Who Was Theodore Roosevelt? by Michael Burgan

Author:Michael Burgan [Burgan, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 20th Century, Autobiography, Biography, Childrens, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Presidents & First Families (U.S.), United States
ISBN: 9780399540097
Google: yZMcCgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

Roosevelt was eager to carry out his policies of reform. He wasted no time challenging large companies that were harmful to the country. In 1902 the government started a legal case against a railroad company that Roosevelt thought was too big and powerful. The large company was called a trust. Roosevelt thought the railroad trust should be forced to separate into smaller businesses. After the government won the case, Roosevelt was known as a “trust buster.”

Later that year, the country faced a huge coal strike. Coal miners in parts of Pennsylvania refused to work unless they got better pay and working conditions. The mine owners refused to meet their demands. Roosevelt stepped in to help settle the strike. Presidents in the past had usually sided with business owners when they faced strikes. Roosevelt said he did not speak for the owners or the miners. “I speak for . . . the general public.” But he thought the miners should be treated fairly. Roosevelt believed all Americans deserved that fair treatment. It was part of what he called the “Square Deal for the country.” The miners agreed to end the strike and accept the proposals of a government commission studying their work conditions. In the end, the miners got their own square deal: more money and a shorter workday.

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