Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-07


That their duties in these connections make
their wagons and conyeyanoes Interstate
carriers and as such they declare any in
reference with them ID ncminally inter-
ference with Interstate commerce. For this
reason they ask that the United States
take action in the' matter.
FoIlowing the statements showing the au-
thority Of the United States in the matter,
they declare that the teamsters' union de-
nanded OF them on March II that they en-
ter into a contract with them by May 1 to
do certain things and to fulfil certain con-
tracts. This they did not do and now,
they declare, the teamsters as a union and
Individually are attempting to force them
into Il by Impeding, hindering and delay
ing said between the states, to
force and compel your orators and each of
them to enter into the aforesaid compact
AGREEMENT, have organized and Get on foot,
and are now carrying out, with said ends
and objects in view, a concerted conspiracy
TO hinder and obstruct each Of your orators
In the CARRYING OF said goods as aforesaid,
and to that end have, ever since May l,
1903, posted pickets at and near the several
places Of business Of your orators and
caused large crowds, consisting In most
part of the defendants herein, to assemble
at, around and near the places of business
Of ~your4orators. which said pickets and
crowds aforesaid have repeatedly stopped
the teams and wagons OF your orators,
threatened personal violence to the team
sters and drivers employed by your orators,
assaulted several Of said employees, threat
ened numerous of said employees with per-
sonal violence and compelled them by force
and threats to cease the service Of your
said orators; that said defendants congre-
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the streets and public places of the city of
Omaha have stopped the teams and en-
ployes OF your orators and compelled them
to turn back with their loaded wagons and
unload said wagons, have threatened to up
set the wagons and cut the harness of your
several orators, have followed and pursued
the employees Of your orators upon the
streets and other public places Of the city
Of Omaha, applying Violent, profane lam
guage and eplthets to them. and threaten
ing them with serious injury and bodily
harm, and are now -" persistently and
Systematically pursuing, threatening. intim-
dating and prosecuting. the several persons
employed by your orators herein, with the
view, object and purpose OF compelling said
persons to desist and withdraw from the
Service and employment of your several
orators, and 10 thereby render II impossible
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business iofinterstate COMMERCE. and to per-
form their functions Of carriers Of goods,
while said goods are and remain articles
OF between the several states"
Then follows. a detailed account of sew
eral instances wherein the teams and drlv-
ers OF the various companies have been In
terfered with or In any way troubled by men
upon the streets. Each OF the accounts
states specifically the place. time and men
who were stopped, but neither gives the
names Of the men In the crowd who are al
legged to have interfered at the time.
= Comment of Interested Parties.
Union men and members Of the Busine
men"s association were interviewed on the
Injunction. None OF the latter cared to
make anything of a statement. ]. e. Crews,
president OF the Team Drivers union, and
L. v. Guye, chairman OF the Central Labor
union arbitration committee. gave out this
statement:
1T strikes US as a very sweeping ~inJunc-
tion and IS unquestionably the nearest APP
proach to government by injunction that we
have. ever known Of. AS we have not yet
violated the law IN the prosecution OF our
strike. Notwithstanding the fact that we
have been provoked 20 do so, we shall con-
tinue to conduct our affairs peaceably and
observe the provisions OF this drastic meas
ure~ We shall engage the very best legal
talent possible and try to meet every issue
in the case. We shall depend on the good
people Of Omaha for their support in this
trying time We believe in the justice Of
our cause and believe we can impress them
with the same fact"
The teamsters intend employing smythG
4 Smith to hght their case.
w. II. accord OF the McCord- Brady Com.
pany@ am not a member Of the executive
committee OF the Business Mems associa.
tion and have not had this matter in hand
at all. so l would not care to say anything
% the subject. might say, however
that there is no feeling at antagonist