Executive Order 2533 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2533—Naval Radio Stations for Alaska

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Tuesday, February 20, 1917

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1 min read (102 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 1917-02-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Naval Radio Stations for Alaska." 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

▪ That the tract of land hereinafter described be and the same is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other disposition, and reserved and set aside for the use of the U.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

102

573 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2533, Woodrow Wilson (Feb 20, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2533-naval-radio-stations-for-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the power and authority vested in and conferred upon me by the laws of the United States in that behalf made and provided, it is hereby ordered that the tract of land hereinafter described be and the same is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other disposition, and reserved and set aside for the use of the U. S. Navy Department as a Naval Radio Station, namely: Lots numbered 3 in section numbered 2, in T. 1 S., R. 1 W., containing 38.06 acres in Seward Principal Meridian, Alaska. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, February 20, 1917.