ed pay and to work less hours or they were going to go on strike, this was Roosevelt’s opportunity to put his “Square Deal” Theory to the test. So he did by sending in negotiators on both sides to resolve the impending disastrous situation. Both sides came to amicable resolutions. Wilson on the other hand would have gone into a situation like that of the coal strike of 1902 with a stronger hand, so to speak.Wilson frowned on big business in every circumstance, and saw it to be the demise of America as a whole. Wilson would have gone into Pennsylvania and shut it down and replaced those who were striking with those who would appreciate that job. Break down the big businesses so that there is a chance for competition and less necessity to monitor and or regulate big businesses with the fear that they may become a monopoly. Roosevelt embraced big business and industry and saw it as a “natural development and has done much good” (Mini-lecture #44 Koudelka). Wilson thought of Roosevelt’s actions as extreme and a radical movement. He thought that Americans had the means to make good moral judgement on the labor issues and they would so act upon these thoughts. Roosevelt on the other hand would make the decisions for the American people and almost force views on the people as opposed to interrupting their wants and needs as expressed. Wilson wanted to return to old styles in regard to the law and to maintain traditional institutions. Roosevelt forged ahead with his own ideals.He passed several “laws for the people”, without asking them what they really wanted. Although he made definite progress in ensuring the safety of food through the Meat Inspection act of 1906. Along with the Pure Food and Drug Act which helped eliminate the sale of in effective drugs to the public. Maybe his most effective endeavor was the extension of governmental control over land that was not being properly monitored. He ...
