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“...slavery upon the workers, because of that
relationship. It is necessary to show the futility of the boring
from within policy in an organization started in many cases
by the bosses themselves, as was the case with many a local
of the Brewery Workers; or the identity of fancied as well as
real immediate material interest with the small manufacturer
against the large companies, as in the case of the Cigar Mak-
ers. Besides these factors, the material interest of labor lead-
ers whose numbers were legion must be understood.
Only by having a clear insight into all this, is it to be made
plain that to bore from within under such conditions was like
playing against loaded dice. Only by knowing how many soft
jobs were made insecure, and the immediate material interest
of numerous and varied groups affected can it be understood
why the S. T. and L. A. met such fierce resistance and brought
about within the Socialist Labor Party itself such a furious
storm of opposition against De Leon and De Leonism...”
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