Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-01


wages aud conditions Of services are
not supported that irrespective of the
question Of whether the men or the
committee Of the brotherhOods repreg-
cnting them FIRST suggested the Increase
of wages and change Of rules, the en-
ploycs themselves at cnG Tor a long
time prior 90 the filing Of the bill Of
complaint were dissatisfied with their
wages and conditions Of service and "a
real difference of opinion existed be-
tween the railroad and large major
lily Of its employees, members of the
brotherhoods with respect to their
wages and that the defendants as Off
GERS and committees OF the brother
hoods were fully authorized by reason
Of thcir official relation 10 their meme
bers and also by direct written author
fly 10 represent them IN the effort to
secure his wages ana change conditions
of service and that the proposed strike.
lns'eod Of being odiclously ordered by
defendants, was a result OF the vote Of
the employees acting without coercion
and directly authorizing the same
CHARGE NOT SUSTAINED.
The court further finds after a full
examination and an analysis Of the evil
dencc that the charge of a conspiracy
to interfere with the interstate COM
merco of the United states or the mail
service of the United States Is not sus!
tainfd
Ia discussing the ISSUES after re-
viewing many authorities. the court
concludes and lays down the law gov
ernng the rights. duties ana privileges
of employees as found on the latter part
Of page s and the forepart OF page
of The opinion
Tho court finishes its opinulon by
stating rs conclusions with sum
mary Of the situation pertaining to the
controversy,
WHAT COUNSEL SAY
Mr. f. NJ. Judson. Of 81. Louis. spe.
cial counsel for the brotherhoods
stated to the Associated Press that he
and Col. Wells NJ. Blodgott general So
licitQr of the Wabash Railroad COM
pany We're making efforts TO bring an
the parties In interest together. and
that IN bis opinion an amicabe agree
ment would be arrived az and that
there would be no strike.
w. g. Lee, vice grandmother of the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen, is
the only official OF the two brother
hoods here, He said to the Associated
Press;
The decision was certainly sweep
Ing. II completely removes the in
junction. We believe now as we al
ways have that our requests were tust
and reasonable and another attempt
viii be made to bring about a peace
full settlement 10y the grievance COM
mittees and the Wabash officials"
COL. BLoDGETT.
General Counsel Blodgett Of the Wa
bash said TO the Associated Press:
after the decision was rendered
counsel for the grievance committees
and | conferred together briefly but no
conclusions We're reached. | want some
time 90 go over the situation, and can
not make any expression today
do you think there win BE- a striker"
II am not prepared TO answer that
question, as al this moment | have no
idea what may be Gone
win you notify President Ramsey Of
the decision?"
mo, we did not attempt II. President
Ramsey, who is on his way TO Cairo.
Egypt, to attend the bedside Of his
daughter, left the steamer at Cher
bourg last Monday and Immediately
took the train. He Is scheduled to ar
rive In Cairo next Saturday and we do
not know just whore 10 reach him to-
day Doubtless he will see the news
while enroute
Col Blodget then returned to the
room where the legal men Of the Wa
bash were engaged IN closely reading
the courts decision.
sECY. ARNoLD's VIEWS.
Peoria. April 1l-when shown the
Associated Press bulletin announcing
the dissolution OF the Injunction Of the
Wabash employees by Judge Adams OF
St Louis Frank W Arnold, grand Sec
rotary and treasurer Of the Locomotive
Firemen, said:
Il was confident from the first that
the injunction would be dissolved"
Mr.. Arnold refused TO answer any
question on the strike proposition.
Mr.. Hanrahan. grand master Of the
order is out of the city today
JUDGE W. T. IRWIN.
Judge w. T. Irwin. one Of the chief
attorneys for the fremen in their fight
over the INTUITION Of the Wabash Off
ials said:
The railroad made their complaint
on set Of Imaginary facts and did not
hope town. The decision Is well forti-
fed and viii not be overruled Il APP
pealed, The brotherhoods have won a
grand victory for the laborlng men and
the decision will go far toward better
relations with employees"