The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-15
STRIKES ON IN
MANY STATES
Citizens Alliance Of Denver Applies
to the Federal Courts for an
Injunction.
Fully 1000 Men Are on Strike
There and the Number May
Be Increased.
Labor Troubles Exist Also in New
York, Chicago, Indianapolis,
Ell Paso and Elsewhere.

Denver, May 15-The joint executive
committee of organized labor, owing 70
the refusal of the citizens alliance to
agree to arbitration between employers
and employees directly interested In Dues
tions at issue called out 1000 additional
union men during the forenoon, 1ncreas-
ing the total number Of strikers in this
city to more than 1000. The unions or
dered out to-day are brewery workers,
beer bottlers, beer wagon drivers. retail
clerks, garment workers and horse snoers.
The unions that had previously struck are
teamsters, expressmen, butchers and meat
cutters. cooks, walters, restaurant nelp-
ers, bakers. grocery clerks. grocery sales
women and egg Gamblers
The total number of union members IN
the city, exclusive of the railway organ
izations is IT, 123. and it is the intention Of
the labor committee to keep on tying up
one branch of business after another 50
far as lies in it's power. until the employ
ers agree to some method Of arbitration
that is satisfactory to the unions.
There has been some disorder but moth
! ing of a serious nature. The police de-
partment has increased its force to handle
the situation. The situation between the
contendng factions Is at a deadlock this
morning. President Craig announced that
| the citizens alliance will not accede to the
unions demands and President Coates Is
equally sure the labor committee Will not
arbitrate with the alliance.
Labor leaders object to further nego-
| tiations with the alliance on the ground
that in it's membership are included not
only employ ers Of labor, but many non
union wage workers, whom they regard as
strike breakers" At 10 o'clock to- day
counsel for the transfer and van owners
of the city applied in the federal court for
| an injunction against the teamers' ma
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| ers' local No. SO and van drivers and help
ers local No. g.; and all members be-
| longing to these organizations.
| The plaintiffs asked for an injunction re-
stricting defendants and their associates
confederates, co-conspirators, agents
servants and employees from interfering
with the business of compliments as com
mon carriers of freight between states OF
the United States or from hindering OF
obstructing wagons or vehicles engaged
| in carrying freight and articles of inter
state commerce., from posting pickets
about the places of business Of complain
arts; from Interfering with any Of their
employees by violence. threats or personal
injury, from ordering, directing or incft-
ing any other persons to threaten, assault
or by the use of profanity or vile epithets
to intinlidate any employees; from follow
ing the employees to their homes or other
places for the purpose Of intimidation and
! from publishing any orders. sta ements
rules or directions by the officers of the
| unions or any other similar organization
Commanding and enjointng, under pain OF
personal violence or other persecution any
| employees from continuing in the service OF
compliments.
! Judge Hallet refused to grant the in
| junction without a hearing The attor-
neys for the defendants stated that the.
| had not had time to examine the bill Of
complaint and asked for further time
They promised in the meantime to dr.
nothing in conflict with the terms of the
injunction asked for. The judge Their
granted continuance to next Wednes-
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