Executive Order 9225 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9225—Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and Operate the Plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company at South Boston, Massachusetts

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Wednesday, August 19, 1942

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1 min read (278 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-08-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and Operate the Plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company at South Boston, Massachusetts." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The Secretary of War shall employ such employees, including a competent civilian advisor on industrial relations, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this order and the purposes of the directive order of the War Labor Board of August 1, 1942, in the matter of S.A.

▪ Possession and operation hereunder shall be terminated by the President as soon as he determines that the plant of the S.A.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

278

1,616 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9225, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 19, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9225-authorizing-the-secretary-war-take-possession-and-operate-the-plant.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered and directed as follows: The Secretary of War is authorized and directed immediately to take possession of and operate the plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company located at South Boston, Massachusetts, through and with the aid of such person or persons or instrumentality as he may designate, and, in so far as may be necessary or desirable, to produce the war materials called for by the Company's contracts with the United States, its departments and agencies, or as may be otherwise required for the war effort, and do all things necessary or incidental to that end. The Secretary of War shall employ such employees, including a competent civilian advisor on industrial relations, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this order and the purposes of the directive order of the War Labor Board of August 1, 1942, in the matter of S.A. Woods Machine Company et al, and, in furtherance of the purposes of this order, the Secretary of War may exercise any existing contractual or other rights of said Company, or take such steps as may be necessary or desirable. Possession and operation hereunder shall be terminated by the President as soon as he determines that the plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company at South Boston, Massachusetts, will be privately operated in a manner consistent with the war effort. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 19, 1942, 10:40 a.m. E.W.T.