New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
ENJoINED IN KANSAS CITY.
COURTS INTERFERE WITH STRIKERS WHO
HAD NOT SUCCEEDED IN STOP
PING CARS

Kansas CITY. No, May 12-The Federal authori-
ties found alleged for interfering this even
ing in the strike begun this morning by the union
employees Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany Judge William c. Hook, Of Leavenworth,
Kan. sitting in Kansas City, issued from the
United States District Court tonight an in5unc-
ton. 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 a week, the
matter being set for 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 tied for seven days
and in the mean time the Metropolitan company
can go about the reorganization Of Its disrupted
forces. The Injunction is predicated upon the fact
that several persons complained against as threat
ening the interests OF the company residents Of
other States and the further fact that the strikers
threaten 10 prevent the company from carrying out
its contract with the United States Government to
transport the city mail carriers 10 and from their
routes
Harry Bryan. the National organizer OF the Anal
gamated Association described a resident Of
Michigan, is of the parties enjoined, and the
others named are twenty-five leaders Of the union.
several of whom mentioned as residents OF Ohio
and Kansas. The injunction restrains the parties
named either from stopping or interfering with the
running Of cars the lines of the Metropolitan
company; enjons them from harrassing, assauting
or in any interfering with any person who
may be in employ Of the company as he goes
TO or from his work he IS engaged in the op-
Grafton Of a streetcar; enjoins union and all
others from picketng patrolling the carhouses,
stopping places stations. tracks or approaches
thereto or lettering in large numbers in about
any Of the places named. making loud or bolster
Gus noises in the vicinity thereof for the purpose
of ntmidating or interfering with the cOmpanys
employees.
The Injunction goes further than this. and
enjoins any concerted action to cause any act or
annoyance which viii assist in stopping the oper-
alton OF the or interfering in any wise with
ar empoye in moving car which may carry
mail carrier q messenger upon which mail
carrier messenger may wish TO ride. The
restrictions only apply TO Organizer Harry
Bryan and the twenty-five 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 county
marshals sworn in to-day force Of United States
uoarshals will be hand 10 interfere in the
Injunction is ignored and there is possibility
that the strikers will desist in their efforts 10
bring the men who have so far failed to join
them.
Up TO a late hour tonight there had been no die
turbance at any point and the company was main
tanning fairly efficient service.
The strike ordered early to-day all the
street car lines of the Metropolitan Railway Com
pany About five hundred Of the fifteen hundred
conductors motornen and gripmen OF this city and
Kansas City, Kan. responded. Not enough men
struck on any one line make any appreciabe ef-
the running OF cars on the main lines. Many
however joining the order since the strike leaders
have taken a stand, and II appears possible that
a general tie-up will result
Beyond abusing the who took ears the
strikers did not any disturbance. Police were
stationed the power houses. and strenuous
effort was made TO check any tendency toward
violence
The order strike was Issued after a series OF
al night meetings Of the men. presided over by
Harry Bryan. organizer of the Analgamated Asso-
citation Of Streetcar Employees Of America. The
Vine-st and Prospective. trolley lines short sys-
TENS in the southeastern part OF the city. that
transfer with the main downtown lines, were the
first to be affected Seven cars
early on each Of these lines, and trips were
made Then the showed signs Of He0k ken
ing through the persistent efforts of the strikers
and the company decided shut down these lines
So at 10 O'Clock the southeastern portion OF the
citv was without service.
IN me main downtown lines, the Westport the
Fifteenth-st., Twefth-st.s Tenth-st and Northeast
IN Kansas City, Mo, and the Fifh-st. trolley and
me Il" roads running from Kansas City. Kan.