The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-09
NO MORE INJUNCTION
Judge Adams WithdraWs Ills Famous
Restraining Order
WABASH MEN MAY NOW STRIKE
The Court Finds the Statement That
the lien Are Satisfied is Not to Be
Credited.

st. Louis, Special.-The injunction
issued March 3. by Judge Elmer b.
Adams, of the United States district
court, at the instance Of the Wabash
Railroad officials 10 restrain the Broth
erhood Of Railway Trainmen and
Firemen from ordering a strike on
that system, was dissolved Wednesday
in a decision handed down by JCage
Adams, q week after the hearing CT
arguments for and against the remoV-
Al Of the legal obstacle.
While no one will express an opin-
icn as 10 the next probable move on
either side, remarks dropped indicate
that every effort will be made to ef-
feet q settlement and avert a strike.
But il a settlement shall not be ef-
fected, the understanding seems to be
general that a strike is sure to result.
At Wabash headquarters it was stated
that amicable adjustment OF the con-
troversy is hoped for. The same senti-
ment was expressed at the hotels,
where are quartered the few represen-
tatives of the officials Of the trainment
and firemen now in the city. Counsel
for both sides spent the afternoon in
conference, but no agreement was
reached.
Judge Adams announced that court
would be in session and retain jurlSdlc-
ton of the case, if desired, so that IN
the event OF any molestation Of or in
terference with, Interstate commerce
or the mail service, all its lawful pow
ers may be invoked to restrain the
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that they will be fearlessly and erect
lively exercised.
The temporary injunction was grant
ed by Judge Adams on allegations
made by officials OF the Wabash sys-
TEN that the defendants were consplr-
ing to interfere with interstate traf-
&c and in the transmission OF united
States mails. Judge Adams in his de-
cision says the provisional restraining
order was made without notice to the
defendants, under the stress OF the
facts disclosed by the bill and was
fully authorized by section 71S, Re
v;sed Statutes of the United States. and
was imperatively demanded by the
general principles of equity jurispru-
dence recognized and enforced in many
similar cases in the United States and
England, and many authorities war
ranting the provisional restraining
order in question in cases OF conspira-
cies to interfere with Interstate COM
merce and otherwise are cited in sup
port Of this last proposition.
Within the time allowed by the re-
straining order the defendants duly
appeared and file1 their sworn answer.
denying the alleged conspiracy in all
its phases and particularly denying any
purpose to interfere with Interstate
commerce or the mails Of the United
States, and especially denying that the
employees were satisfied with wages and
conditions of ti1ir service and deny
ing the practice Of any and all coercion
or false representations TO bring about
strike; avering that the only pur-
pose Of the present defendants in con-
senting to strike was to better the
condition of their members who were
in the employment of the railroad by
the exercise Of their undoubted right
to peacefully withdraw from such SER
vice until such time as their demands
of wages etc, should be conceded.
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the proof, finds that the statements OF
the complaint to the effect that the
employees were satisfied with their
wages and conditions of service are not
supported, irrespective Of the ques-
tion whether the men or the commit
tee of brotherhood representing them
first suggested the increase of wages
and change Of rules, the employees
themselves at and for long time prior
to the filing of the bill of complaint
were dissatisfied with their wages and
conditions of service. and real differ
ence of opinion existed between the
railroad and large majority OF its
employees, members Of the brother
hoods. with respect to their wages and
that the defendants as officer and COM
mitteas of the brotherhoods were fully
authorized both by reason Of their Of
fetal relation to their members and
also by direct written authority to rep
resent rnem IN rre erort 70 secure
higher wages and change conditions of
service and the proposed strike iastead
Of being officially ordered by defend
ants was result Of the vote Of the
employees acting without coercion and
directly authorizing the same. The
court further finds after a full exam
ination Of the evidence that the charge
Of conspiracy to interfere with the in
ter-State commerce of the United
States or the mail service of the
United States, is not sustained.
Crew Rescued.