The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-28


 shevistic as anything that Lenine or Trotzky ever uttered is proved by the recorded views of the man himself, espe- cialIy those in book with flaming red cover. SYNDICALISM. written by him and Earl C. Ford An outline of Fosters public career and his public utterances, which follows. furnish an interesting side light on much of the unrest of recent months.
 " WILLIAM z. FOSTER, who was the NM leading spirit in the steel strike little more than year ago. is now interested in organization called the "Workers' Educational League" national Journal is to be published and the league will issue shares to be sold to the members, according to the prospectus.
 Foster explains that the purpose of the new organization is to amalgamate all labor forces in order to bring them closer together and thereby to gain greater power. It is his hope to educate members of the trades unions in the principle of a general qualification of the ranks of organized labor.
 Non-revolutionary labor unions, according 50 astounded the members of the United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor. which investigated the steel strike
 
 the labor movement. Division of the work ing classes into various sections, each know ing and caring little about the interests of the others crippIes the fighting power of the workers.
 Foster, who formerly member Of the I. W. w.. became convinced that an avowed ultra-radical movement would be too slow in achieving results, and that the bet pH would for the revoutionists to join the conservative labor hosts and convert them to the doctrines Of the French Syndicalists-"boring from With in," as he termed it. The I. w. w. had drawn some of the most active radicals rom the old labor unions and had stripped the labor movement of its soul
 It was undoubtedly with these ideas in mind that Foster joined the American Fed eration of Labor member Of the car mems union. In June, 1918, at the Amefl- can Federation of Labor convention in St Paul, he presented the resolution calling for the anization of the steel workers, ana was placed the committee. Srortly there- after he opened office in Pittsburg and began organizing the steel workers
 Foster probably took his cue from Tom Mann, the forcible English labor leader. who urged to organize an English I. w. VI, in- sisted that the better policy was to reorgan- ize the old unions Foster advises his fol- lowers to adopt the English method. It was in this way that he believed l. w. w prir
 
 American Federation of Labor
 Born at Taunton. Massachusetts,
 And Began Work When Eleven Foster was born in Taunton, Mass, of English, Irish and Scotch blood His father, he says, was Irishman. He started out to make his living at the age of II, after three years of schooling. Hesmodestly ad- mits that such education as he has-and 1t is not inconsiderable-was acquired in the University of Hard Knocks"
 Federal Judge As chuler of Chicago, United States administrator appointed by the Gov ernment to arb;trate labor differences in cer- tain of the packing industries. before whom Foster appeared representative of pack ing house employees, said that Fosters man. ner of presentation and his occa sional apt literary references led him to inquire o1 others as to his early advantages. He leerned with some wonder that they were absolutely nil, with the very reverse of ad vaptages. Foster himself told the Senate Committee Investigating the steel strike:
 'I am who raised in the slums have had a hard experience in life. I havt probably seen some of the worst sides of it and have knocked around in the industries and have seen many things that did no agree with in the industries"
 Foster is 40 years old, of medium neigh and build and of fair complexion At frs blush there is nothing striking about hin either in appearance personality. He i in manner shrinking rather than assertive He has worked at various trades and call ings As married man, he claimed exemp ton from the draft.
 "Yours for the Revolution"
 Signature Used in Solidarity.
 His first appearance a radical i 1910 as a reporter for the Seattle Socidiis Call. From this he developed into soa box orator and general agitator. and becon ing member of the I. w. w, which was the time the rendezvous of so many Wester radicals. In 1911 he visited France, Gel many and Hungary as a correspondent Solddrity, then official organ of the I. V w., publ;she at Newcastle. Pa. He signe some of his articles Yours for the Revolt ton, w. '. Eos .''
 IF one of his later letters to Soliddrit under date of November 4, 1914, signed activities.
 ''I am satisfied from my observation" wrote. that the only way for the l. ". to have the workers adopt and practise il principles of revolutionary unionisn-whiG take is its mission-is to give up u attempt to create a labor movemer turn itself into propaganda league get in the organized labor movement and by bull ing up better fighting machines within u old unions than those possessed by our r actionary enemies, revolutioni the sr unions. even French syndicalist fe ---I&&s1--v-----.