Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-07-05
STOPPED BY THE LAW
Injunction Against Strik-
ing Railroaders.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The striking railway
employees within the jurisdiction of the
United States court for this circuit, and
which includes Illinois and the greater
portions of Indiana and Wisconsin, were
confronted last night by the strong arm of
the law in the shape of the most sweeping
injunction that has ever been issued from
federal court under similar conditions.
Compared with it, according to the views
expressed by corporation attorneys of long
experience, the now celebrated injunctions
OF Judges Jenkins and Dundy were but
mere verbiage.
All last night United States District
Attorney Milchrist, in accordance with in
structions from Washington, was hastily
engaged in preparing a bill covering the
entire situation, and when completed it
covered no less than 40 pages of typewrit-
ten legal cap.
Immediately upon their arrival in this
city Judges Wood and Grosscup repaired
to the government building and the bill
was submitted for their considerations IN
the meantime Edwin Walker, who cn
Sunday had been commissioned bv Att ~
ney General Olney as special counsel for
the government, had also reached town,
and was also on hand to take part in the
conference When the bill had been
roughly reviewed he raised the grounds of
violation of the interstate commerce act;
whereas, according TO his own views of
the situation, interference with trains car
rying the United States mails should form
salient feature of the complaint. The
judges were inclined to the same view and
so the bill was returned to a lawyer for
amendment When the attorneys again
returned the amended result of their labors
1t proved acceptable and the restraining
order was promptly issued. In part it
reads as follows:
Il, V. Debs, George w. Howard, l.. w.
Rogers and the American Railway union;
Sylvester keliher, Lloyd Hotchkiss, a.
PyZabok, H. Elhne James Hannah, John
Mastebrook, William Smith Edward
ONeil Charles Mailer John Duffy, Will
liam McMullen, Il. Shelby, Fred Ketcham,
John Doyle and all other persons combin-
ing and conspiring with them and all other
persons whomsoeyer are enjoined abso-
lutely to refrain from interfering or stop
ping any of the business of the railroads
in Chicago engaged rs common carriers of
passengers and freight between states. and
from interfering with mail, express or
other trains, whether freight or passenger
engaged in interstate commerce, or de-
stroying the property of any of the rail-
Dads; from entering their grounds for the
purpose of stopping trains or interfering
with property; from compellingl or induc-
ing by threats, persuasion or violence any
of the employees Of said roads, to refuse or
fail to perform any of their duties as en-
ployes OF such road in connection with in
terstate commerce of such railroads, or the
carrying of mails, passengers or freight or
ut 70 md 49,.
dation any of the employees of such roads
engaged in interstate business, or opera
tion of mail trains to leave the service Of
such roads or preventing any persons
from entering the service of such road
The order went on at length in such
wording as to prove a veritable drag net,
completely covering any demonstration Of
violence or interference whatever with
trains, on the grounds that such inter-
ference would be a hindrance of United
States mails and violation of privileges
granted railroads under the interstate
commerce laws. Every road entering the
city and affected by the strike, to total of
%, was specifically named and the en-
ployes thereof specifically enjoined Re-
ferring is the scope of the order, Judge
Grosscup said:
'lt enjoins all strikers, their friends
sympathiZers and those whom they NAV
incite from interfering in any way in the
United States court district of northern
Illinois with the United States mails or
with any interstate commerce traffic,
either passenger or freight. Those arrested
for violation of the order will be brought
before the court and required to show
cause why they should not be punished for
contempt Of court"