No common grounds existed between Mother Jones and Mrs. Palmer as they had opposing views on the working and capitalist class.
What did Jones and Palmer believe ?
Mother Jones, representing the working class, believed that the capitalist and working classes could never find a common ground to resolve their conflicts.
She viewed Mrs. Palmer, a member of the capitalist class, as being out of touch with the realities of the working class. Jones highlighted the significant class divide and the injustices inflicted by the capitalist class, challenging Palmer's understanding and approach to these issues.
Mrs. Palmer, on the other hand, seemed to lack a genuine understanding of the class relationship and the depth of the divide, as indicated by her attempt to organize a meeting to find common ground.
The except is:
"Mother Jones respectfully brought attention to Mrs. Palmer that she was not thinking in reality. She realized that the American citizens - the working class and the capitalist class would never come to a common ground and settle any conflicts they had. Jones reminded Palmer of the capitalist class; the class Palmer viewed herself in. The same class that shot and killed innocent people, dragged others out of their beds (including Mother Jones) and threw many into jail for not a single unlawful crime. Those lawless acts were done by the very people who would attend the dinner party at Palmer’s mansion to find common ground with the “working class”. The meeting was misleading because Mrs. Palmer misunderstood the concept."