Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
"A SWEEPING ORDER.
Jadge Caldwell Takes a Hand In the Raj
road Fight.

-Jadge Caldwell Takes a Hand In the Rail-
road Fight.
CHICAGO, June 29.-The following
message was received here last night
by Receiver Wilson, of the Atchison
road, from Judge Caldwell, of the
United States court. Judge Caldwell
is now in Michigan on a pleasure trip
WEQUEToNsING, Mich, June g. 1894
J. w. Reinhart, Boston, Mass; John J. Nc
Cook, Boston, Mass. Joseph 7. Wilson, Chi
cago: Receivers of the Atchison, Topeka s
Santa Fe railroad, Chicago, ILL.,:
The men in employ of the receivers OF the
Atchison railway system must discharge all
their usual duties or quit the service of the re-
ceivers altogether and permit other men to
take their places who will discharge their du-
ties. ALI OF the employees can quit the service
of the company if they desire to do
so, but when they quit they must not interfere
in any manner. with the property or
the operation of the road, men employed to
take their places. Any such interference will
he promptly dealt with a contempt of court
The men who wish to continue in the service Of
the court must discharge all the duties appro-
pFfately and properly belonging to the service.
A refusal to perform any part of these duties
will compel their discharge and the employ
EneHt of other men to take their places
All the powers and authority of the court
will be vigorously exercised to enforce these
reasonable rules. cannot believe the boycott
order was intended to be put in operation on
roads in the custody OF United States courts
8nQ operated Dy receivers those
courts but if such is the case the authors of the
boycott order and the men to whom it is adj
dressed must understand that the court will
net tolerate any interference with the opera
&acn of the road by its receivers from any
cause whatever. The men must understand
that they cannot remain in the service of the
receivers and refuse to perform any duty per-
tanning to that service.
They must make their selection, whether
they will take their order as to the cars to b.
switched and handled from President Debs or
the court. II they elect to obey the orders of
she former, they may do So but in that event
they must understand distinctly that they are
no longer in the service of the court for any
purpose and that other men will be employed
TO take their places permanently, who will be
guarded and protected in the discharge of their
duties. When the situation OF your road and
the law applicable to this case is understood,
do not believe there will be any attempt to put
the boycott order in force upon it. Any effort
TO do so will be in direct contempt of the court
and must inevitably result disastrousiy to the
men.
As soon I learn that it is the deliberate
purpose of those ordering the boycott to at
tempt to enforce it against the authority of the
court, will proceed to Topeka and deal with
the matter on the lines indicated in this dis
patch. [Signed.l HENRY c. CALDWELL,
United States Circuit Judge.
Judge Caldwell has jurisdiction over
such portions of the Northern Pacific
as are in Minnesota and the Dakotas,
and over portions of the Union Pacific
as well.