FOSTER WILLIAM Z Letter signed as secretary of the Internati

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FOSTER, WILLIAM Z. Letter signed as secretary of the International Trade Union Educational League. Mimeographed letter signed on letterhead with ITUEL embossed seal; mounted to board, minor soiling, signature fading. Chicago, 6 August 1917

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Bill Foster (1881-1961) was the founder of the Syndicalist League of North America. In this circular letter, he encourages union leaders to distribute his pamphlet "Trade Unionism--The Road to Freedom." Foster went on to lead the Steel Strike of 1919 and later served as chair of the Communist Party USA. He died in Moscow. with--4 books and pamphlets by Foster: The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons. Second printing. New York, 1920 Misleaders of Labor. Np, 1927 Workers, Defend Your Unions! New York, 1947 Wrecking the Union Banks. Chicago, 1927.