▁The ▁CP ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁still ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁revolution ▁was ▁imp ending ; ▁its ▁suggested ▁s log an ▁during ▁the ▁steel ▁strike ▁was ▁" Make ▁the ▁strike ▁general ▁and ▁se ize ▁state ▁power !" ▁ ▁F oster ▁was ▁brought ▁closer ▁within ▁the ▁party ' s ▁orbit , ▁however , ▁after ▁Earl ▁Brow der ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁conference ▁of ▁the ▁Pro fin tern , ▁the ▁Red ▁International ▁of ▁Labor ▁Un ions , ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Pro fin tern ' s ▁agent ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ; ▁the ▁T UE L ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Pro fin tern ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁F oster ▁joined ▁the ▁CP USA ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Edu c ational ▁League ▁ ▁The ▁T UE L , ▁like ▁the ▁IT UE L ▁and ▁SL NA ▁before ▁it , ▁sought ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁left ▁activ ists ▁within ▁the ▁established ▁un ions ▁and ▁un ite ▁those ▁already ▁there ▁around ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁industrial ▁union ism , ▁and ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁milit ant ▁struggle ▁for ▁workers ' ▁rights . ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁F oster ' s ▁T UE L ▁purs ued ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁its ▁own , ▁not ▁attempting ▁to ▁line ▁up ▁its ▁policies ▁with ▁Com intern ▁or ▁Pro fin tern ▁direct ives ▁or ▁taking ▁direction ▁from ▁the ▁CP USA . ▁When ▁party ▁leaders ▁compla ined , ▁the ▁Pro