The microbe of unionism. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a Labor Agitator sitting in the center with strings attached to marionettes or puppets from all walks of life and social classes; the vignettes around the central figure show these puppets in actual life situations as union leaders and labor agitators. Depicted are a Walking Delegate who is willin' ter arbitrate with a school principal on behalf of his son, and The Progressive Prisoner, a Labor Agitator, an Infant Class Agitator, and Madame President of the Marriageable Women's Union, as well as The District President of the Cook Ladies' Union, also school-ground bullies who prevent children from getting an education. Date 1903 January 14. The microbe of unionism. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a Labor Agitator sitting in the center with strings attached to marionettes or puppets from all walks of life and social classes; the vignettes around the central figure show these puppets in actual life situations as union leaders and labor agitators. Depicted are a Walking Delegate who is willin' ter arbitrate with a school principal on behalf of his son, and The Progressive Prisoner, a Labor Agitator, an Infant Class Agitator, and Madame President of the Marriageable Women's Union, as well as The District President of the Cook Ladies' Union, also school-ground bullies who prevent children from getting an education. Date 1903 January 14.