The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15
KANSAS CITY MEN GU
Car Line Under a Contract to Tran
sport Mail Carriers.
ERGO, IT MUST NOT BE INTERPRETED WITH
The Matter Will be Heard Next Saturday. The
Terms Of the Inj JUNCTION Are Ex1aordin'
ariIy Sweeping. Measures Taken
to Enforce Them.
to Enforce Them.
(By the Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo-. May 12.-The Federal
authorities found alleged cause for in
terfering this evening in the strike lnau-
gurated this morning by the Union m
plOyes of the Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company. Judge William {. HOOK.
Of LeavenWOrth, Kansas, sitting IN NAH
sas City. issued from the United states
District Court tonight an injunction tha'
is more absolute and sweeping IN rs
terms than any injunction ever before
secured in this district in a contention be-
tween labor and capital.
The Injunction is made absolute Tor a
! week. the matter being set for a hearing
on Saturday next. and If its restrictions
shall be observed by the strikers the
Metropolitan Company has its fight won;
for the strikers hands are tied for seven
days. and in the meantime the Metropoll-
ton Company can go about the re-orSani-
cation of its disrupted forces.
The injunction is predicated upon the
fact that several Of the persons com
planned against as threatening the inter
cStS Of the company are residents or
other States and the further fact that
the strikers threaten TO prevent the
company from carrying out its confrac.
with The United States Government TO
transport the city mail carriers TO and
from their routes.
The Injunction Restraints the persons
named and all others from in any man
ner. directly or indirectly. stopping or
interfering with the running of ears or
the lines OF the Metropolitan Company.
enjoins them from harrassing. assaulting
or in any manner interfering with any
person who may te in the employ of the
| pnrlnapy aS h, ooaS tC or from his work
or as he is engaged IN the operation OF
4 street ear; enjoinS union men and all
others from picketing or patrolling the
car houses. stopping places, stations,
tracks, or approaches thereto. or lettering
in large numbers in or about any Of the
places named. or making loud or bolster
Gus noises in the vicinity thereof for the
purpose of intimidating or inter fering
with the company's employees.
The injunction even goes further than
his and enjoins any concerted action tc
cause any act or any annoyance which
Will assist in stopping the operation Of
the cars, or interfering in any wise Will
an employe in moving a car which may
carry a mail carrier. or a messenger. OF
upon which a mail carrier or a mes
Senger may wish 10 ride.
In addition 10 the police and the dep
uty county marshals sworn in today. Z
force CT United States marshais viii be
on hand 10 interfere in case the %injunc-
ton is ignored and there is every possi-
bility that the strikers Will not desist il
their efforts 10 bring out the men who
have so far failed to join them.
The strike was ordered early today
On all the street car lines II the Metro
politan Railway Company. About five
hundred of the fifteen hundred conduc
tors. motormen, and gripmen OF this
city and Kansas City. Kansas. responded
Up TO a late hour tonight there had Dher
no disturbance at any point and In.
ompany was maintaining a fairly eff
ricnt service.