Gilpin observer., 1900-05-17
A SWEEPING INJUNCTION.
Federal Judge FOrbids Interference with
* nsas City Street Railways.

nsas City Street Railways.
Kansas City. May 12.-The fedora
authorities found alleged cause for in
terfering this evening in the stree
car strike inaugurated this morning
by the union employees of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company
Judge William C. Hook of Leaven
worth. Kansas. sitting in Kansas City
issued from the United States Distric
Court tonight an injunction that Ii
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 fol
week. the matter being set for Il
hearing Saturday next, and if it's re-
strctionS 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 20 about the reorganiza ton of its
disrupted forces.
TIE injunction is predicated upon the
fact that several of the persons CON-
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, the national organizer
of the Amalgamated Association, de-
scribed as resident of Michigan, Is
one of the parties enjoined, and the
Others named are twentythree local
leaders of the union, several of whom
are mentioned as residents Cf Ohio and
Kansas.
The injunction restrains 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,
assaultng, 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 ear 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 boisterous
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 or annoyance
which will assist in stopping the opera
ton of the cars, or interfering in any
wise with an employe in moving IL car
which may carry n mail carrier, or II
messenger or upon which mail car
rier or Il 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 after the entering of this injunc-
ton
In addition to the police and the
deputy county marshals sworn in to-
day. n force of United States mar
shals will be on hand to interfere in
ease the injunction is ignored, and
there is every probability that the
strikers will not desist 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 Mt any point and
the company was maintaining Il fairly
efficient service
About 300 of the 1.5OO conductors,
motornen and gripmen 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 appreciable 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 n stand. Beyond Kisses and
epithets hurled at 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
II 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.