New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
MEN OUTGENERALLED.
Injunction Prevents Calling Ont Of
Wabash EmplOyes.

ST Louis. March 3.-An injunction granted by
Judge Adams of the United States District
Court prevented the elimination to-day or the
threatened strike of the LOO firemen and train
men of the Wabash Railroad for higher wages
AS the result of the poll during the last week
among the employees on the question OF strlK-
ing in case President Ramsey refused to grant
wage concessions demanded on the "aoash
east of the Mississippi River. the engineers and
conductors refused to participate in strike, but
tho Areroen and trainmen favored 1t emphatl-
coIv Their committees yesterday informed
President Ramsey that he would nave untll
noon to-day to grant their demands II Oy 'naC
tin,e he still refused. strike would be lfnnleul-
ately called.
President Ramsey this afternoon asheu loi l."
little more time. and the two committees gave
him until = o'clock to reply Before Ihal houi
president Ramsey secured a restraining order
from the court and it was served OH al ','7
of7ciaIs of ALL the orders and members or the
,-ooo o,,,uitteps The injunction was a
+ s,veeninp instrument and ehectualIy
bIocLed anv strike proceedings. In part II
read:
Nc therefore do strictly command YOU. until the
ttbor order of the absolutely to desist and
refrain rT1m IN any ndncing or oherwse causing
directly indirectly the employs sfrfG m nr auit the
Wabash Railway Company 10 Stilne VI gut
service of said company
After considering the demands set forth IN tne
letter sent him by the committees representing
tho Wabash trainmen and fremen this aI'eI
MON President Ramsey this afternoon mace
ron,,. in a letter Of considerable length. Re-
gardfng the fremen's demands ne SAID:
We now pay higher rates for firms rI 9mr
onId Temind Vou that your own demands, N@vem-
btr is last we're for % 20 gSr G IN % our pecember 1s
schcdIie posted December and on Deceh1DeIf fnes M
E@o% @ !tsS raSGd t to s g &C. and ESQ rate Until md other
lines paying more for engines OF same "eis"'S
The Wo 1emam man demand 10 per cent increase for an
remen on the Buffalo ISlSpn and ND was not voted
on bv the employees I consider no aavahes ,Pb oh
1ns HHdlG Tsa bv PHis0R Hes in that
ne as the the tIgTs Ggama oYeT rHh The DEMAND is
cIfned subject to comparison as anoVe.
REGARDING the demand for double pay for
double headers their Establishments MT lNdi''-
sey said
It is our policy not to run double headers PAt hs fP
in emergencies must Sill, neGi GinronraSe double lead
ing much as possin''
In conclusion the letter said:
In my office Ianuqry e MSsSTs G s HaTaaaadd +Hs aad
aI,u a,,Iot,ons nf the Wabash company were rs fair
and In many cases fsrer, to the men than ON "tner
TSfdT %Pan hey IR are ar not as those Of compet
tive lines We will correct theh-
After sending this reply 10 the c"lh''li''eeN vi
Ramsey waited i'll his Office until ":1o o cioch'
a half hour after the time specified for the strike
g bo inaupurated in case OF his unfavorab pie
decision and not receiving any further word.
he said: II do not believe there VIII he an!
~ t.,iIa hout nina hundred Of the con-
ductOrs and engineers are opposed to strike
About eleven hundred fremen and trainmen
favor a strike With engineer in his Cab
"a a conductor at his post Of duty the train
viii ne Iun. because it is not hard TO secure u
man for firing or braking- Consequently. you
&c .tot with our engineers and conductors
working our trains would move. even II there
should he strike.