Savage assails Stone
Text of Rev. Minot J. Savage’s speech, “The Ethics of the Coal Strike.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-06
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Arbitration, Industrial
Anthracite Coal Strike memorandum
Argues that the continuation of the Anthracite Coal Strike is the fault of the operators for not agreeing to any concessions or submitting to arbitration while insisting on the unconditional surrender by the miners. The strike cannot be considered a simple business matter as lack of coal is creating widespread suffering. Coal is a necessity and should be treated as such, i.e. like food.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-02
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Telegram from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt
Mayor Low encourages a settlement of the Anthracite Coal Strike and believes that the welfare of the country demands the immediate resumption of anthracite coal mining.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-02
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Telegram from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Hanna believes Secretary Shaw’s policy to end the Anthracite Coal Strike will clear the situation and guarantee prosperity. He hopes for success.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-02
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Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt
Mayor Low encloses a telegram that he hopes will strengthen President Roosevelt’s hand in the Anthracite Coal Strike negotiations. Low believes that coal is a “necessity of life” and if an agreement cannot be reached then an agreement should be forced by Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-02
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Next, the tramps
Two tramps sit on railroad ties. One is reading the newspaper, and there is a pot heating on a campfire. Two railroad cars, a coal car and a box car, stand in the background. Caption: Agitating Abe — I tell yer, if us fellers wants t’ be reckernized, we got t’ form a union. / Plugcut Peters — Dat’s what! Den, if de grub dey give us ain’t up to de American standard of livin’, we kin force dem ter arbitrate!
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-01-07
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Their best friend
A female figure labeled “Arbitration” stands between a soldier labeled “Law & Order” and a laborer labeled “Strike” who is holding a bomb and about to throw a brick, with the words “Riot” and “Arson” appearing in the smoke billowing from a fire behind him.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-06-12
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to A. J. Cassatt
President Roosevelt requests that A. J. Cassatt meet with him on October 3 in Washington, D.C., to discuss the failure of the coal supply, which is affecting the entire nation. Several coal and railroad operators have also been invited.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-01
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Mitchell
President Roosevelt requests that John Mitchell meet with him on October 3 in Washington, D.C., to discuss the coal supply. A similar request has been sent to the presidents of the anthracite coal companies.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-01
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Telegram from George B. Cortelyou to John Mitchell
George B. Cortelyou writes to John Mitchell to inform him that President Roosevelt would be pleased to have the district presidents accompany Mitchell to the meeting.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-01
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Matthew Stanley Quay
President Roosevelt informs Senator Quay that he has requested a meeting with the presidents of the anthracite coal companies and John Mitchell for October 3. He would like to meet with Quay at his earliest convenience.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Seth Low
President Roosevelt writes to Seth Low to inform him that no result came out of the meeting between the coal operators and miners. If Pennsylvania is unable to maintain law and order, Roosevelt is willing to allow the federal government to intervene at the request of Pennsylvania.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grover Cleveland
President Roosevelt informs Grover Cleveland that his actions regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike have been influenced by Cleveland’s action during the Pullman Car Strike. Roosevelt currently plans to offer to create an investigatory commission if the miners will go back to work so that a solution can be agreed upon.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Pierpont Morgan
President Roosevelt writes to J. Pierpont Morgan to discuss the appointment of commissioners based on the operators’ approval. Roosevelt has consulted with John Mitchell and is thinking of appointing Grover Cleveland.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-15
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Mitchell
President Roosevelt lists for John Mitchell the names of the commissioners who have been accepted by the operators and urges the miners to accept the commission.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the editor of The Outlook
Through a series of excerpts from personal letters, President Roosevelt refutes reports in The New York Sun and Harper’s Weekly that Grover Cleveland had never been offered a position on the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. President Roosevelt argues that in fact Cleveland was offered the position and accepted it, and describes the details of the incident.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Seth Low
President Roosevelt wishes he could put a stop to the strike by arbitration, but believes that making a proposal that fails not only does not do any good, but actively harms the cause. Public opinion, upon which Roosevelt has to rely, is more likely to be with him when the strike is actually happening, rather than before it begins.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
Judge George Gray has advised to wait until the Coal Strike Commission makes its final report before bringing a lawsuit against the coal companies. President Roosevelt also wishes to wait until the Interstate Commerce Commission suit is complete so that they can learn from it. Attorney General Philander C. Knox does not think the government could win a suit based on the current evidence.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Gray
President Roosevelt commends Judge Gray for his work on the Anthracite Coal Commission and agrees with Gray regarding the composition of the arbitration conciliation committees.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-31
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Reports have appeared in newspapers that President Roosevelt would not appoint Grover Cleveland to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission because such a prominent position could make Cleveland a Democratic rival. Roosevelt denies this version of events and claims that the operators refused to have Cleveland on the commission.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-25