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 Party. Although it has been in existence only a short time, it has been endorsed by many city central bodies, by twelve state federations of labor, and by two international unions. It has not yet come near capturing the A. F. of L. as a whole, however. Its total vote in the Presidential elections of 1920 was a little more than half that of the Socialist Party, although in localities where it succeeded in establishing itself it registered some striking totals. In the state of Washington, for instance, where the strong and radical labor movement was heartily behind it, its vote was more than half that of the Republicans, and was twice as large as the vote of the Democrats. One of its chief difficulties in the campaign was lack of funds to carry on its organization and publicity work, and such funds will not be available in sufficient quantities unless the great unions can be won over to its support.

In addition to the Socialist and Communist Internationals, there has for some years been an International Federation of Trade Unions, devoting attention to union affairs. The American Federation of Labor has been affiliated with it until 1920, when Samuel Gompers withdrew on the ground that it was "too radical," because it urged direct action to prevent war and blockade against Soviet Russia. Strangely enough, while Gompers attacked it for being too radical, the Third, or Communist