Syndicalism and Philosophical Realism A Study in the Correlation of Contemporary Social Tendencies Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Syndicalism and Philosophical Realism: A Study in the Correlation of Contemporary Social TendenciesPrevious to 1905, Mr. Cole tells us, trade~ unionism in America had attained great numeri cal strength. It belonged in its main features to what we called above the elementary type. Each trade stood for itself. Its energies were given to the primitive policies of keeping the trade a close preserve, preventing the encroach ments of allied craftsmen, limiting the number Of apprentices, and insisting on entrance fees. Little thought was given to the idea Of united action in a cause common to all the trades. Out Of such mutually independent unions was formed - also in 1886 - the American Federa tion Of Labour, which now Officially represents trade-unionism in America. As a body it still preserves its character. In fact, its critics, the sponsors of the newer unionism, seem to denounce it habitually as being individualistic and aristocratic in temper, and declare that it has on that account no message for the work ing class.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.