The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19
Counsel for Wabash Reviews
Charges Against Officers and
Members of Labor Unions.
ENUNCIATES LEGAL POINTS.
Arguments May Be Ended To-Day,
as Only One Attorney Will
Speak for Committees
and Officers.

Wells H. Blodgett vice president and gen.
eral counsel of the Wabash Railroad Com
pany. opened the argument in the Wabash
| injunction suit yesterday afternoon in the
| United States District Court.
Mr.. Blodgetts argument was based upon
six issues ard five legal propositions bear
Ing upon the charge of conspiring to injure
| the wabash Railroad. made against the
| grievance committees and officers Of labor
organizations
Owing to the fact that the reading Of the
dispositions consumed all of the morning
and most Of the afternoon session, Mr..
Blodgett was unable to complete his argu-
ment before court adjourned. He will re-
sumo this morning.
Frederick N. Judson. counsel for the
grand officers and members Of the grievance
committees of the Wabash employees will
follow Mr.. Blodgett.
1t Is expected that Mr.. Judson will make
the only speech for the dissolution of the
injunction. and that he will be followed by
c. n. Travous, attorney for the Wabash.
Judge Adams agreed to allow counsel all
the time they desired for argument. but it
is believed that none OF the speeches will
last more than three hours. in which case
Judge Adams may have the case under ad-
visement by tomorrow morning.
LEGAL QUESTIONS INVOLVED.
Mr.. Blodgett then stated the Issues in the
It Is CHARGED that the defendants have mali
cously consp red to injure the complainant BY
h inducing its employees to quit its service in a
o oosy and THEREBY prevent complainant from
That charse Is denied in the answer
Il Is charged that they have malic. ously con-
spired to injuge complainant by inducing lis EN-
ployes to Quit its service in a BODY In violation
OF their contracts with the complainant. Tnls
swer. " "
=. That the defendants have falsely pretended
ehroushopt the negotiations and stated In their
them TO the complainant originated with the
complainant employees: when. IN fact and in
ants and not with the compleinants employees
FALSE REPRESENTATIONS ALLEGED.
1t Is alleged that the defendants have mali
eiously conspred to in1ure complainant by In
ducing It's employees to CULT its service a body
by false representations. These allegations the
defendants deny In their answer;
Its; II Is ALLEGED that the defendants have mali
inducing its employees TO quit its service in a
body BY coercion. This allegation the defendants
1t is alleged that the defendants have mali
ciousiy conspired TO iniure complainant by pre-
with Hh' Ii. 81 at e6nnses pas
as required by the Interstate commerce law.
Mr.. Blodgett said:
IF the allegations in the bill are true the
complainant is entitled to an injunction.
The issue, therefore Is one OF facts. The
defendants say that the firemen and train.
men of the Wabash have grievance and
decided OF their own volftion to quit the
service. II this be true there Is nothing
in the Injunction TO prevent them from 50
doing.
EMPLOYEES NOT DISSATISFIED.
Our contention is that the employees are
act dissatisfied and none of the alleged |
grievances originated with the employees. |
but started with the defendants in this |
case" -as' ga,