Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-02
President in Harrisburg.
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
Federal Judge Hands Down Decision
in Wabash Case.


st. Louis, April lin the United
States court today Judge Adame hand
ed down a decision dissolving the in
junction granted March 3, restraining
the officials of the brotherhoods of To-
connective firemen and railroad train
men and other labor leaders from in
in any way or ordering the
men employed on the Wabash system
to strike.
The temporary injunction was grant
ed by Judge Adams on allegations
made by the officials of the Wabash
system that the defendants were con-
spring to interfere with interstate
traffic.
Would Bring Parties Together.
F. N Judson, special counsel for
the brotherhoods, stated to the Associ-
ated Press that he and Colonel Blod-
gett, the general solicitor of the Wa
bash, were making an effort to bring
all parties interested together and in
his opinion, an amicable agreement
would be arrived at and there would
be no strike.
Bodeett Depressed.
wi. II. DlOuSSll Weo NC
pressed by the decision and said that
it was too early to say ii an appeal
would be taken.
Judge Adams Decision.
In his decision Judge Adams ana
lyzes the bill of complaint and says
the provisional restraining order was
made without notice to the defendants
under stress of the facts disclosed by
the bill and was fully authorized by
the revised statutes of the United
States, and was imperatively demand
ed by the general principles OF equity
and Jurisprudence, recognized and en-
| forced in many similar cases in the
United States and England. Many au
thorities, warranting provisional re-
straining order in cases of conspira
cies to interfere with interstate com
merce and otherwise, are cited in sup
port of this last proposition.
Ably Argued.
Continuing, the judge says:
MANY affidavits and exhibits file
on both sides in the case have beel
ably and eXhaustively argued by emf
nent counsel. The question now il
whether upon all the proof before
i the court should award preliminar
i injunction or set aside the restraint!
order already made. The court, afte
fully considering all the proof finds tn
statements of the bill of complaint t
the effect:
That the employees are satisfied wit
their wages and conditions of service
i are not supported.
re tl,r> "a,
J, to whether men or committees @
! brotherhoods, representing them, frs
suggested an increase of wages and
| change of the rules of the ,employe
: themselves at end for long time pr
or to the filing of the bill of com
!, plant.
/ That they were dissatisfied wit
, their wages and conditions of seryic,
) That real difference of opinion e:
/ listed between the railroad and lare
majority of its employees, and member
v of the brotherhoods, with respect t
; their wages.
That the defendants as officers an
committees of the brotherhoods wei
fully authorized both by reason
their official relation to the member
and also by direct written authorit
t to represent them in efforts to secu
t higher wages and change of conc
n lions of service.
:, That the proposed strike ordered /
e the defendants was the result of vo
S of the employees, acting without coe
d cion and directly authorizing the sam
t Conspiracy Charge Invalid.
7 The court further finds after full e
e animation of the evidence that IL
l. charge of conspiracy to interfere wi
A interstate commerce of the Unite
0 States or mail service of the Unit
States is not sustained. The court fl
ishes its opinion by stating its co
illusions, with summary of the sit
atinn ranrt IN inc To the chra t,l,-nrs.I-