German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
socialist
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active in
Germany
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London
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and the
United States
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He was a member of the board of the '' Arbeiter Zeitung'' and secretary of the Vereingte Tischler New Yorks, a German joiners union based in the city, as well as a founding member of the
International Labor Union
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The ILU was founded by members of the Workingmen's Party of the United States who were upset with the parties turn toward political action after th ...