Executive Order 6209 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6209-A—Code of Fair Competition for the Textile Finishing Industry

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Friday, July 21, 1933

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1 min read (206 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 1933-07-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Code of Fair Competition for the Textile Finishing Industry." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on A—Code of Fair Competition for the Textile Finishing Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

206

1,255 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6209, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 21, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6209-code-fair-competition-for-the-textile-finishing-industry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and pending action upon a Code of Fair Competition to be presented by the Textile Finishing Industry, I agree with the Committee, representing the Textile Finishing Industry, that they shall be bound beginning July 31 by certain provisions of the Cotton Textile Industry Code, excepting that in the provision relating to minimum rates of pay the minimum wage shall be at the rate of $1.00 per wTeek higher in each section of the Industry than the minimum rates approved in the Cotton Textile Code, all of which is fully set forth in the letter of the Textile Finishing Industry, dated July 20, offering this agreement to the President of the United States, pursuant to Section 4 of the National Recovery Act, which letter is signed by Albert L. Scott, Bertram H. Borden, II. R. Stephenson, John W. Manley and Arthur G. Poor, and addressed to the National Industrial Recovery Administration, Department of Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., with the express understanding that this agreement is subject to cancellation at any time without notice. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval recommended: Hugh S. Johnson. The White House, July 21, 1933.