Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-12
AN ANSWER IS FILED
WABASH TRAlNMEN ASK FOR
DISSOLUTION OF INJUNCTION.
SWEEPING DENIALS MADE
Affidavits of Brotherhood Officials In
ciuded in the AnsWer-Wabash
Company Preparing Answer-Con-
spiracy, No Equity, No Notice OF
Service, Etc, is Alleged.

ST. Louis, March 1O.-A sweeping
denial of all the charges made by the
Wabash railway company in its bill
of complaint upon which was ISSUED
the injunction to prevent strike
among its employees, was contained in
the answer to the injunction suit
filed yesterday in United States dis
trict court by counsel for the Wa
bash foremen and trainmen. In sup
port of the answer were filed affida
Wits of all those who are named in
the injunction.
At 10 o'clock this morning Judge
Adams will set date for hearing al
guments for and against the answer
The motion to dissolve the Injunction
briefly stated, is based on the
grounds that the writ of injunction
was improvidently granted; thac
charges of illegal conspiracy con-
tanned in the bill of complaint are un-
founded and disproved; that there S
no equity in the bill of complaint
that the injunction was issued with,
out notice; and that all material
charges in the bill are fully denied
President Ramsey of the Wabash
and the cOmpany's legal counsel be
gan preparation of their arguments
against the answer Immediately after
it was filed, and continued busily at
worn all day until night. None Of
the brotherhood officials have left the
city and all express themselves as
we'll satisfied with the answer as
filed.
The bill for dissolution of the in
junction secured by the Wabash ex-
pressly denies:
That exclusive employment of
brotherhood or union men has been
demanded.
That committeeman or others inter-
ested in the present attempted adjust
ment Of differences were engaged in
the Pullman strike of 1894.
That the committee represents ex-
clusively brotherhood members.
That the members of the brother
hoods have entered into any cOnspir-
acy or have any intention of forcing
adjustment of differences by proven
ton of interchange of traffic or carry
ing of mails in an unlawful or malic-
iOus manner.
That effort has been made to pre-
vent the adjustment of differences by
officers of the company.
That the requests made are unlaw-
full
hot hvnt h rI hn1t h mo 11sn
forced upon employees.
That committees forced themselves
on employees.
That to grant the requests con-
tracts with employees of other roads
will need to be violated.
That infammatory letters or cir
culars we're written by members of
committees.
The bill asserts:
That brotherhoods are beneficial or
CARNATIONS to promote the social,
moral and intellectual standing of
members.
That the grievances are of long
standing and rose from among en-
ployes and came to the joint board
through local grievance committees
after failure of committees to adjust
them.
That the policy Of the road with en-
pIoyes has been vacillating.
That no request made is unlawful.
That when the committees were
met by President Ramsey they were
met as individuals and written author
ity for committeeman to act for 10000
employees was not considered.
That every effort has been made to
adjust differences.
That any strike would not be forced,
but voluntary on the part of employees.