"Continued and menacing lawlessness marked the progress yesterday of Dictator Debs and those who obey his orders in their efforts at coercing the railroads of the country into obeying the mandates of the American Railway Union....At Blue Island,anarchy reigned.The Mayor and police force of that town could do nothing to repress the riotous strikers and they did their own sweet will...." Who,according to this 1894 Chicago Tribune article,practiced "continued and menacing lawlessness"?
A) Railroad bosses
B) Union strikers
C) The police who suppressed the strike
D) Newly arrived immigrant workers

Question

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The article describes the "continued and menacing lawlessness" of those who were attempting to coerce the railroads into obeying the American Railway Union. This suggests that the group in question is the striking union workers, who were likely engaging in illegal and violent activities to achieve their goals.

"Continued and Menacing Lawlessness Marked the Progress Yesterday of Dictator