Agitator (newspaper)

[1] By 1909 he had made his way to the Pacific Northwest, coming into contact with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), a radical syndicalist trade union.

He returned home committed to the idea of working as a member of the unions of the American Federation of Labor and "boring from within" their ranks to radicalize these previously cautious and conservative bodies.

[2] The paper concentrated upon the Free speech fights and strikes conducted by the IWW, and was sharply critical of the measured electoral strategy of the Socialist Party of America (SPA).

[2] In addition to purely political topics, the paper gave space to more avant-garde social ideas not generally part of the discourse of radical newspapers of the day, including coverage of feminist issues and the culture of nudism.

[2] In 1913 Foster joined forces with Fox, changing the name of The Agitator to The Syndicalist and moving the editorial office of the publication away from the Home colony to the town of Lakebay, Washington.