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August Belmont holds a whip as a Republican elephant jumps over a large barrier with slats that read, “Panama Canal,” “coal strike settlement,” “open door in China,” “reciprocity with Cuba,” “curbing of trusts,” “Dept Commerce and Labor,” and “Alaskan boundary decision.” A donkey jumps through the space just above the “curbing of trusts” slat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-14
A memorandum outlines the legislative history which designates who is responsible for the administration of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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1905-11
Postmaster General Cortelyou is pleased about the appointment of Charles Earl as Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor, and believes he will be of great assistance to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf.
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1906-07-09
Acting Secretary of State Adee relays a telegram from Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Lawrence O. Murray, which relates to a telegram to Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw from the collector of customs at the port of San Francisco regarding the Russian cruiser Lena, which is being inspected for repairs. Adee includes Murray’s reply stating that the collector’s telegram to Shaw should have been sent to the Department of Commerce and Labor, rather than the Treasury Department.
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1904-09-12
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs President Roosevelt that the armed cruiser Buffalo has been dispatched to patrol the Bering Sea at the request of the State Department and the Department of Commerce and Labor. Darling requests Roosevelt’s approval to authorize the ship searching and seizing sealers.
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1904-08-23
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus to investigate the Department of Commerce and Labor to ensure that no work is being done on Sundays, unless it is unavoidable. Roosevelt mentions an enclosed letter from Reverend Wallace Radcliffe.
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1908-03-25
Written as a supplement to a paper by Edgar M. Atkin and H. M Edwards, the pamphlet details employers’ responsibility to offer compensation to workers injured on the job as described by the new Compensation Law, passed as an element of the Act of May 1908. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor is responsible for enforcing this legislation, and the grieved party must make its claim as soon as possible to be eligible for this compensation.
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1908
Volney W. Foster returns to William Loeb a letter written by Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou, which was sent to Foster for review. Foster advises that the President would be interested in the March 16, 1904, proceedings of the House committee dealing with the establishment of a National Arbitration Tribunal. Foster will appear before the committee on March 29.
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1904-03-24
The writer requests that the cabinet ask President Roosevelt to write a letter to Isaac N. Seligman regarding Arthur von Briesen circulating a petition to bankers that endorses Roosevelt.
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1904-04-11
Commissioner of Corporations Garfield advises Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou about the proper use of Edward Rosewater’s memorandum relative to an investigation into the manufacture of paper. The Bureau of Corporations does not have the mandate or personnel to be used as an agency for the discovery of violations of the antitrust laws. Information acquired by the department is to be used to structure legislation rather than for the prosecution of violations of federal statutes.
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1904-03-22
President Roosevelt accepts George Cortelyou’s resignation from his cabinet with “keenest regret.” Cortelyou had served Roosevelt since the assassination of William McKinley, and Roosevelt praises him as as a man of high character and ability. Cortelyou played an especially significant role in the organizing and efficient administering of the recently-formed Department of Commerce and Labor.
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1904-06-26
Third draft of a letter with handwritten edits. President Roosevelt formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination. He then reviews several campaign issues and the achievements of his administration.
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1904-08-15
President Roosevelt discusses “the trusts” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He discusses the control and regulation of trusts, including recent legislation. Speech has applause noted.
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1903-04-03
Summary of the formation of the new Department of Commerce and Labor. Speeches were delivered by Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, and Director of the Census Bureau S. N. D. North. A congratulatory telegram from President Roosevelt was read by Cortelyou.
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1903-07-03
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw states that the Treasury Department and the Bureau of Immigration will be liberal with the admission of individuals that may fall under the Chinese Exclusion Laws if they are attending the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. China has been invited to participate and the good faith of their participating citizens should not be questioned. Shaw assumes that the Department of Commerce and Labor will have the same policy.
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1903-07-06
Yick Nam Quan thanks President Roosevelt for helping his business partner enter the country and assures Roosevelt that he will continue to be a reformer.
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1904-02-09
Commander Folger writes concerning U.S. policy during the Russo-Japanese War and makes recommendations concerning military operations during the conflict.
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1904-02-10
Francis C. Travers responds positively to the announcement that Lawrence O. Murray has been selected as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor. He extends holiday wishes to President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-24
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou has received Arthur von Briesen’s suggestions regarding immigration matters. He believes that the commission proposed by Briesen could be instructive but would prefer to wait for the results obtained from the facilities currently held by the Department of Commerce and Labor.
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1903-12-14
As requested by President Roosevelt, Commissioner of Labor Wright encloses a memorandum regarding the appointment of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
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1903-11-19