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In April of 1952, President Truman the Department of Commerce to take control of the US steel mills. He feared that a national strike would hamper the flow of supplies needed to continue the war effort in the Korean War.
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President Harry S. Truman was clearly acting in the best interests of the US by taking control of the steel industry. He, however, did the right thing politically and legally to protect the executive branch for his actions. He at once reported his decision to the US congress, and conceded to their wishes if they disapproved of the seizure. While that governing body as a whole did not present him with any major problems, executives of the steel industry did. They sued the government The case went quickly to the US Supreme Court which ruled 6 to 3 against Truman.
US President Harry S. Truman may not have had a college degree, but apparently he was well versed in John Locke's position of proper conduct of the chief executive's responsibility to save the nation from a disaster. The US Supreme Court also relied on Locke, but in this case, they ruled that Truman had taken the philosopher's ideas a bit too far. It was one thing to use executive prerogative to safeguard the nation from external threats, but quite another, to extend that into the seizure of private property at home to carry out warfare overseas. The Court rebuked Truman on the steel mill issue and ruled in favor of the steel companies.
The Korean War created the need of US steel production to continue. Without steel, the manufacturing of weapons such as aircraft and a long list of supplies the US military required would be hampered.President Truman took control of steel production. Later the US Supreme Court ruled that Truman did not have the legal authority to run the US steel mills.
The US Supreme Court rendered a decision on the case involving President Truman's seizure of US steel mills in 1952 Six justices declared Truman's actions as unconstitutional. Part of Truman's defense on the action was that he needed to insure that a shut down of the steel mills would endanger US troops in the Korean War. While it was clear, Truman was the commander in chief, the US Constitution referred that title as the top commander of the army, navy and airforce. The Court ruled that it did not mean he was commander in chief of the country. This was a set back on US presidential powers.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer, 343 US 579 (1952)President Harry Truman attempted to nationalize the steel industry in April 1952 in order to avert a strike by the United Steel Workers' Union. He was concerned the strike would shut down steel production and interfere with the United States' military action in Korea.The US Supreme Court declared Truman's actions unconstitutional.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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