What did the term "square deal" mean?
a. The coal miners got more money and a shorter workday, but the owners got "squared," or shorted, and got nothing.
b. Like the equal sides of a square, both the miners and the owners got a fair, equitable deal from Roosevelt's negotiations.
c. Because Roosevelt used highly intelligent "square" men to broker the deal between the coal miners and owners, the deal was called a "square deal."
d. By refusing to recognize the coal miners' union, the owners got the "square," or better, part of the deal.
e. Like the four equal sides of a square, the four interested parties (the government, the arbitrator, the coal miners, and the owners) each participated equally in the negotiations.
B
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