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DS as president, nine pages, 8 x 14, August 25, 1950. Confidential press release of President Truman's statement on his executive order putting America’s railroads under the control of the U.S. Army in anticipation of a crippling strike by railroad workers. In part: "I have today issued an Executive Order, providing for taking over the country's railroads at 4 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on August 27, 1950, and providing for their operation by the Secretary of the Army in the name of the United States Government.
A nationwide strike has been called for 6 a.m., Monday, August 28, by two of the railroad labor organizations—the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors. These unions have declined to accept the findings and recommendations of an emergency board created by the President under the Railway Labor Act. In the strike situation thus confronting us, governmental seizure is imperative for the protection of our citizens.
It is essential to the national defense and the security of the Nation, to the public health, and to the public welfare generally that every possible step be taken by the Government to assure to the fullest possible extent continuous and uninterrupted transportation service. Accordingly, I intend to take all steps necessary to assure the continued operation of the railroads.
I call upon every railroad work to cooperate with the Government by remaining on duty. I call upon the officers of the railroad labor organizations to take appropriate action to keep their members at work." The statement is followed by the text of Truman's executive order, plus a five-page list of the railroads affected. In fine condition.
In August 1950, President Harry S. Truman responded to the threatened nationwide railroad strike by ordering the U.S. Army to take control of the nation’s railroads. He argued that a shutdown would endanger citizens and weaken national defense, especially because the Korean War had begun just weeks earlier. Truman’s action, issued on August 25 and effective August 27, kept the railroads running and showed his willingness to use strong federal power during a national emergency. The dispute was eventually resolved in 1952 through a wage agreement, and federal control of the railroads ended after the crisis passed.
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