Executive Order 2537 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2537—Naval Radio Stations for Alaska

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Wednesday, February 21, 1917

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1 min read (114 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 1917-02-21, 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Naval Radio Stations for Alaska.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

114

662 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2537, Woodrow Wilson (Feb 21, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2537-naval-radio-stations-for-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that all of the lands of the United States hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for the use of the Navy Department of the United States as a distant control receiving station, to be used in conjunction with naval radio station at Mile 31 1/2, near Cordova, Alaska: All lands of the United States within one-fourth of a mile of that point on the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, Alaska, designated as Mile 7 1/2, and located on the left side of the tracks of said railroad, traveling from Cordova, Alaska. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, February 21, 1917.