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Labor unions in the age of Samuel Gompers were generally on the Democratic side, but Roosevelt felt that favorable policies toward them would gain votes or at least neutralize their opposition. [27] He had opposed unions in 1896, when they supported William Jennings Bryan, then came to appreciate their value after 1900.
Sympathetic to both business and labor, Roosevelt avoided labor strikes, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902. He vigorously promoted the conservation movement, emphasizing efficient use of natural resources. He dramatically expanded the system of national parks and national forests.
Roosevelt's rhetoric was characterized by an intense moralism of personal righteousness. [191] [192] [193] The tone was typified by his denunciation of "predatory wealth" in a message he sent Congress in January 1908 calling for passage of new labor laws:
The United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor was the head of the department and a member of the United States Cabinet, and an Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor served under the secretary. [7] On February 16, 1903, President Roosevelt appointed his personal secretary, George B. Cortelyou, as the first secretary of commerce and labor.
The book Theodore Roosevelt's Confession of Faith Before the ... stringent new conservation laws, and regulation of child labor were all parts of his grab a bag of ...
The Immigration Act of 1907 was a piece of federal United States immigration legislation passed by the 59th Congress and signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 20, 1907. [2] The Act was part of a series of reforms aimed at restricting the increasing number and groups of immigrants coming into the U.S. before World War I ...
Amending Canal Zone Laws Regarding Composition of Judicial Circuits January 9, 1908 695 732: Applying Law No. 6 of the Republic of Panama, Regarding Exclusion of Certain Aliens, to the Canal Zone January 9, 1908 696 733: Amending Civil Service Rules to Except Certain Shipping Commissioners of Department of Commerce and Labor from Examination
The eight-hour work day was became legal in Italy on 17 April 1925, after a law passed 15 March 1923 [25] authorized the king to set a limit on daily work hours, and a royal decree issued on 10 September 1923. The law set a maximum limit of work at 8 hours per day, albeit for six days a week for a 48-hour work week. [26]