The Worthington advance., 1900-05-18
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Esderal Court Interfefes II Labor
Trouble At Kansas City.
Grants Injunction Against Interfer-
eace with Operation4 of street
Railways- Gov. Stel hens De..
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II Kansas City, Mo-, May s14. The fed
eral authoritiesfound alleged cause tol
interfering Saturday evening in The.
strike inaugurated Saturday morning
by the union employees Of the Metropol.
itan Street Rai iissay company. Judge
William G. Hook of Ieayenworth, Kan,
sitting in Kansas City, issued from the
United States district court an injunc-
tion that is more absolute and sweep
ing In its terms than any Injunction
ever heretofore<secured in this district
in contention between labor and cap
ital. TT. .5s...
=" The. injunction is made absolute Tor
week, the matter being set for a
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
are tied for seven days, and in the
meantime the Metropolitan company
can go about the reorganization of it's
disrupted forces. ~ <s.z' -':.''
....s Basfs Of the Injunction. r."
The Injunction is predicated upon the fact
that several of the persons complained
against as threatening the interests of the
company are residents OF other states. and
the further fact that the strikers threaten
70 prevent the company from carving out
Its contract with the United States govern
ment to transport the city mail carriers to
and from their routes.
Harry Bryan. the national organizer of
the Amalgamated association, described as
resident of Michigan, is one OF the par
ties enjoined. and the others named are q
local leaders Of the union. several of whom
are mentioned as residents Of Ohio and
Kansas i ..F~.,,i aaLf@
The injunction restraints the persons
named and all others from in any manner,
directly or indirectly, stopping or inter-
fering with the running of cars on the lines
of the Metropolitan company; enioins them
from harassing, assaulting or in any man.
ner interfering with any person who may
be In the employ of the company as he goes
to or from his work or as he is engaged in
the operation of a street car; enjoins union
men and all others from picketing or pa
trolling the carhouses stopping places, sta
tons, tracks or approaches thereto or lott
er1ng In large numbers in or about any of
the places: named. sor making loud, or bois-
ferrous noises in the vicinity thereof for
theapurpose~ OF intimida ting or interfering
with the company's employees. T.
The Injunction even goes further than
this and entQins any concerted action to
cause any act or annoyance which will as
stst 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 a
mail carrier or u messenger may wish to
ride.
Strike Inauxurated.
: The strike began early Saturday
morning on allfthe street car lines of
the Metropolitan Railway company.
About 500 of the 500 conductors, mo-
tormen and gripmcn of this city and
Kansas City, Kan, responded. No!
enough men on any one line struck to
make any appreciable effect on the run
ming of cars on the main lines, but
many men not already members of the
union are joining the order, and it
seems very likely that general tie-up
will result. On the main lines all con-
ductors. motormen and gripmen were
sworn in as deputy marshals.
Cars All Running.
Kansas City, No. May 14.-Every
street car line in this city and Kansas
City, Kan, was in full operation Sun
day, and no show of violence was Of
fered by the-strikers. The in junction
of the federal court, enjoining the
union men from interfering with the
running of the cars, and the added fact
that it was Sunday, combined to have
a salutary effect upon, the strikers.
Early in the day groups of strikers
gathered at the different power houses
and quietly urged the crews tog go out.
Less, than a dozen responded, however,
and the places of these men were filled
promptly. The railway officials had
had applications from twice as many
men as they could use, and to be sure
of no delay, placed half dozen extra
crews at the terminus of each line, pay
ing them full wages, to fill the gap
that might be caused by any recruits
to the strikers ranks.
Boycott Ordered.