Spring Auction 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2018
LS as president, one page, White House letterhead, September 28, 1923. Letter to Edward T. Devine of the United States Coal Commission, In very good condition
Edward Thomas Devine brought his extensive background in economics to the social work profession. Devine charged that behind every societal evil lurked an exploitative group. “Housing reform would be easier than it is . . . if there were not strong pecuniary interests at stake,” he asserted. He also predicted that “.. . child labor would come to an end in a twelvemonth if there were no money to be made in the exploitation of child labor.”
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