Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-12
AN ANSWER IS FILED
WABASH TRAlNMEN ASK FOR
DISSOLUTION OF INJUNCTION.
SWEEPING DENlAlS MADE
Atfidavlts Of Brotherhood officials In.
cluded IN the Answer--Wabssh
Company Preparing Answer--con-
spiraey, No Equity, No Notice OF
Service, Etc, Is Alleged.

ST. Louis, March l0.--A sweeping
denial of all the charges made by the
Wabash railway company in its bin
of complaint upon which was issue!
among its employees, was contained IN
the answer to the injunction suit
filed yesterday In United States dis.
trict court by counsel for the Wa.
bash toremeu and trainmen, In sup.
port of the answer were filed aida
Wits of all those who are named in
the injunction
At 10 O'Clock this morning Judge
Adams will set date for hearing AZ
gumeuts for and against the answer.
Tae motion to dissolve the Injunction
briefly stated, is based on the
grounds that the writ of injunction
was improyidently granted, tina,
charges OF illegal conspiracy con.
tanned In the bill OF complaint are W.
founded and disproved; that there =
no equity IN the bin OF complaint
that the injunction was issued With
out notice; and that all material
charges In the bin are fully donied
aud the company's legal counsel BE.
gan preparation of their arguments
against the answer Immediately after
Il was tiled and continued husily II
WORN all day until night None Of
the brotherhood officials have lett the
city and all express themselves AS
well satisfied with the answer as
filed.
The bill for dissolution of the In.
junction secured by the wabash OK.
pressly denies
That exclusive employment Of
brotherhood or union men has been
demanded
That committeeman or others Inter.
osted IN the present attempted adjust.
ment of differences wore engaged In
tho Pullman strike of 1894
That the committee represents ex-
cMslvcly brotherhood members,
That the members of the brother
hoods have entered into any conspir.
acy or have any intention of forcing
adjustment of differences by proven.
ton OF interchange of traffic or carry
ing OF malls In an unlawful or mallc.
louR manner
That effort has been made to pre-
vent the adjustment OF differences by
officers of tho company.
That the requests made arc unlaw-
full
That brotherhood memberships are
forced upon employees,
That committees forced themselves
on employees
That to grant the requests con.
tracts with employees Of other roads
will need to be violated.
That lnhammatory letters or cir.
cuars were written by members OF
committees.
The bin asserts:
That brotherhoods are beneficial or.
CARNATIONS to promote the social,
moral and intellectual standing OF
members.
That the grievances are OF long
standing and rose from among en-.
ployes and came to the Joint board
through local grievance committees
after failure Of committees TO adjust.
them
That the policy OF the road with EN-.
ployes has been vacillating.
That no request made Is unlawful.
That when the committees were
met by President Ramsey they were
met as individuals and written author.
ity for committeeman to act for 10000
employees was not considered.
That every effort has been made to
adjust differences.
That any strike would not be forced,
but voluntary on the part OF employees.