▁industry . ▁ ▁T UE L ▁also ▁interven ed ▁in ▁the ▁internal ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁of ▁America , ▁where ▁Alexander ▁How at ▁was ▁leading ▁a ▁revol t ▁of ▁min ers ▁from ▁Kansas , ▁Illinois , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁against ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁John ▁L . ▁Lewis . ▁Lewis ▁respond ed ▁by ▁e ject ing ▁all ▁those ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁from ▁the ▁union ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Far mer - L abor ▁Party ▁ ▁F oster ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁John ▁Fitz pat rick ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor . ▁Those ▁relations ▁were ▁stra ined ▁to ▁the ▁breaking ▁point ▁by ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁pack ▁the ▁convention ▁that ▁Fitz pat rick ▁had ▁called ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁Far mer - L abor ▁Party . ▁ ▁Fitz pat rick ' s ▁project ▁presented ▁F oster ▁with ▁a ▁par ado x : ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁think ▁that ▁elect oral ▁politics ▁had ▁much ▁potential ▁for ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁workers , ▁much ▁less ▁revolution ary ▁goals , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁even ▁less ▁regard ▁for ▁progress ive ▁reform ists ▁such ▁as ▁Robert ▁La ▁Fol lette , ▁Sr .. ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁he ▁was ▁attacked ▁from ▁the ▁left ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁his ▁relations ▁with ▁Fitz pat rick ▁and ▁the ▁C FL , ▁which ▁were ▁den ounced ▁as ▁too ▁conserv ative . ▁Even ▁so , ▁John ▁Pe pper , ▁the ▁Com intern ' s ▁representative ▁in