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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leon C. Sutton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leon C. Sutton

Theodore Roosevelt writes Leon C. Sutton that he stands with constructive labor unions, and hopes to pass a workers’ compensation act, secure living wages, and arrange some kind of profit sharing. Roosevelt also writes that he hopes the United States Supreme Court will overturn “the recent unhappy decision” of the New York State Court of Appeals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Otis P. Briggs to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Otis P. Briggs to Theodore Roosevelt

Otis P. Briggs requests clarification on a point in Theodore Roosevelt’s article “Workmen’s Compensation,” published in The Outlook on May 13th, 1911. He inquires if Roosevelt was discussing a publication from the previous Minnesota Commissioner of Labor William E. McEwen, or the incoming Commissioner William F. Houk. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-27

Creator(s)

Briggs, Otis P. (Otis Pray), 1856-1928