Reiman v. Pacific Development Society

This is a civil action of libel. There are three defendants; one of them is alleged to be the publisher, another the printer, and the third the editor of a newspaper published at Astoria, in the Finnish language, entitled “The Toveri.” The complaint avers that this publication has a large circulation in this state among the Finnish people of whom the plaintiff is one. He describes himself as having resided in this state “for many years” and as a “member of the Brotherhood lodge (Veljeysseura) at Astoria, Oregon, a Finnish fraternal organization.” This article, as reproduced in the complaint,…