Veto Message
02/22/1887
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The establishment by Federal authority of such a bureau would be a just and sensible recognition of the value of labor and of its right to b...
The present condition of the relations between labor and capital is far from satisfactory.
I am constrained to recommend to Congress legislation upon this serious and pressing subject.
A commission thus organized would have the advantage of being a stable body.