In the Kangaroo Court of the State of Lumberlust: A One-Act Burlesque

Seattle, WA: Seattle Prison Comfort Club, 1920. First edition. Paperback. Very Good -. 32pp. Duodecimo [18.5cm]. Saddle stitch, illustrated wraps. Milding soiling, particularly to front wrap. Spine is a bit rubbed. Small creases scattered across wraps. There are a few dog eared pages. A humorous, satirical play by Walker C. Smith exploring the attempts by the state and federal government to repress the I.W.W. by threat of imprisonment. In addition to the federal Espionage and Sedition Acts, WA passed a state law in 1919 against "criminal syndicalism." Scarce.