Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Smith akaberekerwa muOldham uye aishanda munharaunda yeEngland inogadzira machira yeLancashire. Mugadziri wesimbi ane unyanzvi, aiva chikamu cheShop Stewards Movement iyo yaipikisa kugadzirwa kwezvombo zveHondo Yenyika Yokutanga. Achirwisana nehondo, akaenda kujeri nokuda kwokuramba kunyorwa pasinei zvapo nokusunungurwa kwavarume vane unyanzvi hwake hwokurwa. Pashure pokupinda muchirongwa chakarasika
1926 kurova kukuru, Smith nomudzimai wake Dora vakatamira kuCanada mugore rimwe chetero. Muna 1928, vakatamirazve kuUnited States, vachigara muDetroit.