The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-07
ADDRESS TO UNION MEN
They g Asked to Stick to
 2 Their Posts.
Loys S to the Railroad and to the Organizations of Which They are Members is Urged
 by Officers.

St. Louis, March 6.-The general officers of the Brotherhood of Bremen and Train men and committees here in relation to the impending strike situation on ehe Wa bash. tonight issued a statement address ed to their members on the Wabash Rail- road, giving a resume of the situation and advising them to continue loyal to the railroad company and to their respective organizations, and to pay no attention to the statements or threats of any person, nor to any rumors which may be put in circulation.
 This was the only development of the day in the situation.
 An all-day conference was held in the Southern Hotel by Grand Masters Hanna han and Morrissey of the Brotherhoods of Bremen and Trainmen, with their at- torneys. Messrs. Irwin and Pinney and F. N. Judson, the latter of St. Louis, who had been engaged as associate counsel to help in the preparation of the answer to the Wabash injunction.
 This answer. with afldavits, may be filed in court tomorrow. If not then, 1t will be filed Monday.
 John H. Murphy, chief counsel of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, who reached here today from Denver, joined in the conference.
 No Developments.
 There were no developments at Wabash headquarters, President Ramsay report Ing that the service throughout the sys, tenn was proceeding without anything un- usual to mark 1t. He reviewed his action NF Toe A. l.. junction was served to prevent a strike going into the details.
 The statement issued tonight by the of- flcers of the unions covers the incidents prior to the time the injunction was serv- ed. including the vote of the unions fa- voring a strike, of the order of the court tells of the serving of the writs, conclud- ing as follows:
 ITO have sanctioned a strike under the circumstances might have been construed violation of the courts order. The order of the court. had a strike been de- clared, might also have been construed as prohibiting the prosecution of the same on the part of the organizations or any of It's representatives.
 Declared Unfounded.
 The writ of injunction was granted upon a bill of complaint filed by the Wa bash Railroad Company. alleging an un- lawful and malicious conspiracy on the part of the organizations and other ale gationj equally unfounded and untrue
 We are taking the necessary legar steps to protect our rights, and we be- heve we can furnish the court ample facts and sufficient reasons for vacating the order. Until this has been done, these or ganizations will respect the order of the court. We advise our officers and mem bers not only on the Wabash system. but to do likewise"
 President Ramsey and Colonel W. H, counsel for the Wabash, said that this notice to the Wabash employees that a strike was not to be called at once would be pleasant news to most of the employees.
 In a statement issued this afternoon. President Ramsey reviews the circum- stances leading up to the Issuance of the injunction. He declares that he did not have the writ served until he had waited fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the employees committee to furnish him with their ultimatum covering the points to be conceded in order to prevent a strike. In conclusion, he says:
 The policy of the Wabash is unchang- ed. It maintains that it is paying as good wages and has as equitable rules as any of its competitors. If 1t Is not doing this, 1t stands ready, injunction or no injunc- tion, to carry out its pledge given to its employees, to advance it's wages or change its rules when it Is shown to be out of line with its competitors"