State v. Workers' Socialist Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendants were indicted by the grand jnry of St. Louis county charged with the crime of teaching and advocating syndicalism, tried in the district court for that county 'before Dancer, J., and a jury and found guilty as charged in. the indictment. From an order denying their motion for a new trial, Workers’ Socialist Publishing Company, A. A. Twonen and Topias Kekkonen appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Defendants were indicted and convicted under chapter 215, p. 311, Laws 1917, known as the criminal syndicalism act. Defendants appeal.
The language of the statute is as follows: “Any person who by word of mouth or writing, advocates or teaches the duty, necessity or propriety of crime, sabotage, violence or other unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial or political ends, or prints, publishes, edits, issues or knowingly circulates, sells, distributes or publicly displays any book, paper, document or written matter in any form, containing or advocating, advising or…
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