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The Anthracite Coal Strike Commission needs to lay a “broad and durable” foundation for the reconstruction of the anthracite industry. Arbitration will bring the strike to an end but a major concern is now the protection of miners that continued to work outside of the strike. Employees that remained loyal are at the mercies of local sentiment.
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1902-10-17
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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1902-10-12
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks would like to speak to President Roosevelt about the Anthracite Coal Strike and believes a settlement can be reached with John Mitchell.
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1902-10-12
A series of news bulletins describing events, correspondence, and negotiations regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike in Pennsylvania.
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1902-10-09
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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1902-10-13
Whitelaw Reid has been following the events of the Anthracite Coal Strike and is concerned that the strike’s length will hurt the Republican Party in the upcoming election.
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1902-10-13
Charles E. W. Smith submits the names of several men whom he believes would be respected as members of a commission to investigate the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-13
Walter Wellman called from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and reported the situation does not look favorable. He suggested an announcement to the effect that President Roosevelt will add two members, of his own choosing, to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Wellman believes that a great deal depends on Roosevelt’s upcoming meeting with John Mitchell.
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1902-10-14
Henry Lee Higginson has been following the events of the Anthracite Coal Strike and is pleased that John Mitchell has accepted the stipulation that all men shall be allowed to work freely and safely. Higginson believes that labor unions can do good but is concerned over their tendency towards violence.
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1902-10-14
Senator Lodge forwards a letter from Charles Francis Adams suggesting the creation of a commission to investigate the Anthracite Coal Strike, which Lodge thinks might be a good idea. Lodge is suffering attacks from Mr. Fess, a recent nominee for Congress, regarding Canadian reciprocity.
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1902-10-07
Jacob A. Riis approves of President Roosevelt’s actions regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-07
Commissioner Sargent suggests that President Roosevelt meet with the executive officers of the American Federation of Labor in order to present his views regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-07
Lyman Abbott offers suggestions for ending the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-08
Newspaper article on the positive influence the end of the Anthracite Coal Strike is having on a French coal strike. President Roosevelt’s prestige has been enhanced and he is viewed as a prominent international personality.
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1902-10-18
William F. King proposes a scheme to force the anthracite coal miners back to work by repealing the Miners’ License Act of Pennsylvania.
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1902-10-08
John Mitchell and the United Mine Workers of America reject a proposal that would send the miners back to work as the proposed investigatory commission would have no power to compel the coal operators to follow its recommendations.
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1902-10-08
The Anthracite Coal Conference that was held in Detroit, Michigan, calls for an end to the Anthracite Coal Strike through government intervention, prosecution of the coal operators, and special legislation to temporarily operate the mines.
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1902-10-09
Charles E. W. Smith would like J. Pierpont Morgan to use his influence to convince the coal operators to accept John Mitchell’s offer for the common good of the people and nation.
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1902-10-09
Attorney General Knox provides his opinion on the legality of various proposed means of federal intervention in the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-10
George F. Lee owns and operates a small coal mine, part of which is currently on fire. Lee attempted to make a deal with John Mitchell that would allow the striking coal miners to work in order to save the property and the miners’ future livelihood. A conclusion could not be reached and Lee would like President Roosevelt to understand the principles of the organization as led by Mitchell.
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1902-10-10