CHAPTER XXXII

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THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND NEW LITERARY ACTIVITIES.

Difficulty of securing data for the history of the Labor Movement among Jewish immigrants――John R. Commons’ characterization of a Jewish labor union――A constantly changing army of followers under the same leaders――The movement under the control of the radical press――The leaders as journalists and literary men―― They popularize the press and teach the rudiments of politics―― The voter――The “Heften”――Neo-Hebrew periodicals――The Yiddish stylists――The plight of the Hebraists.

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