If you are referring to the cartoon that shows the Standard Oil Company as an octopus, then the message is that Standard Oil Company is a dangerous monopoly that controls the US government.
If you look in the picture, you can see that the octopus (representing Standard Oil Company) has its tentacles wrapped around different federal buildings including the State capitol, Congress, and is soon to be taking control of the White House. This symbolism is trying to show that this company has controll over the federal government and that it cannot be stopped. This author is definitely painting the Standard Oil Company in a negative light.
<span>The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.</span>
<span>Carpetbaggers were Northerners who went south to participate in Reconstruction.</span>
B) attend and participating in fall prevention training.
