Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Lloyd Jones

President Roosevelt thanks Richard Lloyd Jones for the letter and “wise and appropriate” articles he sent. Roosevelt began an inquiry into the subject of immigration recently, and tells Jones that “the diversion of the immigrants into proper territories after they reach New York” is largely being considered by Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill, although Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent will consider the matter as well. Roosevelt has sent the articles to both of them for consideration.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-12

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank P. Sargent

President Roosevelt directs Commissioner-General of Immigration Sargent to cooperate with Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Neill in order to conduct a thorough investigation of immigration. While investigations abroad will necessarily be done by the Bureau of Immigration through its agents, Roosevelt wishes for the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Labor to cooperate closely in the domestic investigation. He directs them to “carefully avoid all unnecessary publicity,” and to “consider it a confidential investigation for my use.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon

President Roosevelt suggests to Speaker of the House Cannon that if there should be a governmental investigation into immigration, that it would be better to have it done with the assistance of Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent, and possibly with the further help of Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill. Roosevelt believes it would be difficult for a Congressional Committee to deal with such a large subject and get good results working by themselves. He suggests that the bureaus of immigration and labor conduct the investigation to gather facts, and then present those facts to the Congressional Committee to discuss.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-27

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte that he has asked Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to, in the course of his investigation into complaints of violations of the eight-hour law, go directly to Departments or Bureaus he may need information from in order to save time and minimize correspondence. He asks that Bonaparte give Neill any information he may need from the Department of the Navy as promptly as possible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he has asked Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to look into complaints alleging violations of the eight-hour law, and has directed him to communicate directly with various Departments and Bureaus he needs information from in order to save time and minimize correspondence. Roosevelt directs Hitchcock to give Neill any information he may request promptly in order to facilitate his work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf that he has instructed Commissioner-General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent and Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to conduct an investigation into the subject of immigration in Europe and the United States. Roosevelt hopes for the subject to be covered thoroughly, and for this investigation to be done without undue publicity. He directs Metcalf to give Sargent and Neill any assistance they request.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt informs Attorney General Moody that he has asked Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to look into complaints alleging violations of the eight-hour law, and has directed him to communicate directly with various Departments and Bureaus he needs information from in order to save time and minimize correspondence. Roosevelt directs Moody to give Neill any information he may request promptly in order to facilitate his work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Treasury Shaw that he has asked Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to look into complaints alleging violations of the eight-hour law, and has directed him to communicate directly with various Departments and Bureaus he needs information from in order to save time and minimize correspondence. Roosevelt directs Shaw to give Neill any information he may request promptly in order to facilitate his work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that he has asked Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to look into complaints alleging violations of the eight-hour law, and has directed him to communicate directly with various Departments and Bureaus he needs information from in order to save time and minimize correspondence. Roosevelt directs Taft to give Neill any information he may request promptly in order to facilitate his work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Irving Cobb

President Roosevelt greatly appreciated a recent editorial by Frank Irving Cobb, and believes that Cobb is correct in highlighting the administrative work of government of enforcing and administering laws as important. Roosevelt names a number of people involved in his government who he believe are doing very good work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-03

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

Referencing a memorandum by Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill, President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Moody to send a telegram to South Carolina District Attorney Ernest F. Cochran, directing him to enforce the eight-hour law in the mentioned case. Roosevelt wants “in some conspicuous way to show that we do not intend that this law shall hereafter be treated as a dead letter.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-21

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth

President Roosevelt sends Congressman Wadsworth the reports of an inspection made by a committee appointed by the Department of Agriculture into conditions at meat packinghouses. Prior to the completion of these inspections, Roosevelt ordered a similar investigation be made by Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill and James Bronson Reynolds. Their report is not yet concluded and contains some details not touched upon by the Department of Agriculture’s reports, but there is no significant disagreement in the two studies. Roosevelt believes that the simple fact of investigations into conditions at the packinghouses has already produced beneficial changes, and provides the text of a letter attesting to this. In order to continue this improvement of conditions, Roosevelt calls for “immediate, thoroughgoing and radical enlargement of the powers of the Government in inspecting all meats which enter into interstate and foreign commerce.”

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Creation Date

1906-06-08

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth

President Roosevelt has spoken to a number of people regarding the amendments Representative Wadsworth proposed to the Beveridge amendment, and after careful consideration believes each change to individually be for the worse, and collectively to be ruinous to the bill. Given that it seems unlikely for common ground to be found on the, Roosevelt now feels that he must release the reports detailing the conditions in the beef-packing industry in order to drive meaningful legislation and effect change.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-31

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth

President Roosevelt wishes to speak to Representative Wadsworth about the amendment to the agricultural bill giving effective inspection and control over the meat packing industry, as he believes the situation must be immediately remedied. Roosevelt has determined to withhold the damning report he received as long as he gets the legislation allowing government oversight over the industry because he fears the economic effects it may have, but he will do so if he is unable to secure the means to solve the problem. Roosevelt believes passing the amendment will be good for both people raising cattle and the beef-packers themselves.

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Creation Date

1906-05-26

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth

President Roosevelt tells Representative Wadsworth that since they last spoke, he has seen reports from the Dairy and Food Commissioner of Pennsylvania Benjamin H. Warren that bear out the report of Charles Patrick Neill and James Bronson Reynolds. Roosevelt emphasizes his hope that the Beveridge bill will be passed in its current form. He feels justified in not yet making the matter public, as the investigations are still ongoing, but this is contingent on legislation being passed to ensure the betterment of conditions. Roosevelt makes suggestions on how to potentially organize a Bureau of Animal Industry.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-29

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Moody to look into some matters that Samuel Gompers mentions in an enclosed letter. Roosevelt was made uncomfortable by a recent decision by Judge Wendell Phillips Stafford forbidding striking printers from peacefully persuading other printers to join the union and support the strike. While Roosevelt is willing to take any action to prevent violence and mob rule, he also feels that they should do their best “to minimize the chance of having any operation of the law turn into an engine of oppression against the wage workers.” He suggests Moody consult Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill and Thomas Carl Spelling, counsel for the American Federation of labor, on the matter.

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Creation Date

1906-05-12

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf that he not only wants the departments of government to cooperate, but also the bureaus within departments. Roosevelt has recommended that the Bureau of Labor undertake an investigation of the conditions of labor of women and children, but has heard of resistance to the idea coming from the Census Bureau. Roosevelt asks Metcalf to investigate which employees, if any, have expressed this resistance to Members of Congress, as he wishes to know the facts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-12

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar D. Crumpacker

President Roosevelt tells Representative Crumpacker that he is very interested in the bill on the investigation of the condition of woman and child labor and feels that the only bureau suited to conduct such an investigation is that of the Bureau of Labor. The Census Bureau is not the proper body to do the work because Roosevelt hopes to aim at more than the simple collection of statistics. He endorses Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill as the man to head the proposed investigation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-12

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wilson

The report that President Roosevelt recently received from Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is much better than the one he had had previously. He promises to take up the topic with Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill before taking any action. Roosevelt asks why one factor on the report cannot be acted upon at once, and suggests that it should be done if possible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-16

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wilson

President Roosevelt warns Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to be careful of further leaks from his department regarding the governmental investigations into beef packers. Roosevelt believes that the department should announce that the report is merely a preliminary one, as he is also unsatisfied by its current state. At present, it does not give any clear, definite answers, and Roosevelt has submitted it to Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill for revision and further development.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-11

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919