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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt acknowledges Senator Lodge’s letter and comments on his progress in finding a solution to the Anthracite Coal Strike. Many parties want Roosevelt to take drastic action on one side or the other, sending in troops, bringing legal action, or seizing property, all of which is impossible. He continues to seek a solution without taking steps that would cause violent repercussions.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-10-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt describes to Senator Lodge the difficulties he has had in negotiating the composition of the commission to examine the Anthracite Coal Strike. The mine operators did not want a representative of labor included. Roosevelt discovered the importance of labeling and perception, however, in that they would protest his appointment of Bishop John Lancaster Spalding as “eminent sociologist” and the addition of a representative of labor, yet they would happily accept the representative of labor being labeled an “eminent sociologist” and the addition of Bishop Spalding.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-10-17

Telegram from George B. Cortelyou to Henry Cabot Lodge

George B. Cortelyou updates Senator Lodge on the situation regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike. On October 6, Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, went to Philadelphia with a message from President Roosevelt for John Mitchell. If Mitchell will direct the miners to return to work in the mines, Roosevelt will appoint a commission to investigate all issues between the mine operators and miners, and will try to obtain a settlement in accordance with the findings of the commission. There has not been a reply to this proposal yet.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-10-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that after a second operation his leg seems to be recovering after his recent carriage accident. Roosevelt then reports on the situation with the Anthracite Coal Strike and his discussions with various parties. He plans to invite the mine operators to come speak with him in three or four days, requesting a good faith effort to come to an agreement with the miners. He will also meet with representatives from the coal miners at some point.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-09-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt writes to Senator Lodge regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike, noting that at present he has not been able to find any methods that would allow the national government to influence the strike. Roosevelt compares the tariff and the strike by saying that in either case, if people are not able to get the goods they need, they will blame the government. Roosevelt explains in the postscript that he is done making tours for the year, and will not make more speeches until after the election.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-09-27

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb

Alvey A. Adee encloses an item that may interest President Roosevelt as it relates to the complaint made by the New York and Bermudez Company and a memorandum that was prepared by the Department of State on the matter for the president’s consideration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jonathan Bourne

President Roosevelt responds to a telephone message Senator Bourne left with William Loeb. As Roosevelt has told Bourne and John D. Archbold previously, he feels that it is a waste of time and unwise to try to carry on negotiations through Bourne, and says that the Standard Oil people should decide what course they wish to follow, and then communicate directly with Frank B. Kellogg or Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. The letter from Bonaparte that Roosevelt previously read to Bourne was not meant to be specific guidelines, but was only meant to give Bourne an indication of the feeling within the Department of Justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Emlen Roosevelt

President Roosevelt sends William Emlen Roosevelt some letters from George W. Goethals for him to read and return. Secretary of State Root is of the opinion that James Alexander Scrymser is impossible to deal with because of the frequent haggling, but Roosevelt thinks that Goethals’s proposals were reasonable.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-12

Letter from James Allen to William H. Taft

James Allen writes to Secretary of War Taft to report on a letter from William Emlen Roosevelt which forwards correspondence from James Alexander Scrymser. The letter details expenses in relation to the laying of cable. The issue of military and government cable in competition with commercial cable is discussed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-03

Letter from James Allen to William H. Taft

James Allen writes to Secretary of War Taft about a letter written by James Alexander Scrymser, President of the Central and South American Cable Company. Allen reports to Taft the details of Scrymser’s letter including contracts for cableships and contracts for laying the cable.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-02