Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
TIES UP THE STRIKERS
Issued at Kansas City
Against the Street Car -
Tie-Up Leaders.
MAKES THE PICKETALAW BREAKER
Very Comprehensive on All Points at
Issue-St. Louis Has Peace
with the Cars Icle.

Kansas City, May l4.-Judge Will
lam &. Hook. of LeavenwOrth. Kan.
sitting in Kansas City, Saturday issued
from the United States district court
an injunction that is made absolute.
for Il week. the matter being set for
hearing on Saturday next, and if its re-
strictions shall be observed by the
strikers the Metropolitan company has
its fight won, for the strikers hands
are tied for seven days. The injunction
is predicted upon the fact that several
of the persons complained against as
threatening the interest of the COM
pany are residents of other states. and
the further fact that the strikers threat
en- to prevent the company from carry
ing out its contract with the United
States government to transport the city
mail carriers to and from their routes.
Effects of the Injunction.
Harry Bryan. the national organizer
of the AmaIgamated Association, de-
scribed as Il resident of Michigan, and
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
ears on the lines of the Metropolitan
company; enjoins them from harrass
ing, 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 a street car;
enjoins union men and all others from
picketing or patroling the car houses.
stopping places. stations. tracks or
approaches thereto. or lettering i'll
large numbers in or about any of the
places named. or making loud or bOiS-
terous noises in the vicinity thereof for
the purpose of intimidating or interfer
ing with the cOmpany's employees.
Concerted Action Restrained.
The injunction even goes further
than this, and enioins any concerted
action 10 cause any act or annoyance
which will assist in stopping the opera
ton of the ears. or interfering in any
wise with an employe in moving IL car
which may carry Il mail carrier or a
messenger. or upon which mail car
rier or messenger may wish TO ride.
The restrictions not only apply to Or
ganiZer Harry Bryan and the twenty
two men named but TO all others who
may he acting in concert with them aft |
or the entering of this injunction. In |
addition to the police and the deputy
county marshals sworn in Saturday q
force of United States marShals will |
be on hand to interfere in case the in |
junction is ignored. and there is ev-
cry probability that the strikers will |
not deSiSt in their efforts To bring out |
the men who have so far failed to join |
them
All the Car Lines Running.
Every street car line III this city and |
Kansas City, kas., was III full opera
ton yesterday and no show of violence |
was offered by the strikers. The in |
junction of the federal court. enjoin- |
ing the union men from interfering |
with the running of the ears. and the |
added fact that il was Sunday, COM
bined to have a Salutary effect upon |
the strikers. who. however. held Il
meeting and adopted resolutions ad-
dressed to the Missouri members of |
congress. which say: I'VE appeal TO |
You in the name of humanity to use
your best endeavorS to have congress
pass an act limiting the power of Unit
ed States judges in issuing injunc
tons" They also favor the election
of judges by the people.
Last night two strikers waylaid y
conductor in Il saloon and assaulted
him with their fists. One of the strik-
crs was arrested. the other escaped.
In another part of the city n striker
slapped Il conductors face because ne
refused to go ont. and he, too. was
landed in jail. The first overt act on
the part of the strikers was committed
just before midnight. when a spike
was driven into the cable slot. causing
II delay to traffic over half an hour. No
damage resulted.