Chronicle and comment
The Churchman reviews President Roosevelt’s actions with regard to the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-11
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Anthracite coal industry
Summary of letter from Charles E. W. Smith
Charles E. W. Smith suggests that a commission of men familiar with the actual mining of anthracite coal be created to investigate the Anthracite Coal Strike and inform the public.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-10
Memorandum from Carroll D. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Labor Wright summarizes the events of the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-19
Report on coal company statement
As a matter of courtesy, J. Pierpont Morgan presented the coal companies’ statement to President Roosevelt before making it public. It is now being made public.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Offer to create a coal strike commission
President Roosevelt offers to create a commission to investigate the Anthracite Coal Strike if United Mine Workers President John Mitchell can get the miners to return to work. He also promises to do all in his power to act in accordance with the commission’s recommendations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Basis of proposition for settlement of coal strike
Brief proposition for settling the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike. There is a call for a new union instead of the United Mine Workers of America. There is a call for a six-month trial period of a 9 or 9.5 hour workday to see its impact on production. There is also a call for two men, one from the company and one from the union, to check the weight of coal where men are paid by weight.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Statement from the managers of the anthracite coal fields
The managers of the anthracite coal fields claim the strike led by the United Mine Workers of America is violent in nature and refuse to enter into arbitration with the union. The managers are willing to follow the decisions of a Presidential commission should one be appointed but insist that the miners return to work during the commission’s investigation. The owners argue that they have small profits and that the non-union miners have the right to work in spite of opposition by the union. The owners claim they want to start back before winter and they recommend the type of men on the commission. Two copies.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-01
Letter from Dwight Braman to Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight Braman sends his thoughts on how to end the Anthracite Coal Strike. He proposes the Reading Co. be put into receivership, a situation with which he has some experience, having served as Receiver for the Bay State Gas Co. and the St. Louis Kansas South Western Railway Co. Braman believes the Reading Co. situation warrants action in the federal courts. He also suggests that President Roosevelt consult with William H. Baldwin, Jr.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-05
Summary of telephone call from Mr. Perkins
Mr. Perkins has heard a rumor that the Attorney General is going to institute proceedings against the coal companies. He believes this would be disastrous for New York and would like to speak with President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-29
Letter from Henry Lee Higginson to Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Lee Higginson believes the coal supply can be increased from Canada and Great Britain by removing the duty on coal. There is an increased need for coal due to the Anthracite Strike. People do not like bituminous coal, which is in abundant supply. The only group to reliably produce anthracite coal is the Metropolitan Coal Company, one of the trusts that the public opposes.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-26
Evils disclosed by the coal strike
Text of a speech by Felix Adler reflecting on the Anthracite Coal Strike and the threats to the nation the strike displayed. Adler suggests that “combinations of wealth and combinations of men” are threatening the sovereignty of the country.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-19
Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Beveridge has returned from New England where the populace is elated over the settlement of the Anthracite Coal Strike. He suggests that political capital can be gained by not speaking out on other issues unless necessary.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-20
Letter from James J. Coutts to Edward A. Moseley
James J. Coutts sends a report on the conditions of the anthracite coal mines in Scranton and Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Coutts covers the level of coal available, the morale of the strikers, and the qualifications to become a coal miner in Pennsylvania.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-18
Letter from Henry Martyn Hoyt to George B. Cortelyou
Henry L. Burnett, United States Attorney at New York, would appreciate more time for his investigation into the petition of William Randolph Hearst to institute proceedings against the anthracite coal operators.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-13
Letter from Samuel G. French to Theodore Roosevelt
Samuel G. French has experience with the anthracite coal industry and would like to share his views with President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-13
Statement of facts from the managers of the anthracite coal fields
The managers of the anthracite coal fields claim the strike led by the United Mine Workers of America is violent in nature and they refuse to enter into arbitration with the union. The managers are willing to follow the decisions of a presidential commission should one be appointed but insist that the miners return to work during the commission’s investigation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-13
Anthracite Coal Strike bulletins
A series of news bulletins describing events, correspondence, and negotiations regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike in Pennsylvania.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-09
Letter from Grover Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland agrees to join the commission at President Roosevelt’s request as long as Cleveland can keep the engagements he has already made. Original and typewritten copy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-12
Letter from John Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt
The coal miners have voted overwhelmingly to continue the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-11
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Lodge commends President Roosevelt’s work to bring the coal strike to an end and blames the operators for the lack of progress. He thinks the operators are being backed by J. Pierpont Morgan and that Morgan is playing with fire. Lodge urges Roosevelt to keep up the pressure on all parties to bring the strike to an end.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-11