MIA: History: USA: Publications: The People/The Worker
The People & The Worker
[1899 – 1908]
Introduction
In July 1899 the Socialist Labor Party of America was split in two when dissidents opposed to the trade union tactics, journalistic machinations, and internal regime of the party administration attempted their removal through the semiannual meeting of the General Committee of Section New York. These opponents, who included Manhattan lawyers Henry Slobodin and Morris Hillquit, trade unionists, and journalists surrounding the daily New Yorker Volkszeitung, ultimately failed in their effort to remove powerful party editors Daniel DeLeon and Hugo Vogt, National Secretary Henry Kuhn, and their cothinkers on the National Executive Committee of the SLP.
A parallel organization emerged with the dissidents (pejoratively referred to as "Kangaroos" by the DeLeon faction) establishing their own edition of the SLP's official organ, The People, which made use of an identical banner, format, and numbering system to the rival regular edition. Over time this dissident SLP organization rebranded itself as the Social Democratic Party, establishing headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts, with a view to rapid merger with a party by the same name based in Chicago. Together these two Social Democratic Parties conducted a joint presidential campaign in 1900, working together for a ticket featuring Eugene V. Debs of the Chicago SDP for President and Job Harriman of the Springfield SDP for Vice-President.
Unity of these groups would not take place until the summer of 1901, when the Socialist Party of America (SPA) was formed. During the run up to this unification, the Springfield organization changed the name of its official organ from The People to The Worker, with the publication's numbering system unaltered.
All known issues of this important publication are presented here. It should be noted that many issues of The People from 1900 and 1901 are either lost to the world or remain to be discovered in libraries and archives around the United States. This deficiency is regrettable but unavoidable. The Worker continued its weekly publication schedule through December 1908, when it was discontinued in favor of the New York Call, a daily newspaper launched six months earlier.
Tim Davenport
Corvallis, OR
October 2018The Worker was published by Social Democratic Party in New York City by the Socialistic Co-operative Publishing Association.
1899
[as The People]Vol. 9, No. 19, August 6, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 20, August 13, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 21, August 20, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 22, August 27, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 23, September 3, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 24, September 10, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 25, September 17, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 26, September 24, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 27, October 1, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 28, October 8, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 29, October 15, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 30, October 22, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 31, October 29, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 32, November 5, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 33, November 12, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 34, November 19, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 35, November 26, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 36, December 17, 1899
Vol. 9, No. 37, December 24, 1899
1900
Vol. 9, No. 42, January 14, 1900
Vol. 9, No. 42, January 28, 1900
1901
[as The Worker]Vol. 11, No. 4, April 28, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 11, June 16, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 12, June 23, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 13, June 30, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 15, July 14, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 16, July 21, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 17, July 28, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 18, August 4, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 19, August 11, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 20, August 18, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 21, August 25, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 22, September 1, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 23, September 8, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 24, September 15, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 25, September 22, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 26, September 29, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 27, October 6, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 28, October 13, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 29, October 20, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 30, October 27, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 31, November 3, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 32, November 10, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 33, November 17, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 34, November 27, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 35, December 1, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 36, December 8, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 37, December 15, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 38, December 22, 1901
Vol. 11, No. 39, December 29, 1901
1902
Vol. 11, No. 40, January 5, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 41, January 12, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 42, January 19, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 43, January 26, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 44, February 2, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 45, February 9, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 46, February 16, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 47, February 23, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 48, March 2, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 49, March 9, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 50, March 26, 1902
Vol. 11, No. 51, March 23, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 2, April 13, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 3, April 20, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 4, April 27, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 11, June 15, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 12, June 22, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 13, June 29, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 15, July 13, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 17, July 27, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 18, August 3, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 19, August 10, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 20, August 17, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 21, August 24, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 22, August 31, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 23, September 7, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 24, September 14, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 25, September 21, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 26, September 28, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 27, October 5, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 28, October 12, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 29, October 19, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 30, October 26, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 31, November 2, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 32, November 9, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 33, November 16, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 34, November 23, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 35, November 30, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 36, December 7, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 37, December 14, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 38, December 21, 1902
Vol. 12, No. 39, December 28, 1902
1903
Vol. 12, No. 40, January 4, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 41, January 11, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 42, January 18, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 43, January 25, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 44, February 1, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 45, February 8, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 46, February 15, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 47, February 22, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 48, March 1, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 49, March 8, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 50, March 15, 1903
Vol. 12, No. 51, March 22, 1903
Vol. 12, No.52, March 29, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 2, April 12, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 3, April 19, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 4, April 26, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 11, June 14, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 12, June 21, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 13, June 28, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 15, July 12, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 16, July 19, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 17, July 26, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 18, August 2, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 19, August 9, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 20, August 16, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 21, August 23, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 22, August 30, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 23, September 6, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 24, September 13, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 25, September 20, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 26, September 27, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 27, October 4, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 28, October 11, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 29, October 18, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 30, October 25, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 31, November 1, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 32, November 8, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 33, November 15, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 34, November 22, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 35, November 29, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 36, December 6, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 37, December 13, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 38, December 20, 1903
Vol. 13, No. 39, December 27, 1903
1904
Vol. 13, No. 40, January 3, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 41, January 10, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 42, January 17, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 43, January 24, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 44, January 31, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 45, February 7, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 46, February 14, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 47, February 21, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 48, February 28, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 49, March 6, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 50, March 23, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 51, March 20, 1904
