Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
PROHIBITS ORDER OR ADVICE TO QUIT
Makes Obedience to Mems Vote Contempt
on Part Of Leaders
UNIONS DECIDE TO OBEY AND FIGHT
Will Seek to Show Cause Why Writ Should
Be Vacated at Once
RAMSEY MOVES DURING TIME ALLOWANCE
Obtains Five HOurs' Grace and Uses ~
TO Persuade Jurist to Prohibit
Proposed stoppage on
Railroad Lines.

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ST LOUIS. March s.--An Injunction is
sued by Judge Adams in the United States
district court today stopped the Wabash
strike temporarily, at least.
BY the poll taken last week the hremen
and trainmen authorized their committees
to declare strike at once should Mr.
Ramsey refuse to grant the demands for an
increase east OF the Mississippi. It was to
prevent this order being issued that the
Wabash officials applied for a restraining
rule and 1t is this order which the in
junction is designed to prevent. The men,
though 1abbergasted at the judges action
Immediately decided to obey the order, but
to make speedy arrangements for a fight in
the courts. hoping thereby to have the
order at once rescinded.
Ramsey Obtains Truce.
The strike was to have been declared at
noon today, but at Mr.. Ramsey's request
he was given till o'clock In the evening
to make final reply. Shortly before the
expiration of the allotted time his answer
came In the form Of peremptory command
OF the court enjoining the officers Of the
mems unions from ordering, inducing or
otherwise causing, directly or indirectly
strike on the Wabash system.
Two hours later Mr.. Ramsey followed this
up with note practically refusing point
blank to further consider the demands
made upon him. Then he went home tell
ing waiting reporters that there would be
no strike.
Excitement among the railway men and
IN st. Louis labor circles ran high tonight
and there was much talk Of ignoring the
meaning ~ nn 80 81
and striking anyway. The men were wild
and ready for almost anything but the ON
cials restrained them, pointing out both
by manifesto and by word OF mouth the
necessity for calm deliberation and the
advisability OF obeying the injunction
which was at all events issued by duly
appointed court and az such entitled to
respect. At the same time attention was
drawn to the fact that the Injunction was
OF necessity merely temporary and the
union had the right TO, show cause why 1t
should not be made permanent Conse.
quently It was decided to employ counsel
to argue the case and endeavor to have the
order vacated.
The statements insofar as they refer
TO the action OF the court are conservative
and impartial, but when at the end Mr.:
Ramsey's action is commented upon the
officials spare no words in expressing their
opinion Of the railroad president. He is
declared an open and avowed foe Of labor
organizations, who, finding he cannot oper-
ate the road without the aid OF union labor,
has taken refuge behind an order Of the
court, which the men must obey without
protest or go TO Jail.
Injunction is Sweeping.
The injunction, after reciting that It
has bean FanFaaanfaG haf
conspiring to order strike witL the object
of stopping the business OF the Wabash as
common carrier. goes on
We therefore do strictly command you
ana each and every one OF you individually
and as Representatives Of the order OF
brotherhood of Locomotive F1remen you
and said, organizations, representatives
who may be aiding and abetting you or
them. or acting In concert with you or
them and md under your. or their direction,
absolutely to desist anu refrain from In
any way or manner ordering coercing,
directly or indirectly. the employees OF the
said the Wabash Railway company. en-
ssSsG ssI II abs or 16ss The Of Its trains
switchmen or locomotive firemen, to strike
or quit the service OF said company, and
Ing with said railroad companys g said tsreTo- em-
pioyss or with the operation OF its trains.
or the conduct OF us business COM
mon carrier and from molesting or inter-
fering with said railroad company, its Of
fcers, agents or representatives, in respect
to the operation OF its .rains or employ
ment OF men for OF In connection there
with. and from preventing or interfering
with said railroad company with its em-
ployes and It's contracts with shippers for
the transportation OF property. and from
interfering with or preventing said rail-
proper and equal facilities for the inter
change OF traftie between its lines Of rail
.Saa Sna otneS 1hss ,h OF aSiiway eoaneciiins
and delivering OF passengers and property
TO and from it's lines OF railroad with other
railroads connecting with such lines, and
making a continuous carriage of freight
from place of shipment 10 the place OF
ferinE With said AID railroad companys % eonnect. meet
ing lines and their employees In the like
interchange Of trafie and facilities with
from ordering advising or otherwise In
fiuencing employees OF said connecting lines
20 refuse 20 interchange traffic and afford
facilities therefor as Aforesaid, and from
Interfering with or preventing said rail
road company and It's connecting lines
frvm complying with the requirements OF
the interstate commerce act OF the United
States and with their agreements with
the interchange OF trafic and from inter,
fering with or preventing said railroad
company in the carrying OF the malls IN
United States and the laws relating thereto
to the end that by any OF the acts OF
agents or servants shall not interfere with
said railroad company from discharging Its
duties and obligations with respect TO I'm
terstate commerce or prevent IL from ger.
forming any or all its duties or obllga-
tions imposed by the act Of congress ap'
proved February 4, 1887 and amendments
thereto in relation 10 interstate commerce
Hereof fail not under the penalty OF
> what the law directs
The iniuncti is Witnessed by Chief Jus.
tice Melville ". Fuller Of the supreme
court.
The injunotion is directed against the fol
lowing persons by name in addition to al
other ofhcers of he two unions,
John J. Hannahan. Fred kEFlehardt. A
II Martin, Jamss Sell. +. IL H~Cov W
r Rowe. ". c. lee. h. W. Schaf=T. WI
liam Mckay. j. r. Courtney. George "
Bradley Il. McMsnus. Charles A. Lew,
tou, Charles J. AuguT, r. c. Niemeyer
d y c White u. g. Shepard r. r. Dodge
\. T. w. Arnold. A. r. Jordan. p, ii. Nor
! rissey and G. II. Wilkins.
Immediately after receiving the writ
meeting OF union leaders was held wher,