FDR: “They were checked in their efforts to secure reasonable minimum wages…”

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They were checked in their efforts to secure reasonable minimum wages and maximum hours and the end of child labor.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt points out the obstacles faced by citizens in securing fair wages and working conditions.

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FDR: “They were checked in their efforts to secure reasonable minimum wages and maximum hours and the end of child labor.”