| − | Foster was indicted under the [[Smith Act]] in 1948 for [[subversion]], but did not go on trial because of his poor health. He later lost his post in the Communist Party for refusing to condemn the Soviet suppression of the [[Hungarian Revolution]]. | + | In 1948, Foster was indicted under the [[Smith Act of 1940]] for [[subversion]], but did not go on trial due to poor health. He later lost his post in the Communist Party for refusing to condemn the Soviet suppression of the [[Hungarian Revolution]]. |