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Memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt to War Department

President Roosevelt states that he wants all watchmen, lock tenders, and lock employees to be considered as covered by the eight-hour-a-day law. He wants Secretary of War William H. Taft to make exceptions only on a case-by-case basis, and the president desires that the number of all exceptions is reported to him. Roosevelt wants this policy to go into effect immediately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Peabody Gardner

President Roosevelt hopes the movement mentioned by Representative Gardner will have some effect. Most of Roosevelt’s information indicates that the political movement to restrict immigration proved harmful. Gardner’s fight with Senator George A. Schofield concerns Roosevelt, as does Samuel Gompers’s attitude.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Charles Patrick Neill to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Patrick Neill informs Theodore Roosevelt that his investigation into a single complaint into a violation of the eight-hour law has revealed unexpected and complex conditions that are more complicated than originally thought. The investigation found countless violations of the eight-hour law by contractors in many areas of work. Even government departments, like the War and Navy departments and others, have been allowing contractors to violate the law. Neill believes that a full investigation must be completed and that all government departments should follow the same standards and enforce the law uniformly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-16

Creator(s)

Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Peabody Gardner

President Roosevelt believes that the effort to restrict immigration will be good for the country, although it could be politically harmful. Roosevelt spoke with several priests who support restrictions as they are having a difficult time keeping so many Catholic immigrants active in the Church. He is concerned about Representative Gardner’s fight with Mr. Schofield and surprised at Samuel Gompers’s attitude towards eight hour restrictions at the Panama Canal Zone.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919