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How did theordore roosevelt end the coal miners strike in pennslyvania in 1902

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Roosevelt attempted to persuade the union to end the strike with a promise that he would create a commission to study the causes of the strike and propose a solution
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In 1902 the Pennsylvania coal miners walked out of the mines in a wage dispute. Their struggle--and Teddy Roosevelt's role in it--was to mark a turning point in labor history. The leader of the miners was willing to settle the strike by arbitration
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