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About carrite

Independent scholar from Corvallis, Oregon with a strong interest in early 20th century political history.

(19-09) The IWW Split of 1906

Posted on April 6, 2019 by carrite

Daniel DeLeon was largely responsible for the 1906 split of the Industrial Workers of the World, a division which resulted in two parallel organizations spending money they could not afford on doubled up salaries, offices, and newspapers. Let us be … Continue reading →

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Debs and the Haywood-Moyer Affair of 1906 (19-08)

Posted on March 30, 2019 by carrite

I don’t know if I’ve ever really explained the purpose of this blog. It probably seems like a huge amount of work — all to produce a huge pile of words to sit mostly unread in a cul de … Continue reading →

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Impressions of the Founding Convention of the IWW (19-07)

Posted on March 23, 2019 by carrite

Before we get to the 1906 attempt to decapitate the leadership of the Western Federation of Miners (and thus the Industrial Workers of the World), I need to roll back the clock to the founding convention of the organization in … Continue reading →

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Debs and Berger Part Ways (19-06)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by carrite

Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) was one of the most important figures in the history of the Socialist Party of America — and one of the least appreciated. A college-educated Austrian Jew, Berger emigrated to the United States with his family … Continue reading →

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Debs on the Road in 1905 (19-05)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by carrite

I was planning on writing this week about the Berger Affair of 1904-05, an interesting albeit arcane bit of Socialist Party history, or maybe about the founding convention of the IWW. However, as luck would have it — and let … Continue reading →