Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-25
Judge Irwin Holds the I.W.W
to be a Revolutionary
Society
CANNOT USE FINN HALL
Decision of Court in Finn
Hall Case Establishes
Status Of Agitators

JGdge Irwin in the superior court
al Nontesano Yesterday, in ruling
on the application OF the Finnish So
cialist club of Aberdeen for an in
junction against Mayor Parks ana
Chief of Police Tempiemau OF that
city to restrain them from closins
the Finnish hall OF Aberdeen. hell
in effect that the I. " W. is revolu-
tiOnary organization and denied il the
use Of the hall. He. however, agreed
to the opening OF the place provided
the socialists would not permit its
use by the |. w. w His decision in
full follows:
Gentlemen, the courts are always
cautious about interfering with po-
lice power and police officers in do.
ias what they consider discharge
Of their duty in the maintenance Of
peace and order in the city in which
tdey have jurisdiction. don't feel
that the facts as shown 10 ME in this
case at this time will justify me
in totally granting a complete in;
junction against the police officers in
keeping that hall closed under the
showing that has been made here.
The doctrine as taught by that So
cte-y known as the Industrial Work
ers of the World as shown by thar
book cant be too strongly condemn
ed; it is in fact anarchistic in IFS
tendency. The owners Of this hall
were socialists and were unfortunate
in allowing that society to get into
it. l don't construe a single doc
triue as put in that book TO the So
cialists, or any principle that the So
calists advocate, but must condemn
to the fullest degree the methods that
are advocated in thai book on the
part of the Industrial Workers OF the
World.
IF you people are satisfied with
the relief an order granting that the
hall shall be opened up for the pur-
pose temporarily until the case is
finally heard, except for the use OF
the Industrial Workers Of the World
or addresses to be made by their agi-
tators. | am willing to 20 that far,
but if you are not satisfied with that
| will not interfere with the case a
all. Every other use that has been
made of this building, unless il
-
mission of nuisance there, which
the witnesses have testified to, |
hardly think the evidence sutticien1
in that regard to justify the keeping
of the hall closed. Every other use
except this use of the Industrial
Workers of the World has been a
lawful and perfectly proper use of
that hall, and l am not granting an
Injunction here against the police
that will result in allowing that So
ciety to hold it's meetings or for its
agitators to make addresses in that
hall
Mr.. Bone: "Will the court grant
the order with the understanding that
the hall is not to be used by the In
dustrial Workers of the World, that
is what understand to be the ruling;
am | correct, your honor
Court. II think I will go to that
extent, gentlemen, and authorize the
police that the first l. w. w. meeting
that is held there or the first address
that is held there by the |, w. w.
apitators. they shall be authorized to
close it. If the socialists are satisfied
with that we will give them that
relief, otherwise l will do nothing
with the case.