In the Preface to his novel "A Roving Commission" (1900) Henty claims "the condition of the negroes in Hayti has fallen to the level of that of the savage African tribes" and argues "unless some strong white power should occupy the island and enforce law and order" this situation will not change. In the novel "Facing Death: A Tale of the Coal Mines" Henty comes down against strikes and has the working class hero of the novel, Jack Simpson, quell a strike among coal miners.