While the army and navy of the United states are in the Pacific, fighting “for a world in which this [n]ation, and all that this [n]ation represents, will be safe for our children,” Commander-in-Chief Truman, under authority: of the Army Appropriations Act of 1916, issues Executive Order 9572 seizing the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad.
[restored 5/10/2025]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Executive Order 9572—Possession, Control, and Operation of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad | The American Presidency Project
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-9572-possession-control-and-operation-the-toledo-peoria-western-railroad
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