Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-07
Judge Munger Issues Restraining Order
Against Teamsters' Union.
EMPLOYERS INVOKE FEDERAL COURTS AID
Men Forbidden to Do Anything for Next
Two Weeks by Judge
EXISTENCE OF UNION IS ENJ0lNE0
Members Must Not Continue in the Organ
iSatiOn or Agreement
TRANSFER AND COAL COMPANIES JOIN
Attorney for Orators Presents His
Bill and order to the Court and
Injunction Issues with
out Delay.
EXISTENCE OF UNION is ENJolNED
TRANSFER AND COAL COMPANIES JOIN

Judge Munger OF the United States court
! issued a temporary restraining order late
! Wednesday afternoon against the Team
sters union and it's members and forbade
! their pcketing the streets, stopping team
| sters not union men on the streets and
congregating on the streets in the vicinity
Of the different places OF business of the
! plaintiffs or in any way taking action that
! will in the least intimidate or coerce the
men into quitting work.
This action was taken yesterday after
noon following on the determination Of the
! Business Mems association to invoke fed
/ eral aid in the protection Of nonunion
workingmen in case of any dlficulties with
/ striking teamsters. =. j. Mahoney acted
as attorney for the express, transfer and
coal companies in the matter, the COM
| panies being the Omaha Merchants Express
and Transfer company, Johnson Brothers
! Transfer company. Expressmen's Delivery
company, Fred Busch Transfer company.
Omaha Transfer company, Sunderland
| Brothers Nebraska Coal and Lime COM
! pany. c. S. Johnson, Union Fuel company,
| c. B. Havens & Co., Tom Collins Havens,
Coal Hill Coal company, Coutaut Squires.
Henry F. Cady Lumber company, Parlin,
orendorff & Martin and Hayden Brothers,
order written by Attorney.
The restraining order as granted is prac-
tically identical with that requested by the
! aggrieved parties through their attorney
and differs only in minor essentials. II is
directed against the Team Drivers Inter
national union only and names besides the
officers. about 400 men. Papers Will be
served on these men by the United States
marshal's Office early today.
/ The decree Of the court after dealing
with the request OF the complainants, or
ders the defendants to appear at the court
room OF the United States circuit court
upon the goth day of May, A. Il. 1908, at 10
o'clock a! m. OF said day, and then ana
there show cause, 80 any they have, why the
preliminary Injunction prayed for should
not issue; and a. appearing to the under
signed judge Of thss court that there fs
danger of irreparable injury being caused
TO said complainants before the hearing OF
said application for preliminary writ Of in
junction can be heard, unless said defend
ants are, pending said hearing, restrained
as hereinafter set forth, therefore com
plainants' application for such restraining
order is granted
Now. therefore, 1t is ordered that YOU
Team Drivers International union local n
voluntary association, the officers and
members of Team Drivers international
union local II; J. e. Crews. president OF
Ieam Drivers International union, local
III h s. Wilson, treasurer of Team Driv-
ers international union local IL; Edward
Sumner, secretary of Team Drivers Inter-
national union, local 71"-here follow,
about 400 names of members OF the Team
Drivers International association.
Terms of the Order.
Afterward the terms OF the restraining
order follow.
Igfrat In 49,.
posted at or about the places Of business
OF your orators, any of them nIcLets
, tthhstructed or directed to challenge, stop
tHfedten OF lntmidate any of the employes
, OF your orators, or all or any OF them
from proceeding with their work and serV,
ner interfering with any OF the erSnInvn- hSn-
cS,,,yS cy yoepce eT threats OF personal Injury.
or any other conduct Calculated or i1tendad
by intimidation or humiliation TO prevent
any any OF the employees Of your orators, or
any OF them, from continuing IN said em-
ployment or performing the Services TOE
Whlch they are employed
second. From congregatng about the
teams, wagons or employees OF your orators
I OF any OF them, upon the streets or public
. places Of the city OF Omaha, and demand
ing ana commanding that the employees OF
0 your orators, or any OF them. shall desist
from theiT employment or turn back and
abandon their labor, and from in any way
threatening or intimidating any OF such
e employees, either by words or acts, calcu-
lated or intended to hinder such emniovss
from the prosecution OF their labor In The
service or employ Of your orators or r. anv INV
t Third. From ordering, directing or in
. citing any othei persons to threaten, as
sault or by the use OF profane or vile epi-
n Of your orators, or OF any Of them or
q to seek in any way by violence. or threats
= person, to prevent the employees Of your
g orators, or Of any OF them from con-
A 1 tinuing In the service OF any OF your or
: ators or performing labor for them.
> EnIoins Union from ExistinE.
y Fourth From following the employes NJ
your orators or any OF them to their
= homes, other places in the city OF
r Omaha, for the purpose OF intimidation, and
: from attacking, assaulting or injuring any
| of the said employees, and from publish-
ing any orders. statements, rules or dlrec-
= tions by the officers OF said Team Drivers
a International dnion, or OF any other similar
= organization, commanding and enioining
- under pain OF personal violence, or other
= ! persecution, any Of the employees OF your
g orators, or of any OF them, from CONTINUING
n In the service OF your orators, or any
!. Of them; and further restraining and en-
n joining the said Team Drivers Interna-
o tional union, local No H. its officers and
Il members, from continuing said organiza :
or agreement 10 restrain commerce be-
tween the states by any agreement or
d OF freight and merchandise while in transit
10 as an article Of interstate commerce, and
. from continuing any compact or agreement
u among themselves 70 restrain or prevent
e such moving Of merchandise while in tran
g SIT, In course OF shipment between any
y point within the city OF Omaha, in the
u state OF Nebraska. ana any point outside
ID the said state OF Nebraska or In any way
= interfering I'm any manner either directly
l. or Indirectly with the business OF said
orators while engaged In interstate com
merce so long as this restraining order
remains In force or until the further order
OF this court.
8 In the petition OF the complainants they
r. assert that they are engaged IN the bushes,
ie Of delivering or Of selling and delivering
IN goods. and that large part Of the bushes.
k' OF each consists OF commerce betweer
s- several states" That In the carrying OF
E OF this business they are engaged in the
carrying OF merchandise aud wares betweeI
= Omaha and Council Bluns and vice verse
- between Omaha and South Omaha and be-
tween South Omaha and Council Bluffs