The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Conservatives,liberals,radicals of all shades and intensity,are agreed in denouncing the criminal indifference that is shown to the murderous conditions in which men,women,girls and mere children are compelled to earn their bread.The Triangle disaster has revealed an appalling state of affairs that exists though the factory district of New York City,and that presumably exists in varying degrees of badness in other cities.From the standpoint of safety of the workers everything was wrong.And yet it is hard to single out one person or institution and say that there belongs the blame.The proprietors of the Triangle Company were violating no law,and were but following the instincts and practices common among manufacturers in their trade…The ultimate blame must be traced back to…an indifference or unawakened public."
Miriam Finn Scott,"The Factory Girl's Danger," The Outlook,April 15,1911
-A member of which of the following groups would most likely agree with the tone taken in this excerpt?

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The excerpt reflects a critical view of the laissez-faire attitude towards workers' safety and blames the indifference of the public for allowing such conditions to persist. This perspective is most closely associated with the Progressive Party, which aimed to reform social and economic issues during the early 20th century.

The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below