The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-05-17
THE EU.S.C0URT
BARS STRIKERS
Kansas Federal Judge Issues
Absolute Injunction.
PROTECTS STREET CAR PEOPLE
Striking Workmen Are Forbidden
to Interfere With Running of
Cars In Kansas City.

The federal authorities found alleged
cause for interfering in the strike in
augurated Saturday morning by the
union employees of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company in Kansas
City.
Judge William C. Hook, of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, sitting in Kansas City,
issued from the United States district
circuit court az injunction that is
more absolute and sweeping in its
terms than any ipjunctiop ever before
secured in the district in contention
between labor and capital.
The injunction is made absolute for
a week, the matter being set for
hearing Saturday, the 10Th, and it its
restrictions shall be observed by the
strikers the Metropolitan company has
its fight. wca, for the strikers hands
ere tied for seven days, and ins the
meantime the Metropolitan company
can go about the organization of its
disrupted forces.
The INDUCTION is predicated upon
the fact that several of the persons
complained against as threatening the
interests of the company are residents
of other states, and the further fact
that the strikers threaten to prevent
the compar y from carrying out its con-
tract with the United States govern
ment to transport the city mail carriers
to and from their routes.
Harry Bryan, the national organizer
of the AmaIgamated Association, de-
scribed as resident of Michigan, is
one of the parties enjoined, and the
others named are twenty-five local
leaders of the union, several of whom
are mentioned as residents Of Ohio
and Kansas.
The Injunction restraints the persons
named and all Others from in any
manner, directly or indirectly, stop
ping or interfering with the running
of cars on the lines of the Metropoli-
tan Company; enjoins them from har-
RAISING, assaulting or in any manner
interfering with any person who may
be in the employ of the company as
he goes to or from his work cr as he
is engaged in the operation OF street
car; enioins union men and all others
from picketing or patrolling the car
houses, stopping places, stations,
trscks, or approaches thereto. or lott
ering. in large numbers in or about any
of the places named, or making loud
or boisterous noises in the vicinity
thereof for the purpose of intimidating
or interfering with the company's en-
ployees.
The injunction even goes further
than this and enjoins any concerted
action to cause any act or annoyance
which will assist in stopping the opera
tion of the cars, or interfering in any
wise with an employee in moving car
which may carry mail carrier. or
messenger, or upon which mail car,
rier or messenger may wish to ride.
The restrictions not only apply to
Organize: Harry Bryan and the twenty
two men named, but to all others who
may be acting in concert with them
after the entering of this Injunction.
In addition to the police and the
deputy marshals sworn in, force of
United States marshals will be on hand
to interfere in case the Injunction is
ignored, and there is every probability
the strikers will now desist in their
efforts to bring out the men who have
30 far jailed to join them.
SUNDAY CARS RUNNING.
Every street car line in Kansas City:
Mo-, and Kansas City, Kan, was in
full operation Sunday and no show of
violence was offered by the strikers.
The Injunction of the federal court,
enioiniug the union men from inter-
iering with the running of the cars,
and the added fact that it was Sunday,
combined to have o salutary effect on
the strikers. Early in the day groups
of strikers gathered at the different
power houses and quietly urged the
crews to join the strike. Less than
dozen responded, however, and the
places of these men were promptly
filled.
Railroad officials had applications
from twice as many men as they could
use, and to be sure of no delay placed
half dozen extra crews at the terml-
nus of each line, paying them full
wages, to fill the gap that might be
caused by any recruits to the strikers
ranks.