Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-16
SECURED.
The Business Mems Association of
Omaha Is Hit.
The Union Men Secure a Sweeping
Order FOrbiddinE Nj e rchants to
Hold Meetings to Inter
fere with Unionists.

Omaha, Neb., May 13.-Judge DICK
inson in the district court at seven
o'clock Tuesday night, on application
of John 0. Yeiser, an attorney repre-
senting the labor unions, whose mem
beers are on strike, issued an injunc-
ton against the business men and
proprietors even more sweeping than
that issued by the federal court
against the unions last week.
The injunction was granted on petit
ton of the Walters union, Omaha local
No. %, by it's officers, and is directed
against the Businessmen association
and about so others individually, the
list being made up of restaurant pro-
prietors, coal and lumber dealers and
a number of jobbers.
The Courts Order.
The order of the court restraints
the Business Mems association and
others named as defendants as fol-
lows:
1. From in any manner threatening
TO njure the business or person of
any employer of members of cross
compliments union or member of
labor union, or any person who may
employ or desire to employ such
union men, or from refusing to sell
commodities and supplies of mer-
chandise to employers of such union
labor, and from discriminating
against such persons in the prices
charged for any such commodities.
2. From threatening or intimidat-
ing in any manner any person into
joining the said Business Mems asso-
citation or any organization to join
Ia Dor unions.
3. From Threatening or intimidat-
ing any person who may have become
a member of said association or or
ganization if he employs organized Ia
Dor or recognizes labor unions into
disseminating such employment.
4. From imposing any fines upon
its members or any person for yiolat-
ing any agreement not to employ or
gained labor or not to recognize a
la Dor union.
s.. From receiving or paying out
any money whatever in pursuance of
any agreement to break up labor
unions, except attorneys in this ac-
ton.
6. From paying or offering any
any money to officers or members of
unions, directly or indirectly, as a
bride to do or not to do any act in
pursuance of any agreement or any
of said defendants against such
unions.
Z. From importing or engaging
agents or servants to import any Ia
borers into the city of Omaha or
state of Nebraska in pursuance of
any existing plan to destroy labor
organizations or under any similar
or new arrangement or plan.
s. From bringing any other injunc-
ton suits or actions in pursuance of
any general plan of prosecutions to
break up labor unions or of any new
OF similar plans connected directly or
indirectly with any exis ting plans.
Complexities Situation.
None of the members of the Bust
ness Mems Association could be seen
and any plan of action they may form
ulate will come up later. The situation
is now considered a most serious one.
what, with nearly $500 men on strike
or locked out and large number of
business esta blishments, including IS
laundries, closed, has brought the
business of the city almost to stand
still
Judge Dickinson, who issued the
injunction, has been on the district
bench for ten years and is considered
one Of the most able and conserva tive
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
authoritative in the legal world The
decision is more peculiar because of
the fact three district court judges on
Monday enjoined the walters union
from all acts tending to hamper the