Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-16
Tables Turned on Employers by Sc
curing an Injunction Against
Their Association.
The COURT ORDER BINDS THEM TIGHTLY
prevents Their Showing Discrimin-
alton Against Organized Labor Or
the Employers of It-Funds of Bust
ness Men Tied Up-Situation Is Sc
riOus-Other Strike News,

- c1ock TUESDAY nlgnI, on applcaClOn
of John 0. Yeiser, an attorney repre-
senting the labor unions, whose mem
bers 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's association
and about so others individually, the
list being made up Of restaurant pro-
prietors, coal and lumber dealers and
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 injure 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 discriminat ting
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
labor 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 la.
Dor or recognizes labor unions into
disseminating such employment.
4. From imposing any fines upon
its members or any person for violat-
ing any agreement not to employ or.
ganized labor or not to recognize a
labor union.
S. From receiving or paving out
any money whatever in pursuance of
any agreement to break up labor
ton.
6. From paying or offering any
any money to officers or members of
unions, directly or Indirectly, as
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 la
borers into the city of Omaha or
state of Nebraska in pursuance of
any existing plan to destroy labor
organizat tons 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 10
break up labor unions or of any new
or similar plans connected directly or
indirectly with any existing 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 establishments, including IS
laundries, closed, has brought the
business of the city almost to stand
still.
Secures an Injunction.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 14.-Mr. Leek,
of the firm of Lansden. & Leek, of
Cairo, has secured from Judge Humph-
rey, in the United States circuit court. :,
on behalf Of the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road, an injunction restraining E. B.
Clarke and 200 other striking switch
men, yardmen and other employees of
the road, from interfering with the op-
Grafton. of the road by stopping trains,
picketing yards or assembling in large
numbers, or in any other manner in
terfering.
Railway BIaclzsmiths Quit.
Chicago, May 14.-The strike fever
has spread to the railway shops of the
Rock Island and Northwestern roads.
After being refused an advance in
wages, 400 blacksmiths and their help
ers struck at the Rock Island shops.
and about the same number are out
in the shops of the Northwestern road.
Milwaukee, May, lathe Interna-
tional Association Of 'Machinists has
taken decisive action leading to 3 q
straight nine hour day, IL place of 81
or IS hours per week, which rule an
plies in many 81 the shops throughout
the country, based on a tenthour1rf a.