Industrial relations

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Raymond Robins and Margaret Dreier Robins for their support throughout the 1912 presidential campaign. He expresses pride in working to secure social and industrial justice as part of the political platform. Although Roosevelt hopes to not have to “take any position of titular leadership in the fight,” he plans to continue to support the fight however he can.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-11-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Mary E. Dreier’s letter. Although he cannot continually interfere in “labor troubles,” he likes supporting the cause when he can. He expresses concern for Dreier’s health and how he believes Frances Kellor is “just one of the finest souls I ever met.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Mary E. Dreier’s letter. Although he cannot continually interfere in “labor troubles,” he likes supporting the cause when he can. He expresses concern for Dreier’s health and how he believes Frances Kellor is “just one of the finest souls I ever met.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Pages 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Theodore Roosevelt’s draft of “Eyes to the Front,” which discusses business and labor relations in the United States.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Edgar E. Clark about his thoughts regarding the enclosed letter about telegraphers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks W. C. Brown for his interesting letter regarding the Telegrapher’s Law, and will look into the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Bourne believes that centralization of capital and labor is inevitable, but man can create laws to ensure that both operate efficiently. He believes that the individual who comes up with a solution will be greater than Julius Caesar or Napoleon I and thinks that President Roosevelt could be that man, but must serve a second elected term. Bourne suggests that a national arbitration committee should be established between labor and industrial interests and that the members will be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and asks about Roosevelt’s thoughts on his suggestions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

Creator(s)

Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940

Chairman Theodore P. Shonts showed W. C. Brown’s letter to President Roosevelt, “who read it with interest.” Roosevelt agreed with Brown and understands that the need for increased pay for employees and shorter work hours requires appropriate rates, and the government wants to ensure no discrimination in rates. Roosevelt also wants to ensure that railroad securities are used for specific improvements like more terminals or additional rolling stock to ensure the security of investors’ money.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-01

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus will lay Thomas G. Bush’s suggestion of Hugh Henry Hanna as a member of the proposed Industrial Peace Commission before the trustees. Straus conferred with Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller about convening a meeting of the trustees this week.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-25

Creator(s)

Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926

This pamphlet provides a history of the conflict between the Los Angeles Times and the Typographical Union, which it says started in 1890 and continued for sixteen years.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

Creator(s)

Los Angeles Times

John Beattie reminds President Roosevelt that they have met and spoken at public events and in a private visit. Beattie, of the National Association of Painters and Decorators, spoke of his discussion with Roosevelt during a gathering of the Industrial Association of America.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-02

Creator(s)

Beattie, John

Commissioner of Labor Wright expects the report on labor and industrial relations in Colorado to be completed soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-22

Creator(s)

Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909

Elihu Root urges President Roosevelt to make tariff revision the first priority of his term. Root wants a special session of Congress to be convened immediately following the inauguration. Root is worried that the Republican Party will be considered incapable if the legislation is not passed before the next election cycle in 1908.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-16

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

In the first cartoon, a newsboy carries a daily paper that reads, “1905: amount embezzled for speculation this year: $6,520,000,” and President Roosevelt says “Wake up” to a policeman. In the second cartoon, a newsboy carries a daily paper that reads, “1906: amount embezzled for speculation this year: $7,481,000,” and Roosevelt says, “Wake up” to a policeman. In the third cartoon, a newsboy carries a daily paper that reads, “1907: amount embezzled for speculation this year: $41,458,000,” and Roosevelt says, “Get busy.” In the fourth cartoon, Roosevelt watches as the policeman marches toward several men who say, “Now see what you’ve done,” “You talked too loud,” and “You’re disturbing capital.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-18

President Roosevelt holds his big stick and looks at the men he has killed with it: “confidence,” “prosperity,” “good wages,” “capital,” “business,” “industry,” and “labor.” In the background is a bird labeled “hard times.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-28

A large President Roosevelt stands in front of a fire with a bag labeled “Arbitration Fund” and wording on the front that says, “Nobel Peace Prize Award to President for His Work in Promoting Peace Between Russia and Japan. $37.127.00.” Roosevelt carries a club labeled “Big Stick” with an attached olive branch across his back and looks on to two sleeping men labeled “Capitalist” and “Wage Earner.” Both men are holding daggers. There are two stockings on the hearth labeled “Labor” and “Capital.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-12

Text of Rev. Minot J. Savage’s speech, “The Ethics of the Coal Strike.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Building Trades section of the Central Federated Union will be assembling at City Hall to make the demands of labor known regarding the tunnel franchise. Purcell & Fay will be closing due to labor troubles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Unknown

Philip C. Garrett encloses a copy of a letter he sent to Governor William A. Stone regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike. He believes the strike can be concluded with strict enforcement of the law against intimidation of workers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-03

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Approves of President Roosevelt bringing together the anthracite coal miners and operators for discussion. Roosevelt will not arbitrate or suggest terms, but provide for an environment and circumstances that will “call for kindly discussion and mutual concessions.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Unknown