The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-16
STRIKE ORDER
Is LOOKED FOR
All Union Men in Denver May Be
Called Out.
DELEGATES TO MEET TONIGHT
LABOR LEADERS BLAME THE
SMELLING TRUST.
ELEeATES TO MEET TONIGHT

n ENVER, Colo. May 15.-An order
was issued this morning by the
general executive committee of
organized labor calling out 1 200 union
men in various trades and crafts in ad-
dition to 5000 already on strike This
order was afterward rescinded and the
announcement made that further addi-
tions to the strikers would not be made
until after another mass meeting of
delegates Of the unions, to be held to-
morrow night. It is declared that if
some practical and sure steps are not
reached between the opposing elements
to settle the strike by that time a gen
eral order to call out all the union men
in the city viii be issued
The state board of arbitration has
rendered its services to the union com
mittee and the citizens alliance and is
awaiting replies
Labor Leaders Bulletin.
The labor leaders today issued am
othC-' bulletin giving a general review
of the strike situation They place the
responsibility for the present condition
Of affairs upon the American Smelling
& Refining company and allied corpora
tons which, it is alleged. instigated the
organization of the citizens alliance,
their object being TO defeat the move
ment for an eight-hOur day in the
smelte-s-
The alliance. which claims a mem
bership of $500 individuals, has opened
an employment bureau which quickly
I 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 III the city and families are able
"a pet raj eyeT they want nv "a irving
their purchases home themselves.
The Western Packing cOmpanys
plant at the stock yards has been shut
| down. but the TefTigeTating plant is in
operation and there has been no meat
lost yet
Thus far there have been no serious
disturbances of peace
Injunction Asked.
At 10 o'clock today counsel for the
transfer and van owners of the city
applied in the federal court for an in
I junction against the Transfers Ma
! tiOnal Union of America, the Transfer
I Drivers local No. IS and Van Drivers
/ & Helpers local No. 81, and all mem
! bers belonging to these OrganiZa lions
The plaintiffs asked for an injunction
/ restraining defendants and their as
! sOciates, confederates. CO-cOnsDiratOrs,
/ agents. servants and employees" from
! piainants as common carriers of freight
/ between states of the United States or
/ from hindering or obstructing their
/ wagons or vehicles, engaged IN carry
{ ing freight and articles of interstate
/ commerce; from posting pickets about
! the places of business of CCmplainants;
! from interfering with any of their en-
plOyes by violence. threats or personal
! injury; from ordering, directing or in
[ citing any other persons to threaten.
! assault or by the use of profanity or
/ vile epithets to intimate any en-
plOyes: from following the employees to
! their homes or other places for the
/ purpose of intimidation and from pub
( fishing any orders, statements, rules or
/ directions by the officers of the unions,
OF any other similar organization, COM
handing and enjOining, under pain of
/ personal violence or other persecution,
/ any employees from continuing in the
/ service of cOmplainants-"
Hearing Next Wednesday.
Judge Hauett refused to grant the
/ Injunction without hearing.
( The attorneys for the defendants
stated that they had not had time to
examine the bin of complaint, and
asked for further time. They prom
: ised in the meantime to do nothing in
/ conflict with the terms Of the injunc-
I ton asked for The judge then grant
/ ed u continuance to next Wednesday.