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,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

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,DOES ?IS RIS+ G5]ATION KN[ ?AT ?OSE :O 9AUGURAT$ ! EI<T-H\R DAY W]E PUT TO DEA? AT ! COMM& ( CAPITAL8 

,UNTIL =TY YE>S AGO M51 WOM5 & *ILDR5 TOIL$ T5 & (T5 TWELVE H\RS A DAY 9 FACTORIES = A M]E PITTANCE1 & *ILDR5 FROM SIX TO N9E YE>S ( AGE HAD TO WORK TO HELP KEEP UP ! FAMILY4 

,! ,KNI<TS ( ,LABOR1 A P[]FUL ORGANIZATION CLAIM+ #e1 MEMB]S1 HAD NEV] AGITAT$ = A R$UCTION ( ! H\RS ( LABOR4 ,!N :O W]E ! PIONE]S ( ! EI<T-H\R MOVEM5T8 ,?OSE M>TYRS :O W]E /RUNG FROM ! GALL[S 9 ,*ICAGO ON ,NOVEMB] #a#a1 #a#h#h#g1 ! MU*-LI$-AB\T & ABUS$ ,AN>*I/S4 

,I WILL V]IFY ?IS /ATEM5T4 ,UNTIL #ahhe !RE HAD NEV] BE5 A CONC]T$ ACTION = ! R$UCTION ( ! H\RS ( LABOR4 ,IF EI<T H\RS WAS M5TION$ 9 SOME ( \R MEET+S 7!Y W]E NEV] REALLY M5TION$71 :Y1 ?AT WAS ONLY A DREAM TO BE 9DULG$ 9 BY FOOLS2 ! BOSSES W\LD NEV] TOL]ATE SU* A ?+1 WAS ! REPLY4 

,9 #ahhe A CONV5TION WAS HELD 9 ,*ICAGO1 COMPOS$ L>GELY ( DELEGATES FROM ,CANADA4 ,!Y PASS$ A RESOLUTION CALL+ UPON ! WORK]S ( ?IS C\NTRY & ,CANADA TO UNITE 9 A DEM& = A R$UCTION ( ! H\RS ( TOIL TO EI<T A DAY ON ! FIR/ ( ,MAY1 #a#h#h#f1 & TO /RIKE :]EV] IT WAS REFUS$4 

,ALB]T ,R4 ,P>SONS BR\<T ! MATT] UP BE=E ! ,TRADE & ,LABOR ,ASSEMBLY ( ,*ICAGO1 ! FIR/ C5TRAL LABOR BODY EV] ORGANIZ$ 9 ?IS CITY1 A BODY :I* HE HIMSELF ORGANIZ$ & ( :I* HE WAS ELECT$ PRESID5T ?REE CONSECUTIVE TIMES4 ,! MATT] WAS HOTLY DEBAT$ & F9ALLY REJECT$ ON ! GR\ND ?AT ! BOSSES W\LD NEV] TOL]ATE IT4 

,! ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,UNION1 COMPOS$ ( ,G]MAN ME*ANICS1 TOOK ! MATT] UP & 5DORS$ IT4 ,AT ! SAME TIME !Y PASS$ A RESOLUTION REQUE/+ ,AUGU/ ,SPIES1 $ITOR ( ! ,*ICAGO ,>BEIT]ZEITUNG1 ! DAILY ,G]MAN PAP]1 & ,ALB]T ,R4 ,P>SONS1 $ITOR ( ! ,AL>M1 TO SUPPORT IT 9 !IR PAP]S & SPEE*ES2 !Y W]E BO? SPL5DID ORATORS4 

,?US IT WAS ?AT ! EI<T-H\R MOVEM5T GOT UND] WAY4 ,MANY O!R CITIES AGITAT$ = IT1 BUT ,*ICAGO WAS ! /ORM C5T] ( ! MOVEM5T1 [+ TO ! ZEAL & C\RAGE ( ! M5 & WOM5 ( ?IS CITY :O WORK$ DAY & NI<T = IT4 ,! RESULT WAS ?AT :5 ,MAY #a/1 #a#h#h#f1 >RIV$1 IT F\ND ,*ICAGO WELL-ORGANIZ$ & DEM&+ ! EI<T-H\R DAY1 /RIK+ BY ! ?\S&S :]E ! DEM& WAS REFUS$4 ,IT WAS A V]ITABLE HOLIDAY = ! WORK]S4 

,! BOSSES W]E TAK5 COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE4 ,SOME W]E FRI<T5$ & ?REAT5+2 SOME W]E SIGN+ UP2 O!RS W]E ABUS+ ?OSE 0SC\NDRELS0 :O HAD BR\<T ALL ?IS TR\BLE UPON 0\R0 CITY1 & DECL>+ ?AT !Y W\LD BE MADE EXAMPLES (1 ?AT !Y \<T TO BE HUNG & ! LIKE4 

,! POLICE W]E UNSPEAKABLY BRUTAL1 CLUBB+ & %OOT+2 FACTORY :I/LES BLEW1 BUT FEW RESPOND$4 

,I WAS *AIRMAN ( ! ,WOM5'S ,ORGANIZATION ,COMMITTEE & KN[ P]SONALLY H[ ?AT GREAT /RIKE SPREAD4 ,I HAVE NEV] SE5 SU* SOLID>ITY4 

,RE/1 COMRADES1 RE/4 ,ALL ! TOMORR[S >E Y\RS6 

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