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This memorandum contains reports on two cases of companies violating the eight hour work day law. The first case, in West Virginia, did not result in indictments and so the case was moved to Ohio. The second case was along the Columbia River in Oregon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906
Theodore Roosevelt regretfully declines J. D. Beck’s request to speak at Lincoln. Roosevelt is favorably impressed by the work being done by Wisconsin government officials and agrees with Beck on the importance of working on a bureau of labor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-21
President Roosevelt outlines for Patrick H. Grace the reasons that he and all labor leaders and laborers should support William H. Taft. He details Taft’s judicial record, and important decisions he has made that have protected the rights of workers. Roosevelt also discusses Taft’s work in his administration, particularly regarding the Panama Canal, in which he has supported working men. Roosevelt believes that if elected, Taft will continue “the definite and constructive program of social reorganization” begun in the current administration, while William Jennings Bryan’s proposals are all vague. A handwritten note by William Loeb states that this letter will be published in the papers on October 26, and asks that it be kept confidential until then.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-19
President Roosevelt is pleased to hear of the proposed cooperation between the Labor Bureau and the National Conservation Commission, and advises Bureau of Labor Commissioner Neill that whoever is assigned to work on this collaboration should be relieved of any other duties so that they can focus on the task at hand.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-02
President Roosevelt informs Census Director S. N. D. North that despite North’s protests, the Census Bureau will investigate the labor of women and children. Roosevelt claims that this is revenge for the investigation of the packing houses in Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-02
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-27
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.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-28
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-12
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-12
President Roosevelt directs Attorney General Moody to send a representative from the Department of Justice to Colorado to investigate the labor unrest.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-25
U.S. District Attorney Cranston asks attorney Frank J. Hangs to send a summary of the facts in a pending labor dispute case. Hangs is to represent the Western Federation of Miners and Cranston is to represent the State of Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
U.S. District Attorney Cranston reports to Attorney General Moody on the progress of a mining labor case on which he is working. The case has been delayed by a lack of evidence presented to Cranston’s office by the complainants. He concludes that his office can take no further action until evidence is received.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
President Roosevelt’s message to Congress at the beginning of the third session of the fifty-eighth Congress in 1904. In this message, Roosevelt discusses various aspects of the state of the union and introduces the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-06
As requested by President Roosevelt, Commissioner of Labor Wright encloses a memorandum regarding the appointment of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-19
Senator Hoar would like to speak with President Roosevelt for a few minutes about Carroll D. Wright. Wright has the opportunity to become President of Clark University but will need to leave the Labor Bureau to do so. Hoar wants to see if an arrangement can be made for Wright to hold both duties for a time until a successor is named.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-20