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President Roosevelt has appointed Brigadier General Crozier to a committee that will report “upon the organization, present condition, and needs of the Executive Government work wholly or partially scientific in character.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-11
President Roosevelt has appointed James Rudolph Garfield to a committee that will report “upon the organization, present condition, and needs of the Executive Government work wholly or partially scientific in character.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-11
President Roosevelt has appointed Gifford Pinchot to a committee that will report “upon the organization, present condition, and needs of the Executive Government work wholly or partially scientific in character.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-11
President Roosevelt has appointed Charles D. Walcott to a committee that will report “upon the organization, present condition, and needs of the Executive Government work wholly or partially scientific in character.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-11
President Roosevelt has high regard for Governor Merriam but believes that George B. Cortelyou is the right man to take charge of the newly created Department of Commerce and Labor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-12
President Roosevelt would like the words “and labor” removed from the Department of Commerce bill, thus shortening the name of the new department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-23
Antoinette Roosevelt Butler asks Theodore Roosevelt to reappoint Daniel M. Clark to his position as a probation clerk in the Department of Commerce and Labor when Clark’s appointment expires.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-22
Israel Frederick Fischer issues a protest against “Hebrew” being included as a race in travel-related paperwork issued by the Immigration Service. Fischer has already contacted Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel regarding the issue, but has not achieved any results. He asks Theodore Roosevelt for his opinion on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-28
Walter E. Davenport writes to Theodore Roosevelt concerning an emergency with an Italian immigrant who is being unfairly treated by the authorities on Ellis Island and the Department of Commerce and Labor. The Italian immigrant is facing deportation because of economic depression and high congestion of other immigrants in the area. Davenport asks Roosevelt for his assistance in this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-08
W. Y. Wilmot asks Theodore Roosevelt to be recommended to work at the Department of Commerce and Labor, as he has experience and knowledge of various relevant businesses.
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1911-05-15
David Healy suggests to Theodore Roosevelt that the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization should be transferred from the Department of Commerce and Labor to the State Department, as he believes it will be better able to advise prospective immigrants regarding their eligibility before they arrive in the United States, and that it will be able to do so “without duplication of authority, and without friction with foreign governments.” Many immigrants return to their countries of origin after several years in the United States, serving as sorts of missionaries for the country. The State Department will be able to better cultivate friendly relations with these countries to support immigration, which is essential to the United States’ further economic development.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Catharine A. Hannum asks Theodore Roosevelt for help reforming the practice of aid societies placing children in homes merely as cheap labor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-30
Frank B. Kellogg urges Senator Nelson to support a revision of the tariff bill that will lower duties. Americans support such a bill, and Kellogg believes that its passage is essential to ensure the continued success of the Republican Party. Kellogg notes that lower duties on raw materials is beneficial to the country, and argues that the wages of laborers have not kept up with the increased cost of living.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-05-29
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon provides the requested report on Princess Sofia Grigorievna Kropotkina. She is the wife of Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, a well-known geographer, scientist, and anarchist, and is known to assist him in his work. The State Department has no records regarding Kropotkin’s 1900 visit to the United States, nor the proposed visit of Kropotkina. There may be an indication in the records of the Department of Commerce and Labor regarding waiving the statute which excludes anarchists from entering the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-09
James Bronson Reynolds recalls that President Roosevelt has offered Daniel J. Keefe his choice between the position of Labor Secretary to the Panama Canal Commission and Commissioner General of Immigration. Should Keefe choose Labor Secretary, Reynolds recommends that the salary be increased to $8000 per year. If he chooses to become Commissioner General, Reynolds asks Roosevelt to change the law to give Keefe more power so that he can enact change.
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1908-11-02
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus thanks William Loeb for forwarding a letter from John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America affirming Mitchell will continue to serve as a trustee of the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Peace.
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1907-11-22
August Donath has been reliably informed that Samuel Gompers’s opposition to the Republican party is because William Jennings Bryan has promised to make him Secretary of Commerce and Labor should he be elected president.
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1907-11-27
Benjamin B. Hampton explains to Lindsay Denison his recent remarks in further detail. Hampton believes it would be better for President Roosevelt to deal with the tobacco companies directly, rather than through the courts, since it would be faster and potentially more beneficial for both parties. Hampton stresses that he is not well-versed in law or in a position to speak on behalf of the tobacco industry, although he is an advertiser for the American Tobacco Company. Hampton invites Denison to consider the shortcomings of his proposal and to enlighten him as to why it might be ill-conceived.
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1907-10-24
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus tells President Roosevelt that he is ill, and will be on bedrest for another day, missing a cabinet meeting. Straus has the contract lithographers labor case under control and will discuss it with Roosevelt next week. Straus is happy to hear that Roosevelt was not responsible for the financial crisis in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-26
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus reports on the application of navigation laws to the Territory of Hawaii. He believes Congress should discuss the matter and decide how to enforce the laws in regards to Hawaii, with the goal of facilitating communication between the territory and the mainland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-25