The Springfield herald., 1900-05-18
A SWEEPING INJUNCTION.
Federal Judge Forbids Interferonos vita
K~nsas City Street Railways.

Federal Judge Forbids Interferoncs VITA
K~nsas city street Railways.
Kansas City, May 12.-The federal
authorities found alleged cause for in
terfering this evening In the street
car strike inaugurated this morning
by the union employees Of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company.
Judge william G. Hook of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, sitting In Kansas City,
issued from the United States District
Court tonight an Injunction that is
more absolute and sweeping In Its
terms than any injunction ever before
secured in this district In a contention
between labor and capital.
The Injunction is made absolute for
week, the matter being set for q
hearing Saturday next, and II Its re-
strtctions 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 Metropolitan company
can 20 about the reorganization of its
disrupted forces.
The injunction is predicated upon the
fact that several Of the persons com
planned against as threatening the IN
terests OF the company are residents
Of other states, and the further fact
that the strikers threaten to prevent
the company from carrying out Its con
tract with the government to transport
the city mail carriers to and from their
routes.
Harry Bryan. the national organizer
of the Amalgamated Association, de-
scribed as n resident of Michigan, ID
one of the parties enjoined. and the
Il ,t,,-th
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 man
ner, directly or Indirectly, stopping or
interfering with the running of cars
on the lines of the Metropolitan COM
pany, enjoins them from harassing,
assnulting, or in any manner inter-
fering with any person who may be in
the employ Of the company as he goes
to or from his work, or rs he is en-
gagged in the operation of Il street car;
enjolns 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 boisterous
noises in the vicinity thereof for the
purpose of interfering or intlmidating
with the company's employees.
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 employe in moving car
which may carry mail carrier. or
messenger, or upon which mail car
rier or n messenger may wish to ride.
The restrictions not only apply to
Organizer Harry Bryan and the twen-
ty-two men named. but to all others
who may be acting in concert with
them after the entering of this injunc-
ton.
In addition to the police and the
deputy county marshals sworn in to-
day, a force of United States mar
shnls will be on hand to interfere in
case the injunction is ignored, and
there Is every probability that the
strikers will not dcsist in their efforts
to bring out the men who have SO far
failed to join them.
Up to n late hour tonight there had
been no disturbance at any point and
the company was maintaining n fairly
efficient service.
ABOUT JNb OF tne l,oOO conductors.
motormen and gripmen of this city and
Kansas City. Kansas, responded to the
order to strike this morning. Not
enough men on any one line struck to
make any appreciable effect on the
running of cars on the main lines
Many of the men not already members
of the union are joining the order,
however, since the strike leaders have
taken stand Bcyond misses and
epithets hurled at the men who took
out cars, the strikers did not resort to
any disturbance during the morning
hours.
The order to strike was issued after
series Of all night meetings of the
men, presided over by Harry Bryan.
organizer of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street Railway Employees Of