The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-04
This IS Way President Used.
Time Given Him for Reply.
INJUNCTION MAY BE .8.I.
MADE PERMANENT
Grand Master Morrlsey Of the Brothers
hood Of Railway Tralnmen Says
His Organization viii Bow to Al
tho Injunction Until It Be
Dissolved, but IllFlght
It to the End, II

vi y
ST. LOUIS, MO- March San injunc-
tlon granted by Judge Adams. Of the
United States District Court, prevented
the elimination to-day Of the threatened
strike Of the 100 flremen and trainmen
Of the Wabash Railroad for higher
wages. AS q result OF the poll during the
past week among the employees over the
question Of striking " in case 4! President
Ramsey ultimately should refuse to grant
the demanded wage concessions on the
Wabash, east OF the Mississippi River,
the engineers and conductors refused to
participate in q striks but the firemen
and trainmen favored 1t emphatically.
Their committees yesterday notified Pres
ldent Ramsey that he would be given
until noon to-day to grant their demands.
II by that time he still refused. q. strike
would be Immediately called. VI st
President RAMSEY this afternoon re-
quested q little time and the two com
mittees granted him until s o'clock to
mako final reply. Before the allotted time
had expired President Ramsey had Sc
cured restraining order from the court
and 1t had been served on all the officials
of all the orders and members Of the
Grievance Committees. The injunction
was most sweeping instrument and eff
fectually blocked any strike proceedings
In part 1t reads: &.
Eve therefore do strictly command
you, until the further order Of the court.
absolutely desistr and refrain from in any
way or manner ordering, coerclng, per-
suadng. inducing or otherwise causing,
directly or indirectly, the employees Of the
said the Wabash Railway Company to
strike or Quit the service OF said com
pany." .,ggllelg ~ Il 3t
is TEMPORARY.
The Injunction is temporary and the
writs are not made returnable. The per-
sons against whom tho injunction is Is
sued may appear In court at any time
and present plea to have the injunction
dissolved, Or IL mo one asks that 1t be
dissolved, 1t may! be made permanent.
Meantime, the Grievance Committee had
prepared and submitted to President
Ramseys letter, setting forth the In
creased concessions they desire. 1t was
soon after the delivery Of this letter to
President Ramsey that the Injunction
was served. Shortly after clock. two
hours after the Injunction proceedings,
President Ramsey sent to the Grievance
committees his reply 10 their letter, prac-
tically rejecting all their demands. Leav-
Ing his office to 80 home, he said he did
not believe strike would occur.
The committee OF flremen and trainmen
met and talked over the situation this
evening ana then dispersed for the night.
Grand Master Morrissey, OF the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen, So Id after the
meeting to-nig ht; 5sf.' 4 "A, u
"we have decided to make no move
until after @ consultation with our at
torneys. This consultation Will DO held
tomorrow morning.
A signed statement was given out to-
night by Mr.. Nlorrsey In which he says
Of Judge Adams injunction:
ITO this command, as law abiding clti-
zens and organizations, we bow In sub
mission. We will respect 1t because NO
recognize that until dissolved It Is the
law, While we view the action Of the
court as subversiVe Of American rights
and privileges. and we believe contrary
to common Justice and fairness, we ut
ter no defiance to Its mandate. and in.
dulge In no heroics. We will, however,
contest the proceedings to the end, for
II Judge Adams orderis written into tho
laws OF our country, organization OF
labor which Is to-day the hope and pro-
teotion OF those who toll. can no longer
contribute Its benefcent lnnueace IN bet
tering the condition Of tho working peo-
pie. In this effort we believe we will have
the support not only OF organized labor
everywhere, but OF all right thinking citi-
zens who are lovers of human rirhts''