Executive Order: Draft No. 1
Title
Executive Order: Draft No. 1
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP21116
Date
1917 April 5
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957
Language
English
Text
(Draft No. 1).
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
The Civil Service Commission is hereby directed to refuse to examine or certify for appointment in the service of the United States any person whose employment, because of his conduct, sympathies, or utterances, or because of other reasons, may, in its opinion, be inimical to the public welfare.
This order is issued solely because of the present international situation, and will be withdrawn when the emergency is passed.
The White House.
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Executive Order: Draft No. 1,” 1917 April 5, WWP21116, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.