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who came, not to find work they could do and to | who came, not to find work they could do and to | ||
raise families, but to stir up unrest and discontent. | raise families, but to stir up unrest and discontent. | ||
I was deeply [[^disturbed]] agitated and grieved by [[^what]] all [[crossed out: that]] | |||
I was deeply disturbed | |||
I heard that evening as I sat with my father before | I heard that evening as I sat with my father before | ||
the oak logs burning on the hearth. In | the oak logs burning on the hearth. In | ||
order not to fail him, I struggled against with a sense of | order not to fail him, I struggled [[^against]] with a sense of | ||
foreboding which may never have entirely left me | foreboding which may never have entirely left me | ||
as I listened to what it was those agitators said | as I listened to what it was those agitators said | ||
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of America! Arm, exploited workers of the world! | of America! Arm, exploited workers of the world! | ||
Demand your share of the profits of industry. Combine | Demand your share of the profits of industry. Combine | ||
and fight your oppressors. | and fight your oppressors. [[^ "In]] Solidarity lies | ||
your power - join the union" | your power - join the union!" | ||
"Do they believe that? Do they all believe it?" | "Do they believe that? Do they all believe it?" | ||
"Not all of them, but a lot of the more ignorant | "Not all of them, but a lot of the more ignorant | ||
ones do. Unions are forming all over the | ones do. Unions are forming all over the | ||
north and even those men who don't want to, find | north and even those [[^men]] who don't want to, find | ||
it hard to stay out of them." | it hard to stay out of them." | ||
"And if they join, what power do they gain?" | "And if they join, what power do they gain?" | ||
"The power to strike. It's as simple as that, | "The power to strike. It's as simple as that, | ||
Latest revision as of 04:01, 2 December 2022
who came, not to find work they could do and to raise families, but to stir up unrest and discontent.
I was deeply ^disturbed agitated and grieved by ^what all crossed out: that
I heard that evening as I sat with my father before the oak logs burning on the hearth. In order not to fail him, I struggled ^against with a sense of foreboding which may never have entirely left me as I listened to what it was those agitators said as they harangued our people. Arise, proletariat of America! Arm, exploited workers of the world! Demand your share of the profits of industry. Combine and fight your oppressors. ^ "In Solidarity lies your power - join the union!" "Do they believe that? Do they all believe it?" "Not all of them, but a lot of the more ignorant ones do. Unions are forming all over the north and even those ^men who don't want to, find it hard to stay out of them." "And if they join, what power do they gain?" "The power to strike. It's as simple as that,