Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-16
'TRKr ORDER MADE AND REscINDED
Thousand Extra Men Called Out and TLen
Sent Back Again.
UNIONS PROPOSE SECTIONAL ATTACK
wOrkmen to Quit in Order Till All Business
il ParalyEed.
FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSES INJUNCTION
Employers Ask RsstrsIninE order, bat
Court Declares Both sides Must BE
Heard Before he win
Issue One.

DENVER. May 15.-An order was issued
this morning by the general executive com
mittee OF organized labor calling out 1000
union men I'm various trades in addition to
the 5000 already on strike. This order was
afterward rescinded and 1t was announced
that no further men would strike until after
another mass meeting Of delegates of the
unions to be held tomorrow night.
1t is declared that II some practical and
sure steps are not reached between the op
posing elements to settle the strike by that
time a general order to call out all the
union men in the city will be issued.
The State Board OF Arbitration has ten
dered its services to the unions committee
and the Citizens alliance and is awaiting
replies.
The labor leaders today issued another
bulletin giving a general review of the
strike situation. They place the RESPONSE
bll1ty for the present condition of affairs
on the American Smelling and Refining
company and allied corporations, which, It
Ia alleged. instlgated the organization of the
Citizens alliance, the object being to defeat
the movement for an eight-hour day in the
smelters. The alliance, which claims a
membership OF $500, has opened an employ
ment bureau, which quickly finds places for
all who apply for work
officers OF coal companies are driving
wagons and loading and unloading coal.
There is plenty of provisions OF all kinds
In the city and families are able to get
whatever they want by carrying their pur-
chases home themselves
The Western Packing company's plant at
the stock yards has been shut down. but the
refrigerating plant is in operation and no
meat has been lost yet
Thus far there have been no serioua di.
turbances.
The total number or union members IN
the city, exclusive Of the railway organiza-
tions, Is l7.123. and II is the intention of the
labor committee to keep on tying up one
branch OF business after another, SO far
as lies In its power. until the employers
agree TO some method OF arbitration that
Is satisfactory to the unions. So far no
serious disturbance has occurred The reg
ular police force has been doubled and Il
will be further. enlarged, n necessary TO
cope with any outbreak of violence that
may take place.
There has been some disorder. hut moth
ing of serious nature. The police DEPART
ment has increased It's force to handle the
situation.
Apply to Federal Court.
At 10 o'clock today counsel for the trans
fer and van owners OF the city applied in
the federal court for an injunction against
the Teamsters National Union of America
the Transfer Drivers local union No ss and
Van Drivers and Helpers local No 50, and
all members belonging to these organiza-
tions.
The plaintitfs ask for an injunction re-
straining defendants "and their associates
confederates, co-conspirators, agents, serv-
ants and employees" from interfering with
I the business OF complainants as common
carriers OF freight between the states Of
the United States, from hindering or
oostructing wagons or vehicles engaged in
carrying freight and articles of Interstate
commerce; from posting pickets about the
places OF business OF complainants; from
interfering with any OF their employees by
violence. threats or personal injury; from
ordering. directing or melting any other
persons to threaten, assault or by the use
OF profanity or vile epithets to intimidate
any employees; from following the en-
ployes to their homes or other places for
the purpose of intimidatinE, and from
publishing any orders, statements, rules
or directions by the officers of the unions
or any other similar organisation, com
manding and enjoining. under pain of per-
sonal violence or other persecution, any
employees from continuing in the service of
the complainants.
Judge Hallett refused to grant the in
junction without a hearing. The attorneys
for the defendants stated that they had
not had time to examine the bill of com
plant and asked for further time They
promised In the meantime TO do nothing IN
conflict with the terms of the Injunction
asked for. The judge then granted a con-
tinuance to next Wednesday.
Former Lieutenant Governor Coates an
nounced tonight that President Never of
the Western Federation OF Miners this r.
ernoon issued a call for meeting of the
executive committee for Monday TO con-
slider calling out all the miners and
smelter employees in the state In SYM
pathy.
Kansas City Also in Throes.
KANSAS CITY. May ia general str,l,s
is threatened in Kansas City. according to
the leaders OF several labor unions ana
prominent members OF the Industrial ooun-
cil' who say organized labor is determined
to make this a union town" Onicers OF
the Employers association has declared
with equal emphasis that the Industrial
council, or all the trades unions combined
cannot successfully order a general strike.
The unions. backed by the council, are
making special hght now against non
union restaurants. and since the present
walters strike began employers In all lines
have worked together to prevent boycotts.
which have been maintained against non
union restaurants, bakeries and other
trades dealing with nonunion houses
Tube Workers Change scale.
PITTsBURG. Pa, May R-The Inter !
national Association OF Tube Workers to- |
aay elected Officers, chosing Henry sabeI |
OF Washington, Pa, for president The |
convention then took up the wage commit |
tees report and IL viii probably be adopted |
this afternoon.
radical change in the scale is a clause |
making a days work consist of eiCht |
hours
Chicago Fails 10 wash.
~ CHICAGO. May b.-six thousand strik- |
- ers, after an idleness which closed the /
Deering works OF the international Har-
->Ster company for nearly three weeks. |