-relations-board-until-july-1-1935.