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President Roosevelt Tells Congress of National Control and Labor Reform
In a lengthy message to Congress, President Roosevelt praises the nation’s financial standing, urges stronger federal control of interstate corporations, especially railroads, and calls for centralization of oversight, wageworker protections, labor reforms, and modernized justice. He urges postal savings banks, parcel post expansion, inland waterways, and statehood for New Mexico and Arizona.
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