Show 11 II W Z foster Is now most notorious red IVil william linin Z poster foster charged etli violation of the michigan law against criminal syndicalism Is just now the most notorious red ked in america tho em jury at st joseph mich stood 0 to g Z 0 for 28 ballots poster foster was the abo first to face trial T of the thirty two roon men and women arrested ns as a result of the rold raid on the convention of the communist party of america held in the lonely dune country near st joseph last august 0 the trial was the first test of the x A Ille michigan bigan law against criminal syndicalism passed during the war the act makes it a felony punishable by ten years imprisonment and up to fine to advocate sabotage crime terrorism or other means of force and violence as a method of accomplishing political or industrial reform foster of course regards the disagreement of the jury as a victory others say that tho the trial has served its purpose in that it has brought out clearly before the public the theory and the reds bleds in this chis country for instance matthew of chicago vice president of the american federation of labor regards with a cold eye the hero whom chicago radicals greeted at a upon his triumphant return from st joseph I 1 |