Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-02
WABASH INJUNCTION
Restraining Employees from Co
ing on Strike Is Dissolved
by Judge Adams.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CASE
officials Made False Claims When
Asking for Observation-Disclosures
Desired by the Court for Settlement
of Future Differences.

st. Louis. April fudge Adams
dissolved the temporary Injunction re-
straining Wabash employees from
going ON strike.
The Injunction was granted some
time ago for <he purpose of prevent
ing threatened strike on the Wabash
road.
The judge first analyses the bill of
complaint upon which the provisional
restraining CIDER was issued, charg-
ing that the defendants had entered
into an unlawful and malicious con-
spiFaey to secure recognition of their
brotherhoods by falsely representing
that the employees of the railroad who
were members of the brotherhoods
were dissatisfied with their wages
and conditions of service when they
were in fact satisfied and contented
with the same
The Judge says; Many affidayits
and exhibits were filed on both sides,
and the case has been ably and ex-
haustively argued by eminent counsel.
THE question now is: Whether
upon all of the proof before 1t the
court could award a preliminary III
junction or set aside the provisional
restraining order already made
Employees Dissatisfied With Wages.
THE court, after fully considering
all the proof, finds that the state
ments of the bill of complaint to the
effect that the employees were salts
fed with their wages and conditions
OF service are not supported; that IT.
respective of the question whether
the men or the committee of the
brotherhoods representing them first
suggested the increase of wages, and
change of rules, the employees them
selves at, and for a long time prior
to the filing of the bill of complaint,
were dissatisfied with their wages and
conditions Of service, and a real diff.
ference of opinion existed between
the railroad and a large majority of
its employees, members of the broth
erhoods, with respect to their wages
and that the defendants as officers
and committees of the brotherhoods
were fully authorized by reason os
their official relation to their mem
bers and also by direct written an
thority to represent them in the eff.
fort to secure higher wages and
change conditions of service and that
the proposed strike, instead of being
offieieusly ordered by defendants, was
a result of the vote of the employees
acting without coercion and directly
authorizing the same"
The court further finds after a full
examination and analysis of the evil
dence that The charge of conspiracy
to interfere with the interstate COM
merce of the United States or the
mail service of the United States is
not sustained.
In discussing these issues, after re-
viewing many authorities, the court
concludes and lays down the law gov
erning the rights, duties and priv
leges of employees, and winds up with
summary of the situation.
Desires Arbitration.
Judge Adams, in concluding his de-
cision, said:
i cannot conclude this opinion
without expressing the sincere wish
OF the court that if the parties are un
able to adjust their differences by
such mutual concessions as are nee
essary to that end. the offer made in
open court by defendants counsel to
submit the Question in dispute to the
board OF arbitration provided for by
the act of congress of 1898 will be
speedily accepted, and another in
stance of rational and intelligent adj
Justment of a business difficulty be
exhibited to an aynectant ra,h1io