A mix of letters, newspaper articles, "Industrial Notes," and telegrams sent to the White House from various sources on the subject of working conditions, workers' standards of living, and strikes in various industries, among them coal mining, taxicabs, sheet metal, textiles, dye works, derrickmen and riggers, and railroads. The textile strike in the mills of Passaic, New Jersey, is specifically mentioned. The file contains an assessment that American workers' standard of living, wages, and purchasing power are the highest of those in any civilized country, and that wealthy trade unions, such as the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, are in the remarkable position of being able to safeguard workers' health, offer them educational activities, and provide them with recreation at summer camps. Contrary assessments in the case file suggest that labor has genuine grievances concerning both wages and the length of the work week. Newspaper clippings included in the case file are not definitively datable. In two cases, it is also not possible to read the name of the newspaper.
Entire folder reproduced as facsimile page images: 26 pages.