Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-12-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Pan American World Airways, Inc., and Certain of Its Employees." 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
▪160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute.
▪No member of the said board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of employees or any carrier.
▪The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the said dispute within thirty days from the date of this order.
▪In performing its functions under this order the board shall comply with the requirements of section 502 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
260
1,530 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10314, Harry S Truman (Dec 17, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10314-creating-emergency-board-investigate-dispute-between-the-pan.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Pan American World Airways, Inc., a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, CIO, a labor organization; and WHEREAS this dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; and WHEREAS this dispute, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute. No member of the said board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of employees or any carrier. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the said dispute within thirty days from the date of this order. In performing its functions under this order the board shall comply with the requirements of section 502 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement shall be made by the Pan American World Airways, Inc., or its employees in the conditions out of which the said dispute arose. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 17, 1951
