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Kansas Oty, May 1z--The federal
suthogfties found alleged cause for In
,erferfne this evening In the street
car strike inaugurafed this morning
by the union employees Of the Metro
p.oli.an Street Railway Company.
Judge William c. Hook Of Leaven-
worth. Kansas. sitting in Kansas Oty,
issued from the United States District
Court tonight an injunction thar ID
more ahsoiute and sweeping In It's
terms than any Injunction ever before
secured In this district in contention
between iat.or and capital
TIE Injunction Is made absolute Tor
q week. the matter being set Tor
bearing Saturday next. and II IL re-
serscrons shall be observed by the
strikers. the Metropolitan company mas
Its feht won. for the strikers hands
are tted for seven days. and In the
meantime the Metropolitan company
can 70 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
teres,B 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 Amalgamafed Association, de-
scribed as resident of Michigan. 10
one of the parties enjoined, and the
others named are twenty-three local
leaders OF the union. several Of whom
are mentioned as residents Of Ohio and
Kansas.
The Injunction restrains 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. enioins them from harassing.
assaulting, 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 as he is en-
gagged In the operation of street car;
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 boisterous
noises in the vicinity thereof for the
purpose of interfering or intimidating
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
ton Of the cars. or interfering in any
wise with an employe in moving a car
which may carry mail carrier. or a
messenger, or upon which mail car
rier or a messenger may wish to ride.
The restrictions not only apply to
Organizer Harry Bryan and the TWEEN
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
shals will be on hand to interfere in
case the injunction is ignored, and
there is every probability that the
strikers will not desist in their efforts
10 bring out the men who have SO far
failed to join them.
Up TO late hour tonight there had
been no disturbance AT any point and
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efficient service.
About 500 Of the LOO 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 a stand. Beyond Kisses 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
a series Of all night meetings Of the
men. presided over by Harry Bryan,
organizer Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Street Railway Employees Of
Amorica