Vol. 13, No. 52, March 27, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 2, April 10, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 3, April 17, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 4, April 27, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 11, June 12, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 12, June 19, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 13, June 26, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 15, July 10, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 16, July 17, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 17, July 24, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 18, July 31, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 19, August 7, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 20, August 14, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 21, August 21, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 22, August 28, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 23, September 4, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 24, September 11, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 25, September 18, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 26, September 25, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 27, October 2, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 28, October 9, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 29, October 16, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 30, October 23, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 31, October 30, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 32, November 6, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 33, November 13, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 34, November 20, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 35, November 27, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 36, December 4, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 37, December 11, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 38, December 18, 1904
Vol. 14, No. 39, December 25, 1904
1905
Vol. 14, No. 40, January 1, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 41, January 8, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 42, January 15, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 43, January 22, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 44, January 29, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 45, February 5, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 46, February 12, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 47, February 19, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 48, February 26, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 49, March 5, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 50, March 12, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 51, March 19, 1905
Vol. 14, No. 52, March 26, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 3, April 15, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 4, April 22, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 5, April 29, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 11, June 10, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 12, June 17, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 13, June 24, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 16, July 15, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 17, July 22, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 18, July 29, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 19, August 5, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 20, August 12, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 21, August 19, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 22, August 26, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 23, September 2, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 24, September 9, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 25, September 16, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 26, September 23, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 27, September 30, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 28, October 7, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 29, October 14, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 30, October 21, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 31, October 28, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 32, November 4, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 33, November 11, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 34, November 18, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 35, November 25, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 36, December 2, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 37, December 9, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 38, December 16, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 39, December 23, 1905
Vol. 15, No. 40, December 30, 1905
1906
Vol. 15, No. 41, January 6, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 42, January 13, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 43, January 20, 1906
Bloody Sunday Speech, Morris Hilquit
Vol. 15, No. 44, January 27, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 45, February 3, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 46, February 10, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 47, February 17, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 48, February 24, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 49, March 3, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 50, March 10, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 51, March 17, 1906
Vol. 15, No. 52, March 24, 1906
Vo. 15, No. 53, March 31, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 2, April 14, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 3, April 21, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 4, April 28, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 11, June 16, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 12, June 23, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 13, June 30, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 15, July 14, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 16, July 21, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 17, July 28, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 18, August 4, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 19, August 11, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 20, August 18, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 21, August 25, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 22, September 1, 1906
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Vol. 16, No. 26, September 29, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 27, October 6, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 28, October 13, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 29, October 20, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 30, October 28, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 31, November 3, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 32, November 10, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 33, November 17, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 34, November 24, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 35, December 1, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 36, December 8, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 37, December 15, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 38, December 22, 1906
Vol. 16, No. 39, December 29, 1906
1907
Vol. 16, No. 40, January 5, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 41, January 12, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 42, January 19, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 43, January26, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 44, February 2, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 45, February 9, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 46, February 16, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 47, February 23, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 48, March 2, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 49, March 9, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 50, March 16, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 51, March 23, 1907
Vol. 16, No. 52, March 30, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 2, April 13, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 3, April 20, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 4, April 27, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 11, June 15, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 12, June 22, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 13, June 29, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 15, July 13, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 16, July 20, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 17, July 27, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 18, August 3, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 19, August 10, 1907
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Vol. 17, No. 21, August 24, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 22, August 31, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 23, September 7, 1907
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Vol. 17, No. 25, September 21, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 26, September 28, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 27, September 5, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 28, October 12, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 29, October 19, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 30, October 26, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 31, November 2, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 32, November 9, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 33, November 16, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 34, November 23, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 35, November 30, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 36, December 7, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 37, December 14, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 38, December 21, 1907
Vol. 17, No. 39, December 28, 1907
1908
Vol. 17, No. 40, January 4, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 41, January 11, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 42, January 18, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 43, January 25, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 44, February 1, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 45, February 8, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 46, February 15, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 47, February 22, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 48, February 29, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 49, March 7, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 50, March 14, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 51, March 21, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 52, March 28, 1908
Vol. 17, No. 53, March 28, 1908
[as The New York Socialist]
Vol. 18, No. 2, April 11, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 3, April 18, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 4, April 25, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 11, June 13, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 12, June 20, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 12, June 20, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 13, June 27, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 15, July 11, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 16, July 18, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 17, July 25, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 18, August 1, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 19, August 8, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 20, August 15, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 21, August 22, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 22, August 29, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 23, September 5, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 24, September 12, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 25, September 19, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 26, September 26, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 27, October 3, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 28, October 10, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 29, October 17, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 30, October 24, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 31, October 31, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 32, November 7, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 33, November 11, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 34, November 18, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 35, November 25, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 36, December 5, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 37,December 12, 1908
Vol. 18, No. 38, December 19, 1908
Last updated on 29 March 2019