The Grenada sentinel., 1903-04-04
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
The Temporary Injunction Granted
by Judge Adams, March 5,
@ Has Been Dissolved. ~
WHAT Will THE WABASH MEN 90 NoW7
The Matter Now Stands where 1t
Did When President Ramsey
stole . march On the Men and
TieA Their Hands-The News at
Peoria. "a


St. Louis, April The Wabash
strike injunction is dissolved. The
committeeman representing the
BrotherhoodsS Of Locomotive Firemen
and Railroad T'rainmens are now free
to resume the work, Interrupted
March 3, when the pending strike was
stopped by the writ of injunction se-
cured by the officials of the company.
The decision dissolving the, injunc-
ton was announced by Judge Adams
at the convening of the United States
circuit court Wednesday morning.
The principal points on which the
injunction was dissolved are:
No evidence of a conspiracy was
found.
No effort to unionize the Wabash
railroad was shown.
No effort to force the recognition
of the organizations is evident.
No coercion was used by officers in
the vote On strike question.
That the men demanded only in
creased remuneration and changes in
working rules.
That they were not bound by con-
tract.
That any one of them can quit the
service at any time.
If one can quit all can quit, ire
spective of the existence of union.
That the officers of the brother
hoods were duly authorized by the
men.
That in their demands they merely
did their duty as officers of the or
ganizations.
That the men have the same right
to organizes that capital has.
That strike is their only weapon,
and is legitimate as long as property
is not destroyed.
That majority of the employees did
have a grievance.
That a majority voted to strike, ard
that the majority should rule. as it
| does in every organization, social and
political.
That the employees may seek a"d
obtain advice and counsel regarding
their rights, duties and obligations to
employers.
They may, by peaceful combination
and concert of action, so control the
supply of labor as to compel the en-
ployer to come to their terms.
But the employees are not at liberty y
to use this weapon to injure the en-
ployer.
That the facts do not bear out the
af1idavits Of the informants, John w.
Schrader, X. j. Robinson and Clarence
Hover, that Messrs. Lee and Hanna
han in private conversations declared
that they '<would compel the Wabash
railway to recognize them and their
organizat tions.'
At the time the writs of injunction
were served, President Ramsey had
four hours to decide as to the in
crease of wages, pending the calling
| of the threatened strike.
The Injunction was brought to de-
termine the rights of employers and
employees as to the manner of con-
Quoting wage controversies.
Had the injunction been made per
manent it would have been consid-
cred severe blow to organized labor.
History of Famous Writ.
The now famous Wabash injunction
was originally granted by Judge
Adams of the United States circuit
court Tuesday, March 3, at IL a. m. It
was feared by the Wabash officials
| that the strike would be declared at
noon that day by the committees rep
| resenting the Brotherhoods of Rail
| road Trainmen and the Locomotive
Firemen and employees of the Wabash,
| who were in St. Louis demanding in
| crease of wages.
President Ramsey had been given
! until noon on Tuesday to answer. He
had written letter, asking for an an
swer. and the time in the ultima tum
| was extended until five o'clock. In
| the meantime the writs of Injunction
| were served on the men. The injunc-
ton was issued two hours before the
| men enjoined had the least intimation
Of it.
The Injunction set forth that it had
been represented to the judge of the
United States circuit court that the
men named as defendants were about
| to call. a strike of the employees o1
the Wabash, and in so doing would
hinder the company in the operations
of the trains, and obstruct the bust.
ness of the railroad as common car.
ricr. That order was insubstance:
| I'VE, therefore, do strictly com
mand you, until further order of the
court, absolutely to 1esist and refrain
from in any way or. manner ordering
coercing. persuading, inducing or 9th.
erwise causing directly or Indirectly
the employees of the said Wabash Rail
way Co. to strike or quit the service
OF said company"
Terms Of the InjunctiOn.
IS The injunction further restrained
the men from interfering with Il [
i employment of men by the ra1lroad;
from urging or coercing the employe,
of f.conReeting lines from striking, and
from doing any hing that would i1ter