Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-01


wages ana conditions of services are
not supported that Irrespective of the
question OF whether the men or the
committee OF the brotherhoods repres
entng them first suggested the increase
of wages and change Of rules, the em-
ployes themselves, at ana for a long
time prior to the films Of the bin Of
complaint were dissatisfied with their
wages and conditions Of service and a
real difference OF opinion existed be-
tween the railroad and a large major
Ity OF It's employees, members Of the
bt0therhoods with respect to their
wages ana that the defendants, as OFF,
GERS and committees OF the brother
hoods were fullv authorized by reason
OF their official relation TO their mem
bers and also by direct written author
ity 10 represent them IN the effort to
secure his wages aul charge conditions
Of service and that the proposed strike,
Instead Of being obviously ordered by
defendants was result OF the vote Of
the employees acting without coercion
and directly authorizing the same.
CHARGE NOT SUSTAINED.
The court further finds after full
examination and an analysis Of the evil
dencc that the charge Of a conspiracy
to interfere with the interstate com
mercc Of the United States or the mail
service Of the United States Is not sus.
teIntd
Ia discussing the issues after re-
viewing many authorities, the court
concludes and lays down the law gov
erning the rights duties and privileges
OF employees as found on the latter part
OF page and the forepart Of page
Of the opinion.
The court finishes rs opinuion by
stating rs conclusions with a sum
mary ~ the situation pertaining to the
controversy,
WHAT COUNSEL SAY.
Mr.. F. NJ Judson. Of ST. Louis, spe-
cIal counsel for the hrotherhoods
stated to the Associated Press hat he
and Col Wells NJ Blodgott general So
licltor OF the Wabash Railroad COM
pany Were making efforts to bring all
the parties In interest together, and
that IN his opinion an amicablo agree
ment would be arrived az and that
there would be no strike.
W q. Lee, vice grandmaster OF the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen IS
the only official Of the two brother
hoods here. He said to the Associated
Press
The decision was certainly sweep
Ing II completely removes the in
junction We believe now as We al
ways have that our requests were Just
and reasonable and another attempt
win be made to bring about a peace
full settlement by the grievance com
mlttees and the Wabash officials"
COL BLoDGETT.
General Counsel Blodgett Of the Wa.
bash said TO the Associated Press.
After the decision was rendered
counsel for the grievance committees
and | conferred together briefly but no
conclusions We're reached / want some
time 20 go over the situation, and can
not make any expression today
Do you think there will be a strike?"
II am not prepared TO answer that !
question, as at this moment | have no
idea what may be done
"Will you notify President Ramsey of !
the decision?"
NO, We did not attempt IT, President |
Ramsey, who is on his way 10 cairo. |
Egypt to attend the bedside of his |
daughter, left the steamer az Cher !
bourg last Monday and Immediately !
took the train. He Is scheduled to ar
rive in Cairo next Saturday and we do
not know Just where 10 reach him to- |
day, Doubtless he will see the news
while enroute."
Col. Blodget then returned 10 the |
room where the legal men Of the Wa
bash were engaged in closely reading
the courts decision.
sECY. ARNoLD's VIEWS.
Peoria, April ll.-When shown the
Associated Press bulletin announcing
the dissolution Of the injunction OF the !
Wabash employees by Judge Adams OF |
st. Louis, Frank W. Arnold, grand Sec
rotary and treasurer Of the Locomotive |
Firemen said
Il was confident from the first that |
the injunction would be dissolved"
MI Arnold refused to answer any
question on the strike proposition
Mr. Hannhan grand master Of the
order is out Of the city today,
JUDGE W, T. IRWIN
Judge w. T. Irwin, one Of the chief
attorneys for the firemen in their fight |
over the INTUITION OF the Wabash OH |
ials said:
THE railroad made their complaint |
on set OF imaginary facts and did not |
hope town. The decision Is well forth
fled and will not be overruled Il APP |
pealed The brotherhoods have won
grand victory for the laboring men and
the decision VIII 90 far toward better
relations with employees"