The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
ORDER is SWEEPING
KANSAS CITY STRIKERS MAY NOT
ADDRESS NON-UNION MEN
ON THE STREET
RULING OF FEDERAL JUDGE
Milwaukee Strikers File Counter
charges of Conspiracy Against
Employing MachinIsts - st.
Louis Strike Declared OFF.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 6.-Judge
Phillips, Of the United States district
court, who Thursday issued an injunc-
tion enjoining the striking machinists
at the Riverside Iron Works from in
terfering with or intimidating the COM
panys employees, today defined the limit
to which the strikers could go in their
efforts to induce men not to take their
places.
1--WE would like to know" argued the
strikers attorney, whether these de-
PENDANTS can talk to the men who take
their places While they are on the
street"
1--WE will not discuss the question OF
what constitutes moral suasion at this
time" replied Judge Philips firmly. "If
I eaten any of those men picketing the
workmen who go to or from this plant
I shall consider 1t a physical demonstra-
ton calculated to intimidate."
Ahe injunction was continued in force
and the attorney for the strikers was
told that he could file an answer or an
appeal.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 6.-Mem-
bers of the International Machinists
union, VINO were enJoined two weeks ago
by the Vilter manufacturing company
from in any way interfering with the
working of that plant, filed an answer
today. Countercharges Of unlawful
conspiracy are made. The answer as
serts that about 200 manufacturers and
corporations throughout the country un-
lawfully combined conspired, confed-
Grated and agreed together under the
name of the National Metal Trades as
sociation for the purpose Of disrupting
and paralyZing the organization of the
machinists and for the purpose of de-
feating their request for nine-hour
day The answer alleges tnat the Vilter
company, under cover is member of
such alleged conspiracy.
The striking machinists say they have
kept wholly within the limits Of the law
and ask the inJunctional order be vacat-
ed and the suit dismissed.
ST. LOUIS STRIKE OFF.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 6-The strike Of
freight handlers employed In the ware
houses of railroads entering East st.
Louis who went out recently to enforce
a. demand for an increase of wages, was
declared off today, the railway COM
panies granting an advance of 10 cents
day.
Early today the 500 drivers employed
by the three transfer companies who
struck out of sympathy, voted to return
to work This disheartened the strikers,
and they decided to recede from
their demand for $l.60 a day for pick
ers" and $3.50 day for truckers" and
accept the raise to $3.50 and $1.4O a day
respectively, that they would have been
given on the first of July if they mad
not struck A committee of eighteen
strikers conferred with the railroad
superintendents who adopted the follow
ing resolutions which were accepted by
the strikers:
Whereas, A number of platform men
employed by the railroads of East st
Louis are on strike for an increase OF
Whereas, The railroads conceded ar
increase Of 15 cents per day to truckers
and checkers, effective July l; and,
| Whereas The striking employees
through their committee, have proposed
| to return to work at the Increased pay
provided that all the men are re-em-
ployed;
Resolved That such former employees
as are needed to fill vacancies be re-em
p'oyed without prejudice by the Eas
| st. Louis roads, provided the strike is
declared off not later tnan 1:SO o'clock p
m. July 6, 1901.