pany and certain other carriers designated in List A attached hereto and made a part hereof, and certain of their employees represented by the sixteen cooperating railway labor organizations designated in List B attached hereto and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS these disputes have not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; and WHEREAS these disputes, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive the country of essential transportation service: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate the said disputes. No member of the said board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the said disputes within thirty days from the date of this order. As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by any of the carriers involved or its employees in the conditions out of which the said disputes arose. HARRY S. TRUMAN October 18, 1948. LIST A B&O Chicago Terminal Railroad Co. Strouds Creek & Muddlety Railroad Co. Canadian National Railways-New York land Canadian Pacific Railway Co. vania Central Vermont Railway, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company-Pere Marquette District Fort Street Union Depot Co. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. Co. Portland Terminal Co. East Buffalo Railway Co. Co. cago Junction Railway) Erie & Eastern Railroad) Federal Valley Railroad Co. Co. Baltimore & Eastern Railroad Co. Long Island Railroad Co. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co. Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Rall way Co. Reading Company graph Co. Union Inland Freight Station, N. Y. Lorain & West Virginia Railway Co, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co. Belt Railway Company of Chicago Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Co. Camas Prairie Railroad Co. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Co. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. Chicago, Great Western Railway Co. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Rail road Co. Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Rail way Co. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail way Wichita Valley Railway Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad Gulf Coast Lines—Comprising Asherton & Gulf Railway Sugar Land Railway Arkansas Western Railway Joplin Union Depot Company Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Railway Transfer Company-Minneapolis Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Mineral Range Railroad Minnesota Transfer Railway Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas Beaver, Meade & Englewood Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri-Illinois Railroad Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon Northwestern Pacific Railroad Ogden Union Railway & Depot Company Oregon, California & Eastern Railway Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Port Terminal Railroad Association Pueblo Union Depot & Railroad Company St. Joseph Terminal Railroad St. Louis-San Francisco Railway St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas Oregon Trunk Railway tric Railway Abilene & Southern Railway ern Railway Texas Mexican Railway Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal R. R. of New Orleans Western Railway of Alabama peake District) Augusta Union Station Co. Southern Region Northern Region Jacksonville Terminal Co. Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Co. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. 819355-4917 Page 243 Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Co. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rail road Co. Potomac Yard Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. Railway Co. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. Harriman & Northeastern Railroad Co. New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Co. New Orleans Terminal Co. St. Johns River Terminal Co. Virginian Railway Co. LIST B International Association of Machinists International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers Sheet Metal Workers' International Associa tion International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America International Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers, Roundhouse and Railway Shop Laborers Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Sta tion Employes Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Em ployes The Order of Railroad Telegraphers Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America National Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots of America National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Asso ciation International Longshoremen's Association Hotel and Restaurant Employes' Inter national Alliance and Bartenders' Int. League of America section 204 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949 (Public Law 491, 80th Cong.), and section 302 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 402, 80th Cong.), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to exercise the followingdescribed statutory powers of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1025) to prescribe regulations governing the granting of (1) allowances, wherever Government-owned or rented quarters are not available, for living quarters, heat, light, fuel, gas, and electricity, including allowances for the cost of lodging at temporary quarters, authorized by paragraph (1) of the said section; (2) costof-living allowances authorized by paragraph (2) of the said section; and (3) allowances in order to provide for the proper representation of the United States by officers and employees of the Foreign Service, authorized by paragraph (3) of the said section. (b) The authority vested in the President by section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1026) to prescribe rules and regulations governing the manner in which the allowances and allotments authorized by sections 901 and 902 of the said act shall be accounted for to the Secretary of State. (c) The authority vested in the President by the act of June 26, 1930, 46 Stat. 818 (5 U. S. C. 118a), to approve regulations prescribed by heads of departments with respect to (1) furnishing civilian officers and employees of the Government having permanent station in a foreign country, without cost to them, living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, in Government-owned or rented buildings, and (2) allowances granted such officers and employees where such living quarters are not available: Provided, that with respect to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State such authority of the President shall be exercised by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. (d) The authority vested in the President by section 204 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949 (Public Law 491, 80th Cong.), and by section 302 of the United States Information and EXECUTIVE ORDER 10011 AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO EXERCISE CERTAIN POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES AND ALLOTMENTS TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ON FOREIGN DUTY By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 999), section 202 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 156), the act of June 26, 1930, 46 Stat. 818 (5 U. S. C. 118a), Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 402, 80th Cong.) to prescribe, with respect to civilian officers and employees of the Government, regulations governing living-quarters allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and representation allowances in accordance with, or similar to such allowances authorized by the said act of June 26, 1930, or the said section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946. 