The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-04-09
No MORE INJUNCTION
Judge Adams WithdraWS Ills Famous
Restraining Order
WABASH MEN MAY NOW STRIKE
The Court finds thc Statement That
the rien Are Satisfied 50 Not to Be
Credited

Credited.
st. Louis. Sipccal..~~The injunction
issued March 3, Ivy Judge Elmer B.
Adams, OF the Cuitcd States district
%ourt. n the Instance Of the Wabash
Railroad officials 10 restrain tue Broth
erhood OF hallway Trainmcn and
Firemcn from Hrdcring a strike OH
that system, wah dissolved "Wednesday
in u decision headed down by Judge
AdauA. Il week after the hearing OF
a:%Njnc nts for r!i agains1 the remov-
al OF rEr legal obstacle.
Whii" no one VIII expire 3H an opin-
ion rs 10 the ncy& probable Movc on
cthc" side. remarks dropped indicate
that nr"ly effort will be made to- Of
rect \ settlement and avert a. strike.
But Il settlement shall rot be CT
lcCtcd, tue understanding seems to, bo
| general that 4 strike is sure to result
| AT Wabash headquarters IL was stated
that anirable ahjuSm mcnt OF the con-
| trovcr".F ~ hoped for. The samo senti-
! ment MS expressed at the hotels
where are luartcrCd the few rcprcsen-
| tativcs Of the officials OF the trainment
! and iircmen now in tAc city Counsel
for both sides spent the Afternoon in
| conferences, but no agreement was
reached
Judge Adams announced that court
would be in session and retain juriadic-
ton OF the case, If desired, SO that in
| the event ot any mO!cst3tiOn of or in
reference with, Interstate commerce
| or the mail service, all its lawful pow
crS may be invoked to restrain the
same with She confident assurance
that they viii be fcarlcssly and effect
lively exercised. -
The tpmD,DrarV i'm inn ri ion wac ,rroOt-
cd by Judge Adams on allegations
made by officials Q! the Wabash sys-
tenn that the defendants were conSpir-
ing TO interfere with Interstate traf-
tic and in the transmission of United
States mails. Judge Adams in his de-
ci&ion says the PROVISIONAL restraining
| order waS made without notice to tho
defendants. under tho stress OF tho
facts DISCLOSED by the hill and was
fully authorized by section 7lS. Re-
! viscd Statutes Of the United States, and
was impcrativcly demanded by tho
general principles OF equity iurispru-
dencc recognized and enforced in many
similar cases in the United States and
England, and many authorities war
ranting the provisional restraining
order in question in cases OF cOnspira-
cics to Interfere with Interstate con-
mcrcc and otherwise are cited in suE-
| port OF tnIS last proposition.
Within the time allowed by the re-
straining order the defendants duly
! appeared and filci their sworn answer.
denying the alleged conspiracy in all
It's phases and particularly denying any
purpose to Interfere with Interstate
commerce or the mails Of the United
states, and especially denying that the
employees were satisfied with wages and
| conditions OF their service and deny
! il& tn" practice IF any ana AL coercion
| or ia!&" representations to bring about
! strike; av"riu3 that the only Dur-
! pos" OF the present defendants in cor
! ""nCnG 10 strike was 20 better the
! rCN'ltion OF their members who were
IN lhc employment of the railroad by
IN" rN""Ci%" Of their undOl;btCd right
to peacefully withdraw from such SER
wee until such tiinc IS their demands
OF wages ,ctr., Shonld be conceded.
me court, after fully considering all
! the PROOF, fines that the statements OF
| thc rompiaint to thc effect that tho
employees were satisfied with their
| wages and conditions Of service are not
| supported. irrespective of the uues-
| tlon WhcIhcr the men or the commit
zee or brotherhood representing them
hf"t suggested the increase OF wages
! ana chang" OF rnics. the employees
Wv 'Hi''i'fH al tiii lOf Il long time prior
| 10 the filing OF tho bill of COMPLAINT
! were dissatisfied with their wages and
! conditions OF service, and real differ
cnrc OF opinion existed between the
rallroad ana large majority OF its
employees. members Of the brother
! MOODS. with respect to their wages and
mat the defendants rs officer and COM
mltic"s Of the br0thcrhoods were fully
| authorized both by reason OF their Of
| HcIal relation to their members and
also by direct written authority to rem
| resent them n the effort to secure
higher wages ana change conditions or
! service and the proposed strike instead
OF being Officially ordered by dcfcnd-
! ants was result Of the vote Of tho
employees acting without coercion and
directly authorizing tho same. Tho
! court further finds after full exam
nation CT the evidence that thc charge
OF conspiracy 90 Interfere with the in
| trr-Statc commerce of the United
states or the mail service Of tho
| United States, is not sustained.