Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-18
4 SWEEPING INJUNCTION.
Federal Judge Forbids Interference with
Kansas City street Rsiiways.

Kansas C.iy street Railways.
Kansas City. May l2.-Tne federal
authorities found alleged cause for IN
tcrfcrlng this evening In the street
ear strike inaugurated this morning
by tho union employees OF the Metro
| politan Street Hallway Company.
Judge William g. Hook OF Lenven-
worth. Kansas, sitting In Kansas CITY.
| issued from the United States District
Court tonight an injunction that Is
more absolute nnd sweeping In lis
terms than any injunction ever before
secured In this district in contention
between labor and capital.
The injunction Is made absolute Tor
week, the matter being set Tor
hearing Saturday next, and II its re-
strictIons shall bc observed 10y the
strikers. the Metropolitan company has
Its fight Won. for the strikers hands
| are tied for seven days, aud In the
ni.untInie the Metropolitan company
! can 20 about the reorganization OF lis
disrupted forces.
The injunction Is prcdIcated upon the
| fact that several OF the persons com
! planned against as threatening the In
/ t.r.sts OF the company are residents
| u other states. and the further fact
/ that the strikers threaten 10 prevent
the company from carrying out Its con
| tract with til. government Ia transport
the city mall carriers Ia and from their
routes.
Harry Bryan. the national organizer
Of the Amnlgumatcd Association. de-
scribcd as u resident OF Michigan. Is
one OF the parties cnJoincd, and the
others named are twcnty-ihrrc local
leaders of I'll. union. several OF whom
arr mentioned ns residents Of Ohio aud
Kansas.
The Injunction Fcs,rnins the persons
named and all others from In any man
ncr. directly or indirectly. stopping or
Interfering with the running OF cars
ON the lines OF the Metropolitan COM
pany. cnJoins them from hnrassinE.
asSaultlnE. or In any manner inter
I:ring with any I'.rson who may bc III
the employ OF the company n hc goes
To- or from his work. or n lie " en-
gaG,-i In the operation of u sircci ear:
cnjoins union men and all others from
pickc,ins or paJroliing the car houses.
stopping plncrs. stations, tracks or
approaches thereto. or lniicrlng In large
numbers In ar about any OF the places
namr,i. or making loud or bnisi-rnus
nnias In the vicinity thereof for the
purpose Of Interfering or intimIdatin.:
with fh. rumpany's employees.
III. injunction even goes further
than this nnd cnJolns any concerted
action to causr any net or annoyance
which will assist In stopping the opera
ton Of til" ears, or interfering In any
Wis. win mn "mployc In moving car
wifich may carry mall carrier. or u
messenger. ar upon which mnil ear
rirr or a messenger may wish io ride.
The restrictions no, only apply To
Organizer Harry Bryan ani The TWEEN
ty.iwo men named. hut to all oih-r>
who may h. acting In concert with
them after the entering Of this inJunc.
tion.
In addition To the police and the
deputy county mnrshnls sworn In io.
day. fnrr" of United States mar
sinis will bc on hand to Interfere In
ease III" injunction l. ignored. and
there Ia every probability that the
strikers viii not ic-i-i In their efforts
In bring ont the men who have 50 far
failed to join them.
rp in u late hour tonight ihcFr had
been no disturbance at amy point nni
the company wn. maintaining n fairly
efficient service.
About - of the 800 conductors.
moiormrn nnh gripmcn Of this city and
Kansas city. Kansas. responded I" the
order To strike this morning. Not
enough men nn any nn" line struck. to
max" any npprrciabl" "frS't on til"
running of THrS on I'll" main lines.
Many uf the men not already members
of the union Rr- joining the order.
however. since the strike leaders have
taken stand. beyond misses and
rpithrts hurlcd ai the men who took
ont cans. the strikers did not resort 4"
any disturhanc" during the morning
hours.
The order in strike was issued after
u series of all night meetings Of the
men. presided over by Harry Bryan.
organizer NJ the Amnl.nmai"d Asso-
citation OF Street halfway Employees Of
America.