Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Bookbinders--Labor unions, Employees--Reinstatement, Government employee unions, Miller, William A., 1850-, Obedience (Law), Palmer, Francis Wayland, 1827-1907, Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948, United States. Government Printing Office, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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President Roosevelt asks Oswald Garrison Villard to send his letter to General Leonard Wood. He discusses promoting Captain John J. Pershing to brigadier general. Roosevelt is interested in what the labor unions will do in the Printing Office, noting that he has instructed Francis Wayland Palmer to reinstate William A. Miller. He intends to “settle the question of the trades unions usurping governmental functions.” Emphasizing that every person is required to follow the law, Roosevelt notes that he will not “tolerate wrongdoing by a union one whit more than [he] would tolerate it from the biggest corporation.”
Collection
Creation Date
1903-07-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard. [July 25, 1903]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283047. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard. [25 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283047.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, July 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283047.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
