Executive Order 9225—Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and Operate the Plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company at South Boston, Massachusetts

By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered and directed as follows:

The Secretary of War is authorized and directed immediately to take possession of and operate the plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company located at South Boston, Massachusetts, through and with the aid of such person or persons or instrumentality as he may designate, and, in so far as may be necessary or desirable, to produce the war materials called for by the Company's contracts with the United States, its departments and agencies, or as may be otherwise required for the war effort, and do all things necessary or incidental to that end. The Secretary of War shall employ such employees, including a competent civilian advisor on industrial relations, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this order and the purposes of the directive order of the War Labor Board of August 1, 1942, in the matter of S.A. Woods Machine Company et al, and, in furtherance of the purposes of this order, the Secretary of War may exercise any existing contractual or other rights of said Company, or take such steps as may be necessary or desirable.

Possession and operation hereunder shall be terminated by the President as soon as he determines that the plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company at South Boston, Massachusetts, will be privately operated in a manner consistent with the war effort.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
August 19, 1942, 10:40 a.m. E.W.T.