Executive Order 6915 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6915—Changes in the Membership of the National Longshoremen's Labor Board

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Thursday, December 6, 1934

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1 min read (140 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 1934-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Changes in the Membership of the National Longshoremen's Labor Board." 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

▪ Hanna of California, resigned; and I hereby appoint Captain Edward MacCauley of California as a member of the said Board, vice O.

▪ The Chairman and each member of the Board shall receive necessary traveling and subsistence expenses, and the Chairman and each member, except the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Edward F.

▪ McGrady, shall in addition thereto receive twenty dollars per diem.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

140

853 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6915, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 6, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6915-changes-the-membership-the-national-longshoremens-labor-board.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 195) and under Joint Resolution approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1183), I hereby appoint O. K. Cushing of California as Chairman of the National Longshoremen's Labor Board (created by Executive Order No. 6748, dated June 26, 1934), vice the Right Reverend Edward J. Hanna of California, resigned; and I hereby appoint Captain Edward MacCauley of California as a member of the said Board, vice O. K. Cushing of California. The Chairman and each member of the Board shall receive necessary traveling and subsistence expenses, and the Chairman and each member, except the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Edward F. McGrady, shall in addition thereto receive twenty dollars per diem. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 6, 1934.