History of the United States . ally begunin 1904. Later, this great work was givenover to the management of Colonels G. and W. C. Gorgas. The formerdirected the engineering and general man-agement of the enterprise, w^hile the latterinstituted a splendid system of sanitation,by which a formerly unhealthful region wasmade a place of safety for the thousands ofmen engaged in the undertaking. 275. Labor Troubles.—President Roose-velts first administration was marked byseveral large strikes, which caused con-siderable distress throughout the first was the strike of the anthr? c
History of the United States . ally begunin 1904. Later, this great work was givenover to the management of Colonels G. and W. C. Gorgas. The formerdirected the engineering and general man-agement of the enterprise, w^hile the latterinstituted a splendid system of sanitation,by which a formerly unhealthful region wasmade a place of safety for the thousands ofmen engaged in the undertaking. 275. Labor Troubles.—President Roose-velts first administration was marked byseveral large strikes, which caused con-siderable distress throughout the first was the strike of the anthr? citecoal miners in Pennsylvania, begun in May,1902, and lasting for several months. Theprice of coal rose steadily, and, with winterapproaching, became so scarce in the largecities that relief committees were organized. In October PresidentRoosevelt secured the consent of operators and miners to submittheir differences to a board of arbitration. Other strikes occurredamong the employes of the meat packers in Chicago and among. > C. R. GrayPANA-MA CAXAL ZONE 36S FROM SPANISH WAR TO PRESENT TIME the mill workers in Massachusetts, a settlement of the latterdispute being brought about by Governor Douglas of that State. 276. Election of President Roosevelt, 1904.—In 1904 theRepublicans nominated President Roosevelt and Charles of Indiana. The Democrats nominated Alton of New York and Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. Roose-velt and Fairbanks were elected by overwhelming majorities bothin the popular vote and in the electoral colleges. In the latterthe vote stood 336 to 140 in favor of the Republican nominees. 277. Roosevelts Policies.—President Roosevelts administra-tion was marked by extensive investigations into the conduct ofgreat financial and business corporations. Much corruption andfraud was shown to exist and steps were taken to eradicate the Powcrf ul aggregations of capital had contributed heavily mental in- • c i r> i i t •
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