▁in ▁the ▁Popular ▁Front ▁era ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁what ▁F oster ▁had ▁advoc ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁strength ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁T UE L ▁era ▁— ▁gar ment , ▁rail ro ads , ▁and ▁min ing ▁— ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁mass ▁production ▁indust ries ▁with ▁little ▁history ▁of ▁union ▁organization ▁— ▁autom obile ▁and ▁elect rical ▁manufact uring , ▁meat pack ing , ▁long sh ore ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast , ▁mar itime ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast , ▁hard ▁rock ▁min ing ▁and ▁l umber ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁public ▁trans it ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁the ▁Party ▁began ▁building ▁a ▁small - scale ▁person ality ▁cult ▁around ▁Brow der ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁and , ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁administration ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁F oster ▁was ▁critical . ▁F oster ▁became ▁the ▁" loy al ▁opposition " ▁to ▁Brow der ▁within ▁the ▁CP USA ▁while ▁remaining ▁an ▁un wa ver ing ▁supp orter ▁of ▁St alin . ▁ ▁Brow der ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁due ▁to ▁having ▁attempted ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁CP USA ▁as ▁a ▁party . ▁F oster ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vocal ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁of ▁Brow der ' s ▁dec isions ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁CP