ABSTRACT

Churchauthoritiesleftlittletochoosefrominsofarasrevolutionary

masssentimentswereconcerned.NeitherPeguy'sChristiansocial-

ismnorJaures'Statesocialismseemedanappropriatelyradicalre-

sponsetotheworldofindustrialcapitalism.1Somethingincorporat-

ingtheelementsofeach,themystiqueofreligionandtheorganiza-

tionalforceofgovernment,wasneededtogalvanizetheproducers

intoaction.Theanswerwastobefoundinthesyndicats.