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We should pass, for instance, a wise employer’s-liability act for the District of Columbia, and we need such an act in our navy yards.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt calls for a wise employer’s-liability act to protect workers in Washington, D.C. and navy yards.

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