Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-13
AXES SPECIFIC CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY
lays Business Men Plan to Disrupt All
Labor Organisations
HINTS OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
Allegations of Boycott and Intended viO-
lenoe and Intimidation.
DICKINSON ISSUES RESTRAINING ORDER
Enjoins Business Mems Association
from Exercising DETERMINATION
Against Members of Labor
Unions in Amy Way.

The principal and only very material de.
vtlopment in the strike situation yesterday
afternoon was the adoption OF retaliatory
tactics by the walters union, It's business
agent, Z. Z. Hart, with l.. V. Guye OF the
Central Labor unions arbitration commit
tee had Attorney John o. leiser secure
Judge Dickinsons signature to a temporary
restraining order directed against members
of the Business Mems association and re-
turnable May IS, the date OF the hearing on
the order secured by the employers from
Judge Munger in the federal court.
This order of the district Judge is on the
cross-complaint Of Business Agent Hart In
which the latter alleges d conspiracy among
the business men to break the union by en-
forcing discrimination against all employ
ers OF union help The sist of the order is
that the business men are forbidden to do
what the cross s-eomplainant charges they
intend to do with this object in view.
Except for this action the union men
were practically inactive. though num-
Der of unions held meetings last night and
discussed the situation in a general way.
The other side to the controversy took
one decisive step. The master butchers met
and decided to refuse to continue longer
under the contract signed May l. now de-
manding that employees under them take
their places as individuals without regard
to union requirements or directions This
requirement was embodied In a scale drawn
up by the butchers themselves.
The Business Mems association met at
schlitz hall from to 1850 O'Clock with
between 500 and 900 men present and heard
the conference committees report OF the
proceedings with the governor Monday. The
report was submitted by Chairman Euclid
Martin OF the committee. and was received
by the association without other action
upon it. The matter of taking back strik-
ing employees was discussed Chief Donahue
reported on police conditions and Saturday
night was selected as the time for the next
meeting of the association.
At last nights meeting OF the city coun-
ell Councilman zimman introduced the res,
olution drawn UP By Mayor Moores so,nS
days ago directing that hereafter the clts
employ teamsfers ~ the wage sscafe dsll
manded by the union. The resolution WA
adopted, Hascall alone voting against Il.
Walters Secure Injunction.
For the first time in the history Of the
United States perhaps. a labor organiza-
tion has appealed to the court for an in
junction against employers during the
progress of strike This unprecedented
the Walters union which filed complaint
with Judge Dickinson of the district court.
in which it was alleged that the Business
Mems association of this city is local
| branch of a national organization that has
! for its purpose the annihilation OF organ
| ized labor by unfair and unlawful means.
| Pending the hearing OF the case Judge
Dickinson granted restraining order en-
Joining the members Of the Business Mems
association from carrying on their cam
| paign against the unions in the manner in
which the Walters union alleges II is
being conducted,
Yesterday afternoon John o. Yeiser, a.
attorney for the Walters union. appeared
| before Judge Dickinson at his home on
Twenty-third street and presented TO him
a cross-complaint signed by Charles T.
Hart, business agent OF the union. This
cross complaint is fled as a part of the
suit OF the restaurant proprietors against
the unions and the writ Is made returnable
the same day. May 25 The oross-complaint
is directed against not only the owners OF
hotels and restaurants, but against the per-
sons who brought Injunction proceedings
! against the TeHmsters' union in the fed
eral court, which includes the proprietors
/ of all OF the transfer companies and q
number of wholesale houses.
The complaint was presented to Judge
| Dickinson about O'Clock by Mr.. Yeiser,
who was accompanied by L. V. Guye OF the
arbitration COMMITTEES Of the Central Labor
union and c. T Hart OF the Walters union
The Judge carefully read the cross-com-
plaint and compared it with the restraining
order which was submitted at the Same
time. He hade only two changes in the
order asked by the attorney, one per-
| mittinR the parties enjoined to pay money
| to lawyers and another making II possible
for them to prosecute the case pending IN
the federal court
Allegations of the Complaint.
The complaint upon which the order was
based asserts that the Business Mems az
ISOLATION OF Omaha is a local branch Of an
Organization OF national scope which has
for its object the destruction OF labor
unions; that the defendants are members OF
this association and that they have formed
a conspiracy whose object is the destruo-
tion OF the walters union and all other
unions; that in carrying out this conspiracy
they have by threats Of injury TO business,
by threats of boycotting ana OF refusing 10
sell supplies forced other persons and nrms
into the organization; that after such per
sons have Joined the association they are
placed under a heavy fine in case they en-
ploy union labor OF recognize unions; that
they have refused TO sell building material
TO contractors who have agreed TO employ
union labor, and that as a result Of said
conspiracy no contractor having any agree
ment with union labor has been permitted
TO purchase material for construction, and
that over fifteen contractors who had such
agreements have been unable 10 execute
contracts: that the members OF the Bust
ness Mems association nave threatened
members with personal violence and loss OF
employment and with blacklisting unless
they VIII give up their organization; that
the defendants and the association have
collected large sum OF money for the un-
lawful purpose OF bribing oficers ami dele
gates OF unions; that they have a large sum
OF money 10 pay out TO members OF the
associat tion who will lock out their en-
pioyss who belong To unions. and that they
are making payments 10 said members who
have done So
The oss-cumplainants further aIleEe
that the defendants have by threats Of
yinlancs and injury 10 business preysntNd