CHAPTER I. THE RISE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELTCareer of Theodore Roosevelt.Characteristics.Temper and Method.Administration.Reciprocity.Trusts.Industrial Confederations.Railway, Steel and Steamship Combinations.Ship Subsidy Bill.Beef Trust.Steel Strike of 1901.Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902.President Roosevelt Calls Conference for Its Settlement.CHAPTER II. ROOSEVELT'S FIRST ADMINISTRATIONHis Fine Equipment for the Office of President.A Remarkable Cabinet.Mr. Root's Work for Cuba and the Philippines.For the Army.The Diplomacy of John Hay.Department of Commerce and Labor Created.The Panama Canal Achievement.Recognition of Panama.The Galveston Flood.Plan of City Government.Cuba an Independent Republic.The Philippines under United States Rule.The Baltimore Fire.The St. Louis Exposition.