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President Roosevelt has received the telegram from Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor of San Fransisco and has asked Surgeon General Walter Wyman to take action immediately.
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1907-09-05
President Roosevelt informs William D. Sohier that he received his letter. He discusses the possibility of intervention in San Francisco, but concludes that it is not likely. Roosevelt emphasizes the need to respect the representatives and people of San Francisco and their decision.
1906-06-10
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his telegram. He writes that he is anxious about the outcome of the Pennsylvania Coal Strike, but hopes that recent actions have put them closer to a resolution. Roosevelt also gives his opinion on the appointment of the commission.
1902-10-14
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his telegram and editorial. Roosevelt discusses the commission created to look into the Pennsylvania Coal Strike and mentions John Mitchell’s acceptance as a positive action.
1902-10-16
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about the Pennsylvania Coal Strike. He criticizes the mine operators as lawless, but is also wary of the disorder that can come about from a large number of idle workers. Roosevelt also comments on the press’s attacks on himself and on the role of government intervention.
1902-10-13
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about a statute left over from Reconstruction. Roosevelt notes that it was repealed in 1878. He also discusses sending troops to intervene in the Pennsylvania Coal Strike.
1902-10-09
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about negotiations between the miners and operators in the Pennsylvania coal strike. He describes his plan to get the miners back to work and to set up a commission of inquiry. Roosevelt told John Mitchell to stop the violence, or he would do so. He encloses for Bishop a letter from former President Grover Cleveland.
1902-10-05
In this edited draft of a letter, President Roosevelt lays out the events of the Anthracite Coal Strike, the operators’ demands, the miners’ demands, and his efforts to arbitrate the dispute. Currently, the strike is under the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania and the federal government has no warrant to interfere. Commissioner of Labor Wright and two other gentlemen will serve on a commission working with President Roosevelt to prepare Wright’s investigation for submission to Congress.
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1902-10-08
President Roosevelt informs Grover Cleveland that his actions regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike have been influenced by Cleveland’s action during the Pullman Car Strike. Roosevelt currently plans to offer to create an investigatory commission if the miners will go back to work so that a solution can be agreed upon.
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1902-10-05
President Roosevelt writes to Seth Low to inform him that no result came out of the meeting between the coal operators and miners. If Pennsylvania is unable to maintain law and order, Roosevelt is willing to allow the federal government to intervene at the request of Pennsylvania.
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1902-10-04
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Roosevelt’s apologies to Reverend Reilly for not being able to help Mr. Kane. If Roosevelt made an appeal to any officials for Kane, it would place him in a false position and he is prohibited from doing what is necessary.
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1912-05-29
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of State Root that in accordance with the request of the Nevada Governor John Sparks, the Nevada senators and representative, and the War Department, he is sending troops to Nevada on standby. Root should obtain the War Department papers on the subject and speak with Sparks about any steps he needs to take for further action on the part of the federal government.
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1907-12-13
President Roosevelt has received the telegram from Nevada Governor Sparks requesting troops in accordance with the constitution and laws of the United States, and will send a sufficient number to Nevada.
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1907-12-05
President Roosevelt has received Nevada Governor Sparks’ telegram and is prepared to send a detachment of soldiers to Nevada upon Sparks’ request. To warrant action by the president, the request must include a description of the situation that meets the requirements in Article 4, Section 4 of United States Constitution. Roosevelt will send no more than two companies.
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1907-12-04
President Roosevelt asks for Senator Perkins’s opinion on a recent telegram from Union Pacific Railroad Chairman Edward Henry Harriman, which he has enclosed. Roosevelt feels the government “should help in the matter,” and notes that the Director of the Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott feels the matter is of great importance for thousands of residents in Southern California.
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1906-12-13
President Roosevelt asks for Senator Flint’s opinion a recent telegram from Union Pacific Railroad Chairman Edward Henry Harriman, which he has enclosed. Roosevelt feels the government “should help in the matter,” and notes that the Director of the Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott feels the matter is of great importance for thousands of residents in Southern California.
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1906-12-13
President Roosevelt sends Attorney General Moody a report written by Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright on the labor disturbance in Colorado. The report is not complete but Roosevelt believes it contains enough information to make a determination on whether the federal government should intervene. Roosevelt asks that Moody consider the report along with another being prepared by Colorado District Attorney Earl M. Cranston and report back to him.
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1904-09-28
The Maryland General Assembly sent a resolution to President Roosevelt requesting that federal troops be sent to Baltimore, Maryland, to maintain order after a large fire. The resolution was accompanied by a statement from Governor Warfield that the situation no longer required troops. With this statement and Elihu Root’s interpretation of the relevant statutes limiting federal troops to “a disturbance amounting to an insurrection,” Roosevelt declines to comply with the assembly’s request.
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1904-02-12
President Roosevelt will send Judge Emory Speer’s letter to Senator George Frisbie Hoar. Secretary of War William H. Taft is performing admirably and they have had an experience with a call for troops from the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Edwin Warfield.
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1904-02-12
President Roosevelt wanted to discuss the labor troubles more at length with Philip Battell Stewart. Roosevelt would like Stewart to hint to Governor Peabody that he should not call on the President unless he is powerless to restore order, as it would reflect badly on the military of Colorado.
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1903-10-15