Question

this is an excerpt from a speech given by eugene v. debs at the grand central palace in new york city in 1908. the working class who produce all wealth, who have fought all the battles, who have made all the sacrifices, who have sown and reaped and set the electric currents in motion, dug the coal and operated the mills and the factories, who, in short, have performed all the useful and necessary work, and what is its reward? it is robbed, degraded, and enslaved, and the shackles it wears are polished with the sweat of its own brow. what was a significant concern of labor unions in the late 19th century based on the situation described by eugene debs in this excerpt? too much government regulation labor shortages in manufacturing high taxes for transportation corporations unfair wages for industrial workers

Explanation:

The excerpt describes the working - class producing wealth but being robbed, degraded, and enslaved. This implies unfair treatment in terms of rewards for their labor. Labor unions in the late 19th century were concerned with fair wages for industrial workers. The other options are not related to the described situation of the working - class being exploited.

Answer:

unfair wages for industrial workers