North Park union., 1900-05-25
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K.asas City Street Railway

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Kansas city. May 12.-The federal
authorities found alleged cause Tor IN
terferins this evening in the street
car strike inaugurated this morning
By the union employees Of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company.
Judge William c. Hook Of Leayen-
worth, Kansas, sitting In Kansas CITY.
issued from the United States Disu1ct
Court tonight an injunction that u
more absolute and sweeping IN i'S
terms than any injunction ever before
secured In this district In contention
between labor and capital.
The Injunction Is made absolute Tor
4 week, the matter being set Tor q
hearing Saturday next, and II It's re-
strictions shall be observed by the
strikers, the Metropolitan company has
its nght won. for the strikers hands
are tied for seven days. and In the
meantime the Metropolitan company
can 70 about the reorganization OF ts
disrupted forces.
The Injunction is predicated upon the
fact that several of the persons conf
planned against as threatening the In
teres,s 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 Amalgamated Association, de-
scribed as H resident OF Michigan, ls
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 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,
ASA ulting, 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 bolsterous
noises In the vicinity thereof for the
purpose Of interfering or intimidatins
with the compnny'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 car
which may carry IA mail carrier. or n
messenger. or upon which mail car
rier or messenger may wish to ride
The restrictions not only apply to
Organizer Harry Bryan and the TWEEN
ty-two men named, but TO nll 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 mnrshals sworn In to-
day, a force OF United States mar
shals will be on hand to interfere In
case the injunction IL ignored. and
there IL every probability that the
strikers will not desist in their efforts
to bring out the men who have 30 far
failed to Join them.
Up to late hour tonight there Ind
been no disturbance at any point and
the company was maintaining fairly
efficient service.
About 800 Of the 1.lOO conductors
motormen and gripmen Of this city ant
Kansas City. Kansas. responded to th'
order TO strike this morning. No,
enough men on any one line struck tt
make any nppreciablc effect on tht
running OF cars on the main lines
Many OF the men not already members
Of the union nre joining the order
however, since the strike lenders hav.
taken IA stand. Beyond hisses ant
epithets hurled Mt the men who tool
out cars. the strikers did not resort t,
any disturbance during the mornin,
hours.
The order to strike was Issued aftel
series Of NIL night meetings of thu
men. presided over by Harry Bryan
organizer OF the Amalgamated Asso
citation OF Street Railway Employees o
America.