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The conditions that make the eight-hour law proper here have no possible reference to the conditions that make the eight-hour law entirely improper there.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The conditions that make the eight-hour law proper here have no possible reference to the conditions that make the…”
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Roosevelt argues that the conditions justifying the eight-hour law in the U.S. do not apply to the Panama Canal, highlighting differing labor environments.
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