A Short History of the American Labor MovementHarcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920 - 174 pages |
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... Convention of the American Federation of Labor ; Stanwood , History of the Presidency ( Vols . I and II ) for all party platforms ; F. Engels , Socialism : Utopian and Scientific ; C. Becker , History of Political Parties in the ...
... Convention of the American Federation of Labor ; Stanwood , History of the Presidency ( Vols . I and II ) for all party platforms ; F. Engels , Socialism : Utopian and Scientific ; C. Becker , History of Political Parties in the ...
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... conventions were estab- lished ; and radical agitators demanding revolution- ary changes came to the front . The radical move- ment was , however , confined mainly to New York . In New England the labor leaders chose rather to prepare ...
... conventions were estab- lished ; and radical agitators demanding revolution- ary changes came to the front . The radical move- ment was , however , confined mainly to New York . In New England the labor leaders chose rather to prepare ...
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... convention in New York City called to consider the " professional monopoly of education , " urged the necessity of an " equal , uni- versal , Republican system of education . " The next year the convention demanded the establishment of ...
... convention in New York City called to consider the " professional monopoly of education , " urged the necessity of an " equal , uni- versal , Republican system of education . " The next year the convention demanded the establishment of ...
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... convention was called from all parts of the country " to advance the moral and intellectual condition and pecuniary interests of the laboring classes , promote the establishment of trades unions in every section of the United States ...
... convention was called from all parts of the country " to advance the moral and intellectual condition and pecuniary interests of the laboring classes , promote the establishment of trades unions in every section of the United States ...
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... convention for similar purposes for two succeeding years before they realized that their attempt to con- solidate the workers of the nation was premature . They were finally convinced that better groundwork would have to be laid in ...
... convention for similar purposes for two succeeding years before they realized that their attempt to con- solidate the workers of the nation was premature . They were finally convinced that better groundwork would have to be laid in ...
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