*2 EDGERTON, K. Before WILBUR PROCTOR, Judges. MILLER and Circuit Judge. MILLER, WILBUR Circuit K. principal question in this case company fraternal insurance an intermedi- maintain an action to review employee step ate con- loyalty ground that its program on the thereby invaded. stitutional were by Ex- initiated loyalty program by the Presi- issued ecutive Order No. “ * * * 1947,1 vir- March dent on in me tue of the vested United Constitution and statutes States, of including Service Act the Civil amended, 403), and Sec- (22 Stat. Au- approved 9A the act tion of [Hatch] gust (18 61i), and Presi- U.S.C. of United and Chief Executive dent * * Among the recitals States are the provisions the Executive Order of following:
“ * * * importance vital it is of employed persons Federal service complete unswerving ** * United States ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ “ ** * protection maximum must be the United States infiltra- afforded disloyal persons tion of into ranks employees, equal protection from disloyalty must unfounded accusations loyal employees be afforded the * * * Government C., Pressman, Washington, Mr. Lee D. ;¡s ;jc Rosenberg, loyalty investigation Allan R. Wash- whom Mr. “There shall be a C., brief, appel- entering ington, every person D. was on the the civilian em- any department ployment agency lants. the executive branch of the Federal Gov- Ewing, Mr. L. Clark Assistant United ernment. C., Attorney, Washington, D. States
whom General H. G. Assistant í¡« iji ijc ;ji Fay, George “The Review Board cur- Morison Messrs. Morris shall rently Attorney, Washington, C., be furnished United States D. Ilickey, Special foreign the name of each
Edward H. Assistant or domes- Justice Attorney General, organization, association, Grady, movement, R. Stafford tic persons Attorney, group or combination of United States Assistant General, Howard, appropriate after Joseph M. Assistant United States investi- determination, C., designates Attorney, Washington, D. were on gation fascist, totalitarian, brief, communist, subver- note. § states certain ad- the insurance policy adopted a sive, having or as insurance, policies in which it issues approving the commission vocating or resigned and can- deny many others of its members have violence of force or acts insurance, many prospective Constitution their rights under celled their *3 the alter some States, seeking join, to as have declined to or members United States of the United government charges to subjected form been members have means. by unconstitutional from disloyalty or have been dismissed their government because of the service shall Loyalty Review Board “a. The organization. appellant membership in the depart- all information to such disseminate alleged at consequences were Other ill agencies.” ments length. directive contains The President’s Drayton, employee Arthur L. activities provision among further per- Department, to be Office moved Post applicant em- of an or and associations al- plaintiff. a He mitted to intervene as ployee may be considered in deter- protection life leged he carried insurance in, membership af- mining disloyalty are organiza- appellant benefits in the and other sympathetic or association filiation with Loyalty Board tion, and averred the with, designated sub- any organization pro- instituted Office Post by the General. versive procure dis- ceedings against him to Ex- instructions of the Acting under the because from the federal service missal purpose aiding for the ecutive Order and by alleged disloyalty be evidenced said to objectives, attainment of its the At- membership in IWO. In the interven- torney Loyalty General advised the Review file, sought Drayton ing petition which he 24, 1947, on Board November that he had by prayed the same relief as that asked appellant, designated the International enjoin sought IWO and to have the court Order, (IWO), Inc. Workers as subversive. appellees causing be dis- him to made, designation After this had been membership in IWO. missed because Attorney General sued the IWO Court mo- The District denied Review Board the United States and, appellees’ leave tion for to intervene on for the District of District Court Columbia motion, complaint dismissed the on praying the court to declare unconstitution ground standing IWO had no to sue. Both al 9A the Hatch Act2 as construed and § Drayton appeal. IWO and applied Executive Order No. essence, complaint Distilled to its IWO’s praying appellees, and court also to asked the District to review the At- unconstitutional, hold the Executive Order action, General’s unilateral taken ap both on its face and as construed purposes and for the the Execu- plied Further designating tive it as subversive. injunctive sought requiring order nothing Since that action more the removal of IWO’s name from the sub step department’s loyalty in the executive restraining appellees versive list program screening to its em- designating from further publicizing ployees objective no other direct —-with organization. IWO as a subversive impact real assertion is that it is —IWO’s IWO, appellant, described itself constitutionally judicial scrutiny entitled to organization its fraternal part of a decisional issuing policies of insurance to its members. process on the or not alleged It that it hearing was not afforded a employ or to retain in decline its service before it was branded as subversive suspects IWO’s members whom it Attorney General, that disloyalty. fact not sub- of versive, but that because designat- IWO, appellant, strongly relies ed such it has lost certain exemp- System tax Broadcasting Columbia v. United tions, subjected been States, investigation by 118j. § de certiorari 159 F.2d 1563, as for the review- 979, 91 designa- nied ability General’s we said: L.Ed. where Broadcast-
