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Show Ami-Syndicalism Upheld By a sweeping decision the United 3 States Supreme Court has upheld the 35 Anti-Syndicalism laws or California and Kansas. The decision wipes out 3 the claims of all Radicals and all I political snbversionists that they 8 have the right to operate to the de S struclion of our const i I u t ional forms, j The court holds that the rights of j free press, free speech and free as- 3 sembly do not extend to annihilation-is! annihilation-is! ic processes or use of force of ' making fundamental changes in our ' form of Government or industry. Const it lit ional rights cfinnot bore- ! sorted to fo- processes of (reason or j i;edilion or of crime to promote des- i f I met I v.! cnils. Tlie California law i defines criminal syndicalism as "ary doctrine or precept. advocating , teaching or aiding and abetting the " . cnmimission of crime, snliohico or un-I un-I lawful actg oC force and violence or in n la w fin 1 methods of terrorism iih n iiie.'iiiH of nccomiilishiiv changes In Indunliiiul ownership mid contiml or effecting any iiolitienl eluiiiKO." Any person or orsuniz.-il ion or one beloiifr-I'ing beloiifr-I'ing -to any organization funned to j leach, advocate, aid or abet criminal syndicalism commits felony. The reds, if they 'could Rain the power, would deprive nil hut themselves them-selves of rlchls now commonly enjoy, ed by Americans, and destroy political politi-cal rreedom of all who disaKreo with thorn. The .Supreme Court has upheld fundamental principals of .A merira p r.Jov.-n iiiiitMK and free speech under' majority rule as an essential means'' or its exercise. Hut this does not' mean incendiary minds can stirtl fires with impunity, whether by Hie 'orch of by less direct but even inoro I dangerous means. Tbo law URainslI criminal syndicalium was Intended to' j restrict bolli those who openly ad i oca to and practice (hi- .doctrine of deslinicllon mid lliose who lend ll.Hr tiifluence to such movements. M cflect has served the intent, and t;,,,, jPupremo Ccwirt has set lt seal 0fi I approval upon tho letter of th0 l.lw '! administration and its purpose : vast 'majority r citizens will be wel :h-asrd to recoive assurance that . ;i'W morally and socially correct i"o technically ri);ht and will con I'1 :'nd as a bulwark of rl,:l.t "ous povemment by a p.-aoeabl, People. California can feel well satisfied with its criminal syndicalism ilw l'''n adjudged valid bv the hVh ;'St ,,,,l,rl ' l"- !''1. and Its admin. ilnalion fulfills the Intent, ot tlu lawmakers who framed It. Oth.v '"I"S mi,;l,t do well to copy It |