▁of ▁Railway ▁Car men ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁synd ical ist ▁campaign , ▁this ▁time ▁through ▁the ▁International ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Edu c ational ▁League , ▁while ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁organ izer ▁for ▁the ▁A FL ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁His ▁synd ical ism ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁drop ▁any ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁union ▁leaders ; ▁in ▁his ▁eyes , ▁organ izing ▁workers ▁was ▁a ▁step ▁toward ▁dis m ant ling ▁capital ism . ▁The ▁IT UE L ▁did ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁seek ▁to ▁take ▁power ▁in ▁those ▁organizations ▁in ▁which ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁active , ▁as ▁to ▁ste er ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁progress ive ▁direction . ▁ ▁F oster ▁also ▁temper ed ▁his ▁politics ▁at ▁this ▁time : ▁he ▁not ▁only ▁did ▁not ▁public ly ▁opp ose ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁war , ▁as ▁Eug ene ▁V . ▁Deb s , ▁Victor ▁Ber ger ▁and ▁figures ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁I W W ▁had ▁done , ▁but ▁helped ▁sell ▁war ▁b onds ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁F oster ▁also ▁remained ▁quiet ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁arrested ▁hundreds ▁of ▁I W W ▁activ ists , ▁conv ict ing ▁them ▁en ▁mas se ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁F oster ▁did ▁not , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁become ▁wh olly ▁ap olit ical . ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor ▁( CF L ), ▁head ed ▁by ▁John ▁Fitz pat rick , ▁was ▁a