Elihu Root

Roosevelt Intervenes in Coal Strike as Neutral Arbitrator, Origins of Square Deal

1902-10-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On October 3, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt convened an unprecedented conference in Washington bringing together representatives of government, labor, and management to resolve the anthracite coal strike that threatened to leave Americans without heating fuel for the approaching winter. …

Theodore Roosevelt John Mitchell J.P. Morgan Elihu Root Railroad coal barons labor-rights progressive-era presidential-power corporate-power federal-intervention

Platt Amendment Enacted - Cuba Becomes U.S. Protectorate

1901-03-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Congress enacts the Platt Amendment as part of the Army Appropriations Act, stipulating seven conditions for withdrawal of U.S. troops remaining in Cuba after the Spanish-American War, plus an eighth condition requiring Cuba to sign a treaty accepting these conditions. The amendment, spearheaded by …

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