You must understand that Western City is the home of the "open shop;" the poor devils who went on strike were locked out of the factories, and slugged off the streets; their organizations were betrayed by spies, and their policies dedeviled by provocateurs.
"They Call Me Carpenter"
Upton Sinclair
That a hundred of Germany's spies and agents-provocateurs were busy I realized from the many messages by telephone and telegraph passing between Berlin and Dresden, and I felt certain that the ruin of poor Princess Luisa was nigh.
"The Secrets of Potsdam"
William Le Queux
Would you like to meet the secret agents and provocateurs of "Big Business," to know what they look like, how they talk and what they are doing to make the world safe for democracy?
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair