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When it is aroused, if, for instance, trains do not run, or coal is not mined, the public begins to have interest in the position, to call for action.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “When it is aroused, if, for instance, trains do not run, or coal is not mined, the public begins to have interest in the…”
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Laski notes that public interest in labor issues arises when their daily lives are disrupted.
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