America has gone through several economic phases, especially when one of the big problems is the working class and the conditions the working class faces. The most rigorous and grueling conditions were introduced in the 1870-1920 era. In that period the composition of the working class changed dramatically, the expectation of work was no longer possible and the working conditions were horrendous. The world of the "working class" changed so dramatically. In the 1870s there was a wave of immigrants coming to the country. They had no skills, spoke broken English (if any) and were willing to work for virtually no pay. These immigrants began to constitute the “new” working class (Hollitz, 105). The work these men did was not easy and was not at all safe. Occupations ranged from laborers to brakemen, from coal miners to iron and steel workers (Hollitz, 28-34). By the 1920s jobs had become more specialized. To be hired, you had to be a skilled worker with experience and an apprenticeship under your belt (Bell, 30). Starting in 1906, women began to take the workforce by storm (Wright, 114). People began building so women could go to work instead of worrying about keeping huge houses clean (Wright, 115). Within thirty years, the average wage rose from ten cents an hour for forced labor on the railroads to fifteen cents an hour for a boy working in a glass factory (Bell, 224). The changes that occurred in fifty years completely revolutionized the archetype of the working-class family. In 1870, a working-class family was poor and could barely afford to feed themselves. In 1920, the working-class family could afford a decent-sized house, a car, and spoil themselves from time to time. a war. Gompers recognized that there was unrest in the working class. There were problems with working hours, safety and benefits. He believed that the government was trying to hide the complaints by starting something bigger, so that the complaints were not the most important things on the hypothetical table. Although Gompers did not fully understand the details of the war, he understood the main idea. He tried to scare listeners by saying that Chinese immigrants would come into our culture and take over. He compared immigrants to slaves, saying they would work for virtually no money. Therefore, lower the wage rate and make it harder to find work. Samuel Gompers conveyed passion and spoke with confidence. He made people believe what he said and scared them into wanting to take action against the war.