 Some of the more radical Finns sometimes disparaged the Astorians for their "fish-captain's" world-view.The Astoria Finnish Socialist Club (ASSK) was established in 1904 as a branch of the Finnish Socialist Federation (SSJ), an organization which would formally affiliate with the Socialist Party of America on January 1, 1907.The organization gave Finnish adherents of socialism a venue through which they could meet with like minded others and, at least as importantly, meet with other Finnish speakers — throughout their history the language federations of the American socialist movement had both political and social aspects.