The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-05
THE CRIME OF sYNDICALIsM

Y
One of the most important laws
placed upon our statute books by the
late legislature does not appear to
have received the attention to which
it is entitled Reference is had to the
enactment into law of the bill intro
duced into the senate by Col. w. S.
Walker, the civil war veteran who rep
resented Boundary county, entitled,
IAN Act Defining the Crime of Syndi-
calism and Prescribing Punishment"
The dictionary says Syndicalism is
"The theory or practice of trade-union
action that aims to abolish the pres
ent political and social systems by
means of the general strike and di-
rect action" This might, or might
not, come under the inhibitions of this
law, which aims only at a crime,
which it defines and penalties as fol-
lows:
Be it enacted by the legislature Of
the state of Idaho
Section /. Criminal syndicalism is
the OOClIlue WIltH duNOtdlSo NlihANf
sabotage, violence or other unlawful
methods of terrorism as a means of
accomplishing industrial or political
reform. The advocacy of such doc
trine. whether by word of mouth or
writing, is a felony punishable as in
this act otherwise provided.
Section 3 Any person who:
Cd BY word of mouth or writing
advocates or teaches the duty, nee
essity or propriety of crime, sabotage
violence or other unlawful methods
of terrorism as a means of accom-
plishing industrial or political reform
or
CD Prints, publishes, edits. issues
or knowingly circulates, sells, dis
tributes or publicly displays any book
paper, document, or written matter in
any form. containing or advocating
advising or teaching the doctrine that
industrial or political reform should
be brought about by crime, sabotage
violence or other unlawful methods OF
terrorism; or
90 Openly, willfully and delib-
erately justifies, by words of mouth
or writing, the commission or the at
tempt to commit crime, sabotage, vi
olence or other unlawful methods OF
terrorism with intent to exemplify
spread or advocate the prOpriety OF
the doctrines of criminal syndicalism
or
"a Organizes or helps to organize
or becomes a member of, or vOlun-
tarily assemblies with any society
group or assemblage of persons form
ed to teach or advocate the doctrines
of criminal syndicalism;
Is guilty of a felony and punish
able by Imprisonment in the STATE
prison for not more than ten year!
or by a fine of not more than fiv'
thousand dollars, or both. g
Section g. Whenever two or NOR
persons assemble for the purpose o
advocating or teaching the doctrine
of criminal syndicalism as defined il
this Act such an assemblage is un
lawful, and every person voluntarily
participating therein by his presence
aid or instigation is guilty of a felon
and punishable by Imprisonment il
the state prison for not more than tel
wears. or by a fine of not more thai
five thousand dollars, or both.
Section 4. The owner, agent, super
intendent. janitor, caretaker, or occu
pant of any place, building or room
who wilfully and knowingly permit
therein any assemblage of person
prohibited by the provisions of Sec
ton of this Act, or who, after nc
fification that the premises are S
used, permits such use to be con
timed. is guilty of a misdemeanor an
punishable by imprisonment in tn
County jail for not more than on
YEAR or by a fine of not more tina
five hundred dollars, or both.