The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-13
Business Men of Omaha Restrained in
Retaliation for an Order Served
by the Federal Court.
QUEER TURN OF BITTER FIGHT
DISTRICT COURT APPEALED TO BY
THE WATERS UNION.
Annual Convention Of the Order OF
Clark's Address.

OMAHA, May L.-Judge Dickinson, in
the District Court at o'clock tonight, on
application of John o. Yeiser. an attorney
representing the walters union whose men,
bers are on strike, issued an injunction
against the business men and proprietors
even more sweeping than that issued by the
federal court against the unions last week.
The order Restraints the business men from
refusing to sell goods to dealers who employ
union labor, prevents them from boycott
ing union labor, requires the business mems
association to cease holding meetings or
conspiring against the union, or In any
way interfering with the union in the man.
agement Of it's affairs.
The order of the court restraints the Bust
ness Mems Association and others named
as defendants as follows:
"First-From in any manner threatening
to injure the business or person Of any en-
ployer of members of cross-complainants'
union or member of labor union, or any
person who may employ or desire to en-
ploy such union men, or from refusing 10
sell commodities and supplies OF merchan-
disc to employers of such union labor and
from discriminating against such persons In
the prices charged for any such commodi-
ties.
"Second-From threatening or intimidat-
ing in any manner any person into joining
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organization to join labor unions.
"Third-From threatening or intimidating
any person who may have become MEM
Der of said association or organization If he
employs organized labor or recognizes labor
unions into disseminating such employment.
"Fourth-From imposing fines upon It's
members or any person for violating any
agreement not TO employ organized labor or
not to recognize a labor union.
"Fifth-From receiving or paying out any
money whatever in pursuance of any
agreement to break up labor unions except
to attorneys in this action.
"Sixth-From paying or oner1ng any
money to officers or members or unions,
n IL d or a in as TO Of 90 an 0
agreement of any Of said defendants
against such unions.
..Seventh-From importing or engaging
agents or servants to import any laborers
into the city of Omaha or State of Ne
braska in pursuance of any existing plan
to destroy labor organizations or under any
similar, or new arrangement or plan.
"Eighth-From bringing any other In
junction suits or actions in pursuance of
any general plan of prosecutions to break
up labor unions or of any new or similar
plans connected directly or indirectly with
any existing plans.
ASKED BY WATERS UNION.
The injunction was granted on petition
of the Walters Union, Omaha Local, No.
%, by it's officers, and is directed against
the Business Mems Association and about
fifty others individually, the list being made
up Of restaurant proprietors, coal and lum-
Der dealers and a number Of jobbers. The
Walters Union states in the petition that
it comes as a cross-complainant and alleges
that the Business Mems Association is
national organization organized for the pur-
pose of destroying labor unions and that
its purpose in Omaha is to enter into
conspiracy to force certain merchants to
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| to business by boycotting. threatening to
refuse to sell them supplies; and that hav-
| ing forced said merchants and others into
the association, the association conspires
to force fines and penalties on it's mem
bers who shall in any way recognize any
requests of labor unions compliments or
said association has threatened its MEM
bers with injury by boycott and other
wise should they recognize the unions and
and are being executed and will continue
| to be executed unless restrained by the
court
The petition further alleges a conspiracy
other agents Of said association in April.
| 1903, conspired and obtained agreements
among material men to refuse to sell
| had entered into contract with labor
unions. and as result such contractors
have not been permitted to purchase ma
contractors who had agreements with labor
unions were unable to execute their con-
tracts. That in pursuance of such con-
spiracy, as part of said plan, defendants
are following about and threatening MEM
| bers of organized labor who are affiliated
with compliments and other unions with
personal injury, damage and loss OF en-
ployment and with blacklisting them un-
| less they give UP said organization, and
| will blacklist them because Of belonging to
said unions s an saa
large sum of money for the purpose OF
| bribing officers and delegates Of said
unions; to pay such defendants will lock
out employees belonging to unions, and are
at present making payments to certain
officers and members for this purpose. to
the end that said unions will be broken up
and DESTROYED. Further, petition states
| that in pursuance of the alleged conspiracy
| the association is engaged In hiring agents
| to import laborers into the city Of Omaha,
| alleged conspiracy to break up the unions.
The petition states that the defendants
| have threatened to bring suits to annoy the
| unions, which would work irreparable dam
age and from which they have no recourse
| at law For all of which reasons defend
ants pray for the order as above.
Judge Dickinson signed the order without
comment, and ii is being served on the per-
sons against whom it is directed tonight
While Ii concerns directly only the Walters
Union, it is really intended to serve as
guide to the future action of all the other
unions whose members are on strike.
None of the members of the Business
Mems Association could be seen tonight.
and any plan of action they may formulate
will come up later. The situation is now
considered serious. With nearly $500 men
on strike or locked out and large number
of business establishments, including eight
cen iaundries, closed, the business of the
city is almost at a standstill.
Judge Dickinson, who issued the injunc-
| tion has been the district bench for ten
years, and IL considered one of the most
able and conservative jurists in the State.
He Is at this time in charge of the law
docket and his decisions on points of equity
before the law have been considered as au-
thoritative in the legal world. The decision
| is more peculiar because of the fact that
three district court judges yesterday en-
Joined the Walters Union from all acts
| tending to hamper the business of the res
| taurant proprietors.
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