 Friction arose from Henson's belief that strikes were morally wrong because of the harm they did to other working people, and he had, in Grimley's words, "a violent, almost obsessional", dislike of trade unions.His early concern for the welfare of the poor remained unchanged, but he regarded socialism and trade unionism as negations of individuality.For the same reason he was against state provision of social welfare, though a strong advocate of voluntary spending on it.