TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, black-bordered White House letterhead, August 28, 1923. Letter to Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, in full: "Things are moving along quietly at Washington, as you, no doubt, know fully well as I do. I am very hopeful of reaching some settlement in the coal industry, and feel that having the assistance of Governor Pinchot will be especially helpful. He has a position that allows him to exert a pressure on the situation which, in addition to what we can do, ought to bridge about an adjustment. I certainly should have felt that I was not availing myself of every possible means of exerting a helpful influence, if I had not indicated to him my wish for his cooperation. I suppose you will be back in town in the near future." In fine condition, with staple holes and paperclip impression to the upper left corner. Accompanied by a copy of Lodge's response to Coolidge, dated August 30, 1923. In both 1922 and 1923, the anthracite fields of northeastern Pennsylvania were the sites of large, crippling work stoppages, strikes which originated from hostilities between the United Mine Workers of America, who demanded higher wages and a more unified membership, and the small group of operators who controlled the majority of the coal fields.
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