Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel Gompers
Theodore Roosevelt writes to American Federation of Labor president Samuel Gompers that he hopes to learn more in the upcoming issue of The American Federationist about a labor leader who was arrested for murder, likely referring to John R. Lawson, who was arrested for his role in the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado. Roosevelt has heard a rumor that Lawson was not involved in the murders, despite receiving a life sentence for the crime.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-06-24
