The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-22
ENJ0INS FIVE UNIONS
Judge Takes Action at Gin
cinnati Which Prevents
Threatened Strike
COUP WAS UNEXPECTED
Effort VIII BE Pushed to Have the
Restraining Order Made Perma-
nent-Long Contest Now Ap-
pears Inevitable

OA4N OA4N4S111Iy OnlO, April Zl.-Judge
Holllster today granted a temporary IN
junction on the petition of the brewers
OF Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
against the American Federation of La
Dor, the International Unions of Engi-
neers and F'iremen and the local unions
of engineers and firemen from carrying
out the strike that was proposed for to-
morrow
Secretary Morrison, of the American
Federation of Labor, arrived today from
Washington, and after holding confer
ences during the forenoon with repre-
sentatives of the engineers and fremen
and United Brewery Workmen, it was
decided that the engineers and fremen
should not furnish steam for breweries
where non-union men were employed aft
er tonight.
Sheriff Gets Busy.
The brewers secured an injunction at
noon, and during the afternoon the sher-
iff secured service on Secretary Morrison,
Secretary Robert A. Mckee, of the Inter
national Union of Stationary Firemen.
and President Joseph w. Morton. repre-
sentatives of the International Brother
hood of Stationary Engineers and the Of
ficers of the local unions of the engineers
and firemen.
While the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor in Wash
ington last week decided that the engi-
neers and fremen were not under the
jurisdiction of the United Brewery Work
ers it also held that the engineers should
no longer furnish steam to .breWeries ..m-
ploying non-union men. The limit for this
provision expired tonight, and Secretary
Morrison was proceeding to execute it
with an order for the engineers and fire
men to strike.
Have Five-Year Contract.
The local brewers have a five years
contract with their engineers, and made a
special pleading for its observance in their
petition for the injunction. They also
held that the shutting off of steam for
refrigerator and other purposes would
entail an enormous loss on all the beer
on hand During the long lockout Of
many weeks the brewers have employed
new men and insist on them being taken
into the United Brewery Workers and re-
tanned in their service AS this would pre-
vent the reinstatement of all the old men
contest is inevitable, and the men VIII
contest the making of the restraining or
der permanent.
GOmpers Discusses the Situation.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-When
informed of the action of Judge -Hollister,
regarding interference of union men with
the breweres President Gompers Of the
American Federation of Labor, said:
1--WE are within our lawful rights, and
we propose to exercise them
Stand by the Leaders.
CHICAGO, April N.-Through its fail
ure to expel the delegates of the seeding
900 teamsters of this city, the Chicago
Federation of Labor has taken an at
titude of open rebellion against the
American Federation of Labor, its Off
GERS and methods. In defiance Of man
date from President Gompers and Secre-
tary Frank Morrison of the National
body, says the Chronicle, the local labor
assembly not only refused to order the
expulsion of the teamsters' representa-
tives, but went to the extent of indors-
ing by formal vote the stand taken by
the seceders.
Calls COnciIiatOry Board.
NEW YORK, April A.-Senator Hanna
has issued call for a meeting of the
conciliatory board of the Civic Fedora
ton to be held in this city next Satur-
day, when questions between the anthra-
cite coal miners and the operators will
be taken up. Saturday will end the period
of thirty sdays agreed upon in which
nothing was to be done looking to a strike
pending a settlement by the Civic FEEDER