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But he noted that they were
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mainly led by the young.
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Older, experienced workmen,
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with family responsibilities,
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he found to be moderate and temperate,
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and not to take part in strikes and social unrest.
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Therefore a high early death rate,
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and poor sanitary conditions,
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were actually politically destabilizing,
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at least in his mind,
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because they led to the
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early death of workmen,