The Meeker herald., 1900-05-19
A SWEEPING INJUNCTION.
Federal Judge Forbids Interference With
X mas City street Railways.

Federal Judge Forbids Interference Win
N ma. Ciry street Railways.
Kansas City. May 12.-Ihe federal
authorities found alleged cause for IN
terfering this evening In the street
car strike inaugurnted this morning
by the union employees Of the Metro
politnn Street Railway Company.
Judge William C. Hook OF Leaven-
worth, Kansas, sitting In Kansas City,
issped 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 contention
between labor and capital.
The Injunction Is made absolute for
IL week, the matter being set for
hearing Saturday next, and II Its re-
strictlons shnll be observed by the
strikers. the Metropolitan company has
Its fight won. for the strikers hands
nre tied for seven days, and in the
meantime the Metropolitan company
can go 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, ihe national organizer
OF the Amnlgamated Association, de-
| scribed as a resident Of Michigan, ia
one of the parties enjOined, and the
others named are twenty-tlree local
leaders of the union. several of whom
: are mentioned rs 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,
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 rs he Is en-
gagged in the operation of n street car;
enjOins union men and I'LL others from
picketing or patrolling the car houses.
stopping places, stations, tracks or
approaches thereto, or lettering III large
numbers in or about any of the places
named, or making loud or hoistcrous
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 OF annoyance
| which will assist in stopping the opera
ton of the cars, or interfering in any
wise with an employc in moving car
which may carry mail carrier, or II
messenger, or upon which Il mail car
rier or n 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 inter the entering of this injunc
ton.
In addition to the police and the
deputy county marshals sworn In to-
day. force of United States mar
slials will be on hand to interfere in
case the in1uncsson 10 ignored. aud
there is every probability that the
strikers will not deRist 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 IL fairly
efficient service
About 500 of the 1900 conductors.
motormen and gripnien 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 apprecinble 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 II stand. Beyond Kisses and
epItllets hurled mt 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
America.