IT was of interest to those who study the psychology of the mass that, until the prosperous but otherwise insignificant James G. Bliss became the object of their attention, the doings and growth of the Frogs were almost unnoticed. There were strong references in some of the country newspapers to the lawless character of the association; one Sunday journal had an amusing article headed
and gave a humorous and quite fanciful extract from its rules and ritual. The average man made casual references:
“I say, have you seen this story about the tramps’ Union—every member a walking delegate?…”
There was a more serious leading article on the growth of trade unionism, in which the Frogs were cited, and although from time to time came accounts of mysterious outrages which had been put to the disc
