Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-03
10 Prevent Interference with
Trains Crossing State Lines.
But Still the Boycott Is On and But
Few Wheels Turning.
All Travel Stopped. No Freight Handled and
the Strike Spreading.

prayed for by the railroads.. 1t is double
header ard applies to the interference of
all trains crossing state lines that come un-
der the operations of the interstate COM
merce act. Under the jurisdiction of Judge
Woods it can be put into operation through
out Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Five
hundred copies of the injunction have been
made and viii be served on Debs, Howard
and the directors of the American Railway
Union at once.
The order win prove averitable drag-net,
completely covering any demonstration of
violence or interference whatever with
trains on the grounds that such interference
will be l.indrance of the United States
mails and violation of the privileges granted
railroads under the interstate commerce
laws. Every road entering the city and af-
fecsed by the strike, to the total of %, is
specifically named, and the employees there
of specifically enjoined.
The general managers of railroads pro.
fess to believe that the injunction will
prove worthy of the designation given it by
one of the judges: "a gatling gun on
paper" Even personal service is not abso-
lutely necessary to its legal enforcement.
According to law, as expounded by Dis
tilCl httOtht1 Mlltullot, tOhiSIity luS Pupli-
cation of the decree in widely circulated
paper its posting in public place where it
is certain to be read and It's contents dis
seminated, or the formal reading to a DEM
onstrative crowd by deputy marshal, may
be ruled upon as constituting sufficient ser
vice to place those guilty of breach of its
provisions under the ban of the law.
Under this Interpretation thousands of
strikers might be arrested day after day, be
arraigaed and summarily dealt with for
contempt of court. This, it is reported, is
the policy it is intended to pursue. If it is
carried out there will be no need, so it is
believed, for the employment of the state
militia or federal troops.
A goodly force of deputy marshals armed
with power to make arbitrary arrests and the
knowledge on the part of the strikers that,
once within the clutches of the law, per-
emptory sentence to prison for contempt
instead of preliminary hearing, bail and
trial months hence, when the echoes of the
strike have died away, will be their portion,
should, so reason the railways managers,
create such a combination of circumstan-
ces, as to induce the strikers to pause and
reason before proceeding further in their
present course.
The strikers reason differently. The
general sentiment is that the far-reaching
and drag-net character of the injunction
will tend toward defeating the very end to
which it is directed. Instead of inducing
men to return to work as it was con-
tended, it will result in driving
out thousands of members of rail
road organizations not affiliated
with the union nor apparently in
sympathy with the present operations,
simply because these men would not tol-
crate the cracking over the shoulders of
their fellows of the government whip
which, some day or other, under similar
circumstances, might be used as lash for
their own shoulders.
The opinion is confidently expressed by
the strikers that the engineers and firemen
of every road that attempts to resume oper
ations by virtue of the injunction, would
Immediately leave their posts. 1t was also
asserted that it needed simply the formal re-
quest of the officers of the union TO bring out
every man, woman, child in Chicago identi
fed with organized labor. Such 8 step
could not result otherwise than In a speedy
and absolute victory for the labor element
Such stu alton and such an ending the
leaders of the strike prognosticate for the
next "a hours.
At meeting of the general managers of
the various roads running into Chicago,
this morning, they endeavored, to put the
best possible phase on the situation. In the
case of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
the general manager reported that all the
switchmen struck, yesterday, but on the
whole the situation was good and passenger
trains were running on time. Officials of
the road admitted that they were handling
no freight The Grand Trunk admits that
it is not able to raise the blockade at Battle
Creek. but asserts that it shortly intends to
move trains. No freight is being moved on
this line.
A statement from the Chicago & Alton
says that passenger trains between Chicago
and St. Louis, yesterday and last right,
went through about on time, with Pullman
cars attached. 1t declares that passenger
trains between St. Louis and Kansas City
are strictly on time. Urited States Marshal
Shelby and force of deputies put the
trains which had been delayed at Slater in
mention last night. No freight is being
moved. 1t is probably that all the conduc-
tors, brakemen, engineers and iremen VIII
strike within the next two days.
From the Pan Handle information was
given out by the general managers that the
road is in much better shape than hereto
fore. Better police protection is being
given the new men.
1t is given out from the Lake Shore head
quarters that there has been no interference
and interruption with the business of the
road. Both passenger and freight trains
are moving on time. The joint switching
crew at Van Buren street has gone out, but
the places are filled by new men.
At Lansing, ON the Illinois and Indiana
state line, on the Pan Handle, hotel people
and restaurants absolutely refuse to fur
pish food to deputy United States m arshals.
The Pan Handle has sent force of men to
Lansing to fit up a hotel for headquarters
of the marshals and also cent a carload of
provisions. I
The Wisconsin Central reports indicate
that business is heing done in both passen-
ger and freight departments. The Chicago &
Northern Pacific excursion train was stoned
on Jefferson street, and an order has gone
forth for the abandonment of all night