The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-07
Complainants Engaged I'm Moving
Merchandise from Omaha, Neb.,
TO Council Bluffs, In.
TROOPS MAY ENFORCE ORDER
If THE INJUNCTION OF THE FEEDER
AL COURT BE DIsREGARDED.
Owners of Wagons Jeered, hut No
Violence Onered-ChicagoB Book
binders Strike.

OMAHA. Neb.. May Con petition OF
principal transfer and delivery companies
involved in the teamsters' strike, Judge
Munger, of the Federal Court, tonight
granted q temporary restraining order en-
joining the officers of Team Drivers In
ternational Union, Local Il. ]. z. Crews,
president. r. S. Wilcox, treasurer, and
Edward Sumner. secretary. together with
all members of the union. from doing GER
tain acts intended to interfere with inter-
state commerce and commanding them to
appear in court on May 20 TO show cause
why a temporary injunction should not be
granted. The petition was filed by attor-
neys representing sewn delivery COM
panies, five coal dealersl one lumber COM
pany. one jobber and department store
In their petition the complainants recite
the terms OF the contract the Team Driv-
ers' Union asked them TO sign. and their
particular objection TO that clause therein
which provided that nc teamster shall be
discharged, laid off or doeked in his time or
pay for refusing to haul goods to or from
any house for a firm, corporation or con-
tractor declared to be unfair by the labor
unions" and then go on TO relate particular
instances in which by threats. intimidation
and violence the strikers have interfered
with lawful business. 1t is alleged that
threat was made by one of the strikers shat
If Walter Jardine undertook to do busipess
with nonunion drivers he would be -
saulted and killed. 1t is further alleged
that interstate commerce was interfered
with when the strikers stopped goods In
transit from Omaha to Council Bluffs and
from one freight depot &c another In Omaha.
More than three hundred members of the
teamsters union are named In the order.
which restrains the men from posting
pickets instructed to; challenge, stop,
threaten or intimidate employees and from
in any manner interfering with any OF the
employees by violence threats OF personal
injury, calling of vile names or offensive
epithets or any other conduct calculated or
intended by intimidation or humiliation 20
pieyment; from otderins ae or incitine m sny
other persons TO threaten, assault or by the
use of profane or vile ep.thets to intimidate
employees; from following the employees TO
their homes or other PLACES Tor the purpose
of intimidating and from attacking, as
saulting or injuring any of them. and from
publishing any orders statements, rules or
directions by the officers of the Team
Drivers International Union, any other
similar organization, commanding and en-
joining under the pain OF personal violence
from % continuine ~ in the % ssrvice of Of their em-
ployers, and further restraining and en-
Joining the Team Drivers International
Union, Local No. II, Its officers and men,
bers, from continuing said organization,
and from continuing In combination or
agreement to restrain commerce between
the States by any agreesaent or concerting
of action to prevent heimoving OF freight
and merchandise while in transit ar
ticle of interstate commerce, and from con-
tinuing any compact or agreement among
themselves to restrain or prevent such
moving OF merchandise while In transit, in
course of shipment between any points
within the city of Omsha and any point
outside of Nebraska, or in any way inter-
fering with the business OF employers while
engaged In interstate commerce. so long as
this restraining order remains in force, or
until the further order oS this court
A violation OF the order, II is believed,
will result in the calling out OF federal
troops IL necessary TO Lreserve the peace
and enforce the order of the court.
Large crowds of strikers gathered I'm diff
ferent parts OF the city curing the day and
jeered the owners of wagons who were
themselves driving the teams. The police
force is doing double duty, but no violence
was reported during the Jay and no arrests
were made