Roosevelt ordered his attorney to finn a law suite against northern securities.
The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902 was significant because it was the first time in American history that the President took direct, non-militant action. Theodore Roosevelt acted as a moderator for a compromise that happened at the White House.
He threatened to send federal troops to work in the mines and produce the coal. The owner finally agreed arbitration settling t dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider.
Rooseveltâ??s handling of the Coal Strike of 1902 is very important because it signifies the first time the federal government intervened as a neutral mediator in a business affair. The United Mine Workers of America working in the Pennsylvania coal fields were on strike for recognition of the union, shorter workdays, and higher wages.
President used heavy hand against big buiseness
Roosevelt had played a role in resolving the 1902 strike by forming the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
The coal strike
The Coal Strike of 1902 was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania. It was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations.
Roosevelt ordered his attorney to finn a law suite against northern securities.
Theodore Roosevelt killed all of the coal mine owners. Then he took over and reestablished black slavery.
Everyone who participated in the strike had a giant huge orgy with the president Theodore Roosevelt. -history.com
He Remained Neutral _ Key'love_
He Remained Neutral _ Key'love_
Roosevelt in 1902 also took action unprecedented in the history of the presidency by intervening on labor's behalf to force the arbitration of a strike by the United Mine Workers of America against the Pennsylvania anthracite coal operators.
Roosevelt was able to work out an agreement with the coal miners to agree to his arbitration plan. If they didn't agree to it he threatened to take over their mines. They eventually agreed.
the coal strike of 1902
the coal strike of 1902