tion in this Columbia case. The Com- ing was one in which the Federal case right to em- “The United States has regula- adopted munications Commission necessary to ploy persons deems such governed con- prescribing tions rules public carrying business. aid in on the stations tractual between radio relations qualifications prescribe the has the applicant for and the If an networks. attach conditions employees and to license had into affiliation con- entered Regu- Service employment. The War their tract, regulations required the Commis- permits removal from fed- lation which *4 reject application. to his If a sion licensee concerning whose one eral service of contract, regula- the affiliation renewed an Civil Service Com- the government cancel Commission to authorized the tions reasonable doubt un- a entertains mission Supreme those Court held The proper license. and and doubtedly reasonable was to be regulations scope reviewable. the of it was well within making the the authority on Commis- of conferred the In the Federal Commu that case or- two executive Act and the sion the reg exercising was Commission nications here the with not We are concerned ders. private But ulatory power over business. Friedman to whether fact as action Order and the here the Executive regulation he disloyal. be Under the pursuant represent exercise to it did not an from service if the Commission removed regulatory power private of over business loyalty.” doubt as to his a reasonable no employment. or The President did more prescribe govern to ex than to conditions desig General When the of their in the selection agencies ecutive organization for IWO a subversive nated the and instruct employees, to Order, purposes the of the Executive he did with theret to advise them General advise the de more than to executive so, limits his con the of do within o.3 To partment respect, he had been authority, statutory was the and stitutional to to do. If he mistaken as directed duty Chief Executive. The of and the IWO, the true character of no court can discharge of its serv employment and civil change him to The cause conclusion. of and ants, the establishment terms of administrative correctness advice cannot by employees be met which must conditions Employers he courts. reviewed the employment, are internal for applicants or etc., Board, Group, v. National War Labor concerning which matters U.S.App.D.C. 105, 143 F.2d 145. pleases, to act free States is the United We conclude that the act of the At compulsion or restraint at judicial without designating organiza General an appellant, an of outsider such as the instance purposes tion as subversive for the Compare Friedman O . IW part Schwellenbach, 1946, U.S.App.D.C. a Executive gov- duty Co., 1940, those Lukens Steel a to observe instructions Perkins In just 869, 877, purchasing agent private corporation Supreme pointed must observe those of his principal. legislation prospective In both instances between distinction regulates private em for biddors contracts derive business enforce- which agent ployment to able do with er- interpretation principal’s its own conduct of busi roneous represent For erroneous not authorization. construc- “The Act does ness: instructions, given Congress regulatory power tion of his exercise employment. principal, agent private benefit of the sole business over responsible principal Congress legislation to ids did no more alone because duty agents who violates no were select his misconstruction its lie instruct principal. granted final to fix the owes Secretary's to but ed responsibility superior the- is to conditions under which terms legislative authority.” goods permit sold will executive Government Secretary Labor it. process author- exercising ernment’s action. For the forth in that reasons set
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barred common, (2) there is asserted so, tion of own. That the order proposed defendants a denying final leave to intervene was not a arising transaction, appealable. same order and Allen Cal occur was culators, Inc., Register rence series v. National Cash of actions and occurrences.” says proposed Co., As he supra; complaint, Cameron v. and Fel President “Plaintiff Cir., remedy has no 1946, 1 administrative College, lows Harvard 157 993; F.2d since all of the Cresta Wine Co. v. East hold Blanca defendants that the Cir., Corp., 1944, 2 ern Wine 143 designation F.2d 1012. Order is final and con respect status, clusive with character appeal Affirmed of International rights Order; only of the Order not Drayton’s as to them appeal Workers dis- plaintiff as well and plaintiff missed. that McGrath, 10413, Department 4. 28 No. U.S.App.D.C. 255, 79; finding 1. 85 of Justice informed us that 177 F.2d cer- granted grounds tiorari “reasonable 70 S.Ct. belief” that Drayton disloyal has been made 573. appeal argued, Loyalty 2. After Post Office response inquiry to an from the Board and bench affirmed the Postmaster argument during Washington et al. General. 374 * * * permissive in- “The nature of any state not at that, necessarily implies if in- tervention thereto.” process be heard denied, applicant tervention is not the cor ruling that Attorney General’s legally any prejudiced by judg- bound or ques poration subversive concludes ment case. might entered memb against its proceedings in loyalty tion liberty protect He assert and is at unlikely that the ers.3 proceed- appropriate interests some more adequate represent proceeding” ing.” “appropriate No other ly, held Anti-Fas court for this Joint showing Drayton, was available to designated organization cist case' “de- was made that his intervention would Attorney General subversive can lay prejudice adjudication of the members; claim behalf of its assert 6 I parties.” think original “only members themselves are entitled permit him to refusal to the District Court’s they complain personal-injuries abuse of discretion. intervene was may suffer.” R., Baltimore R. & Ohio Board,
3. Review Memorandum 1646. L.Ed. No. March 1948. 24(b), Rule Federal Rules Civil Pro 6. U.S.App.D.C. 255, F.2d cedure. 83. of Railroad Trainmen Brotherhood