Letter from John Markle to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Anarchists, Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Industrial relations, Intervention (Federal government), Labor disputes, Mitchell, John, 1870-1919, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining
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John Markle requests that President Roosevelt use the military to stop the “anarchistic condition of affairs” in the anthracite coal fields. He reports widespread lawlessness and twenty one murders committed by the striking miners. Markle claims that a majority of miners are still trying to work and that John Mitchell’s organization is a small minority which is holding fellow workers and the nation hostage through violence.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-03
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John Markle to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 3, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39145. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Markle, John, 1858-1933. Letter from John Markle to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39145.
APA:
Markle, John, 1858-1933., [1902, October 3]. Letter from John Markle to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39145.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
