Sept. 21 – On this day in 1919 the
son of President Theodore Roosevelt, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, was greeted
by a large crowd on a trip to Butte, which was embroiled by mining labor
disputes with owners. The Butte Miner reported that the president’s son
“minced” no words in urging labor and management to resolve their differences
peacefully and not turn to “bolshevism.” “Riots and Disorder have no place in
this country and peace and order must be restored before rights can be
debated,” Roosevelt said.
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