The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-07
TRANSFERS
RESTR AINED
Sweeping Order Issued by a.
Federal Judge.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Complainants Recite Terms Of Contract
Team Drivers Union Asked Them
TO Slgn-Threatened to XIII.
Defendants Cited to Court.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
ny Associated prers.


OMAHA, NEB.. May Con petition
of u number of complainants. Including
The principal transfer and delivery COM
panes involved ID the transfers strike.
Judge Munger, Of the Federal Court. to-
hight granted temporary restraining or
Ter enjoining the officers OF the Team
Drivers International Union. Local IL,
with all members OF the union, from do.
Ing certain acts calculated to interfere
with Interstate commerce, and command
Ing them to appear In court May 20 to
show cause why a temporary Injunction
should not be granted
The petition was filed by attorneys
representing seven delivery companies.
i've coal-dealcrs. one lumber company. one
joDDcr and n departmnt store.
In Che petition the complainants recite
the terms or the contract the team driY-
ers union asked them to sign. which
provided that mo teanster shall be dis
charged, laid Off or locked In his time.
or pay for refusing to haul goods to or
from any house for a firm, corporation
or contractor declared to be unfair by the
labor unions" and then goes on TO relate
particular instances In which by threats.
intimidation and violence the strikers
have interfcred with their lawful bust
ness.
1t is alleged that threat was made by
pne Of the strikers that IL Walter Jar
dine undertook TO do business with nom
union drivers he would be assaulted and
killed. 1t is further al.< ID that inter-
Btate commerce was intcI.ered with when
the strikers stopped goojsis transit from
Omaha to Council Bluffs. and from one
freight depot to another In Omaha.
SWEEPING NATURE.
Tho order issued by Judge Munger is
Of the most sweeping nature. More than
BOO Of the teamsters' union are named In
the order, which restraints the men from
posting pickets instructed or directed to
challenge or stop. threaten or intimidate
any employees Of the petitioners, or from
my manner interfering with any OF the
employees. by violence. threats OF per-
Eonnl injury, calling OF vile names or Of
fensive epithets. or any other conduct
calculated or Intended by Intimidation
or humiliation to prevent any OF the en-
ployes from continuing in said employ
ment or performing the services for
which they are employed; from congre-
eating about the teams. wagons or en-
ploycs and demanding and commanding
that the employees shall desGt from their
employment; from following the en-
ployes to their homes or other places for
tho purpose OF intimidating and from at
lacking. assaulting or injuring any OF
them and from publishing any orders.
statements. rules, or directions by the
officers Of the said Team Drivers Inter-
national Union, or any other similar or
ganization. commanding or enjoining
under the pain OF personal violence or
other persecution, any Of the employees
from continuing In the service OF their
employer. from further restraining and en-
Joining the Team Drivers Union. It's Of
ilcers and members. from continuing
said organization and from continuing
3 in combination or agreement to restrain
commerce between the States by any
rorfr ri fnn tn y,ra
vent the moving OF freight and merchan-
disc while in transit as an article OF in
terstate commerce."
The action OF the Federal Court prac-
ideally takes the strike out OF the hands
OF the local and State authorities,
Large crowds OF strikers have gathered
In different parts OF the city during the
DAY jeering the owners OF wagons who
themselves were driving teams. The en-
tire police force Is doing double duty.
but no violence has been reported during
,he day and no arrests have been made.