Evening star., 1945-11-22

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FOLLOWING Is the tert OF Presi-
dent Trumdn's eTecutipe order,
directing the Office of Defense
Transportation to take oDer and
operate the city's transit system:
Whereas after investigation I find
and proclaim that as result of a
labor dispute there are existing in
terruptions of the operations of the
transportation system. plants and
facilities of the Capital Transit Co.,
Washington, District of Columbia;
that the war effort will be unduly
impeded and delayed by such in
terruptions; that it has become nee
essary to take possession and as
sumo control of the said transporta-
ton system, plants and facilities for
purposes that are needful or desira-
BILE in connection with the present
wartime emergency; and that the
exercise, as hereinafter specified, of
the powers vested in me is neces-
sary to insure in the national inter-
est the operation of the said trans
portation system, plants and facili-
ties:
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the
power and authority vested in me
by the Constitution and laws of the
United States, including section
OF the Selective Training and Serv-
ice Act of 1910 as amended by Sec
ton 3 of the War Labor Disputes
Act, the Act of August 20, 1916, IS
Stat. 845, and the First War Powers
Act. 1941, as President Of the United
States and Commander in Chief OF
the Army and Navy, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Some Terms in Effect.
/. The director of the Office of
Defense Transportation is author
lied and directed, through or with
the aid of any public officers, Fed
eral agencies, or other Government
instrumentalities that he may des-
ignate, to take possession and as
sumo control of the said transporta-
tion system, plants and facilities
owned or operated by the Capital
Transit Co., including all real ano
personal property and other assets
used or useful in connection with
The operation of such transporta-
ton system, plants and facilities,
and to operate or to arrange for
the operation Of the said transpor-
tation system, plants and facilities
IN such manner as he may deem
necessary to carry out the provisions
and accomplish the purposes of this
order.
| 2. Subject to applicable provisions
OF existing law, including the orders
OF the Office of Defense Transpor-
tatlon issued pursuant to Executive
Orders 1889, as amended, and 9156
the said transportation system
plants and facilities shall be man.
aged and operated under the terms
and conditions of employment In
effect at the time possession is taken
under this order.
3. Except with the prior written
consent of the director, no attach
ment by mesne process, garnish-
ment, execution, or otherwise shall
be levied on or against any of the
real or personal property or other
assets, tangible or intangible, in the
possession of the director here
under.
4. Possession, control and opera
ton of any plant or facility, or of
the transportation system, or any
part thereof, or any real or personal
property, taken under this order
shall be terminated by the director
when he determines that such DOS
session, control and operation are
no longer necessary to carry out the
provisions, and accomplish the pur-
poses of this order.
Transfers Power.
5.>For the purposes of paragraphs
l to 4, inclusive, of this order, there
are hereby transferred to the direc-
tor the functions, powers and duties
vested in the Secretary of War by
that part of section / of the said
Act OF August 20, 1915, reading as
follows:
THE President, in time of war.
is empowered, through the Secre-
tary OF War, to take possession
and assume control Of any system
or systems of transportation, or
any part thereof, and to utilize
the same, to the exclusion as far
as may be necessary of all other
traffic thereon, for the transfer
or transportation of troops, war
material and equipment, or fol-
such other purposes in connection
with the emergency as may be
needful or desirable"
s. The director of the Office OF
Defense Transportation may reoues,
the Secretary of War to furnish
protection for persons employed OF
seeking employment in the plants
facilities, or transportation system
of which possession is taken and te
furnish protection for such plants
facilities, and transportation sys.
tenn, and may request the Secretary
OF War to furnish equipment, man.
power and other facilities or sery.
ices deemed necessary by the di.
rector to carry out the provisions
and accomplish the purposes of this
order; and the Secretary of War is
authorized and directed upon such
request to take such action as he
deems necessary to furnish such
protection, equipment, manpower. o,
other facilities or services.
HARRY S. TRUMAN.
Statement with Order.
Mr.. Truman's statement ,phich
accompanied the executive order
follo1GS.:
have today directed the Office
OF Defense Transportation to take
over the control and operation of
the buses, streetcars and other IA
cilitieS of the TRANSFORMATION svsten