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, a small

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party, also founded in 1911, who were supporters of the

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. It published a paper called the ''Red Flag.'' In March 1921 the Young Socialist League merged with a section of the Young Labour League to form the Young Workers' League, a forerunner of the

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Members

Several of the so-called

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, including

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, Isaac Rosenberg, Joseph Leftwich, Samuel Winsten, Lazarus Aaronson and

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were among the members of the League.

References

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