feb 6, 1903 - TR creates dep't of Commerce & Labor (Feb 1903)

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TR urged congress to make Dep’t of Commerce and Labor bcuz of tension btwn labor & capital; Dep’t created (1903), broke into 2 dep’t in 10 years; Bureau of Corporations authorized to probe business engaged in interstate commerce; Useful to break grip of monopoly, paved way for “trust-busting”

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