2. The Secretary of State and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may exercise the authority herein delegated to them without the necessity of any signature, approval, ratification, or other act of the President; and all officers, officials, and employees of the United States, including disbursing, accounting, and auditing officers, shall give the same effect to any act of the Secretary or Director hereunder as if done by the President. 3. (a) Existing rules and regulations pertaining to the allowances and allotments referred to in this order shall remain in effect until superseded by action taken pursuant to this order. (b) Executive Order No. 9870 of July 8, 1947,' and Executive Order No. 9982 of July 29, 1948, are hereby revoked: Provided, that existing rules and regulations prescribed pursuant to such orders shall remain in effect until superseded as provided in paragraph 3 (a) hereof. 4. This order, and such of the regulations prescribed or approved by the Secretary of State and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget thereunder as the Secretary and Director shall respectively determine, shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 22, 1948. ident of the United States, after suitable investigation by the Civil Service Commission, including consultation with representatives of the heads of executive departments and independent establishments concerned, and finding that such action is necessary to the more efficient operation of the Government, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. There are hereby excluded from the provisions of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended and extended, positions filled by patients in hospitals operated by the Federal Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia. 2. Unless otherwise provided by law, the rates of compensation for such positions shall be determined by the heads of the respective departments and independent establishments or by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. No such rate of compensation shall exceed the rate which would be applicable to the position if it had remained under the provisions of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. 3. This order shall take effect as to the several positions as of the first pay period commencing after the date hereof. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 22, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10013 EXECUTIVE ORDER 10012 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AND MORAL WELFARE AND CHARACTER GUIDANCE IN THE ARMED FORCES By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government to encourage and promote the religious, moral, and recreational welfare and character guidance of persons in the armed forces and thereby to enhance the military preparedness and security of the Nation. 2. There is hereby established the President's Committee on Religious and Moral Welfare and Character Guidance in the Armed Forces, which shall be com posed of one representative of the National Military Establishment designated by the Secretary of Defense, one representative of the Federal Security Agency designated by the Federal Security Administrator, and not less than seven other members who shall be appointed by the President. The President shall designate one of the members of the Committee as Chairman thereof. 3. The Committee shall consider means of effectuating the policy set forth in paragraph 1 hereof through maximum feasible reliance upon facilities and services now existing in the fields of work concerned, confer and advise with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force with respect to such means, appraise the work being done toward the effectuation of the said policy, and make such recommendations to the President and the said Secretaries as it shall deem appropriate. 4. Agencies of the Government are requested to cooperate with the Committee and to furnish it such available information as it may require for the performance of its duties. 5. The National Military Establishment and the Federal Security Agency shall defray such necessary expenses of the Committee as may be authorized by law, including section 214 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946 (59 Stat. 134, 31 U. S. C. 691). HARRY S. TRUMAN October 27, 1948. to take such action as may be practicable, in cooperation with State and local authorities concerned with control of water pollution, to insure the disposal of sewage, garbage, refuse, and other wastes accumulated in the course or as a result of Federal activities, and industrial or manufactured foodstuffs and other products destroyed by order or under the supervision of Federal regulatory authorities, in such manner as will conform with programs formulated under State law and applicable to State agencies and the public generally for the preservation and improvement of the quality of surface and underground waters. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, November 3, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10015 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 10010, CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD By virtue of authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 160), Executive Order No. 10010 of October 18, 1948," entitled “Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes between the Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company and Other Carriers, and Certain of Their Employees,” is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following-named carriers are hereby added to the list of carriers comprising List A attached to and made a part of the said Executive order: The New York & Long Branch Railroad Company Wharton & Northern Railroad 2. The railway labor organizations designated in List B attached to and made a part of the said Executive order as "Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America" and "Hotel and Restaurant Employes' International Alliance and Bartenders' Int. League of America" are hereby designated respectively as “Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America" and 1 Supra. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10014 DIRECTING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO COOPERATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN PREVENTING POLLUTION OF SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WATERS By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and pursuant to the policy expressed in section 1 of the Water Pollution Control Act approved June 30, 1948 (Public Law 845, 80th Congress), of recognizing, preserving, and protecting the primary responsibilities and rights of the States in controlling water pollution, I hereby direct the heads of the departments, agencies, and independent establishments of the executive branch of the Government |