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3 04 F R A N C I S C A N S T U D IE S f r o m th e E n lig h te n m e n t h a d as g r e a t a n in flu e n c e as th e a u th o rs a ttrib u te to th e m . T h e r e a re a n u m b e r o f s ta te m e n ts o f f a c t w h ic h m ig h t b e c ritic iz e d as in e x a c t, b u t it w o u ld b e c a p tio u s to ta k e e x c e p tio n to th e m in a v o lu m e w h ic h m u s t su rv e y so b ro a d a fie ld . O n e n o ta b le a n d s u r p r is in g o m is s io n is th e a b se n c e o f a ll re fe re n c e to th e h is to ry o f b ig o try in th is c o u n try ; a n d n a tiv is m re c e iv es o n ly o n e in a d e q u a te re fe re n c e . T h is is th e m o re s u r p r is in g in v ie w o f th e fa c t th a t th e a u th o rs se e m to b e e m in e n tly f a ir in th e ir p re s e n ta tio n o f q u e s tio n s a ffe c tin g re lig io n o r n a tio n a lity . T h e sp a c e g iv e n to th e h is to ry o f la b o r u n io n s o f th e p re -C iv il W a r p e rio d c o u ld e a sily h a v e in c lu d e d so m e s ta te m e n t o f th e in te rn a l, a n d a b e tte r s ta te m e n t o f th e e x te rn a l, d iffic u ltie s o f th e u n io n s . T o o m it th is la s t se e m s to o v e re m p h a s iz e th e im p o rta n c e o f th e m o v e m e n t w ith in th is p e rio d . T h e a im s o f th e G ra n g e rs a re v a g u e ly m e n tio n e d in a g e n e ra l su rv e y , b u t th e o r g a n iz a tio n its e lf a n d its w o rk d u r in g th e se v e n tie s is c o m p le te ly o v e rlo o k e d . T h e o d o re R o o se v e lt’s " C o ro lla ry ” to th e M o n ro e D o c tr in e is n o t n e c e ssa rily so le ly im p e ria lis tic ; in v ie w o f th e h is...