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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Strong

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Strong

President Roosevelt tells Reverend Strong that he wishes he could attend the opening of the Exposition of Safety Devices and Industrial Hygiene held by the American Institute of Social Service, and remarks on the importance of such a conference. Roosevelt feels that the United States is lagging behind European countries in terms of laws that safeguard workers, noting that American industry has a casualty rate similar to that of a “great and perpetual war.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Goethals

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Goethals

The information President Roosevelt has received corroborated reports he already had. Reports on the Panama Canal’s construction and engineering are overwhelmingly positive, while those on the living and subsistence conditions of the workers are poor. Roosevelt fears they are on the verge of an “ugly scandal” in this regard and recommends taking up the measures outlined by Secretary of War William H. Taft. Roosevelt thinks it would be wise for George W. Goethals to ask for the resignation of Jackson Smith and put General William Penn Duvall in charge of labor and quarters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Report from James Bronson Reynolds, Samuel B. Donnelly, and Henry Beach Needham to Theodore Roosevelt

Report from James Bronson Reynolds, Samuel B. Donnelly, and Henry Beach Needham to Theodore Roosevelt

James Bronson Reynolds, Samuel B. Donnelly, and Henry Beach Needham submit a supplemental report on conditions in the Panama Canal construction zone to President Roosevelt, because the matters are either too trivial to mention in the main report they submitted, or potentially too controversial. They make recommendations regarding the sale of alcohol, the provision of fresh vegetables for the hospitals, considerations for foreign workers in the employ of the United States Government, wage increases and worker supervision, administrative courts, and worker safety.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-06

Creator(s)

Reynolds, James Bronson, 1861-1924; Donnelly, Samuel B., 1866-1946; Needham, Henry Beach, 1871-1915