The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-11
VISITS STRIKERS.
Sheriff Lucas Serves the Re-
straining Order.
Machinists Accept the Situation
Good Naturedly.
MR.. NUDGE EXPLAINS
Tells Why the Company Took
Action.
Mr.. Buckalew SaysIIt's Evidence
of Weakness.
Mr.. NUDGE EXPLAINS

straining order which was granted
by Judge Hazen Monday evening was
made necessary on account of trouble
that has been taking place at other
points of the line.
THE men at this point have acted
very we'll, but we have been notified
that T. L. Wilson, fourth vice presi-
dent of the International Association
of Machinists, is coming to Topeka to
succeed J. L. Buckalew as director of
the strike at this place. Mr.. Bucka-
lew has left the city, and this fact
together with several other reports
that have been received gives color to
the story. Consequently we thought
that we would ask for an injunction
and thus be on the safe side in case
Wilson should come to Topeka"
Mr.. Nudge said that today's strike
situation was the same as yesterdays.
No new men have been hired and no
reports of trouble have been received
from any of the other shop points on
the line.
When it was learned Tuesday after
noon through the exclusive report il
the State Journal that Judge Hazen
had granted restraining order against
the striking machinistS, the members
of the local lodge arranged a meeting
in order to save Sheriff Lucas the trOu-
BILE of hunting up the men named in
the order separately. Lucas was invi-
ted to attend the meeting to serve the
orders. This meeting was held in the
Trades Union hall over the Palace
clothing store at 1880 o'clock this mora
ing. Fifty of the men named in the
order We're present and they We're all
served with copies of the restraining
order. The meeting was held behind
closed doors.
J. D. BuckaIew, third vice president
of the Internation Association of Ma
chinists, who left for the east the first
of the week, returned to Topeka this
morning. He was served with copy
of the order. He arrived in time to
attend the machinists' meeting and ad-
dressed the men. He talked for over
an hour. When asked for news con-
cerning the strike Mr.. Buckalew said:
Il have nothing new to give out. The
injunction which the Santa F'e has got
ten out against the men is the only
| thing of interest that I know of. The
men are all satisfied with their cOndi-
tion and the prospects for the strikes
ultimate success are very bright.
what do you think of the injunc-
tion?" was asked.
1T does not affect US one way or the
other" said Mr.. Buckalew- 1T is in
fact an indication of weakness on the
part of the company The men at this
point have done nothing to make an
Injunction necessary and its real pur-
pose is to intimidate the men. It will
not carry its purpose, however. The
men are quiet and orderly and intend
to remain So.
Mr. BuckaIew said that he had stop
ped off at Argentine while on his trip
and that the report that the machinists
had beaten a nonunion man at that
point was untrue. He said that the
| foreman of the Argentine shop had
drawn a gun on a machinist while
drunk and that the latter had him ar
rested. This said Mr.. Buckalew, was
! the principal reason for the filing of
the injunction at Argentine. So far
the men there have acted decentIy and
it only shows that the company is
afraid of them"
MIR. Buckalew said further that he
would leave Topeka for a trip over the
lines of the road within the course of
! the next few days and that his place
/ would be taken by E. a. Ireland Mr.
/ Ireland will come from the American
Association of Labor in Chicago. This
association has taken the strike in
hand and Mr.. Buckalew spoke as if
other unions would become involved. He
said however, that there was nothing
in the report that the boilermakers at
| this point would go out III sympathy
| with the machinists.
Test of Restraining Order.
The restraining order issued by
! Judge Hazen in the district court
/ against the striking members OF the
| Topeka branch of the international
/ Association of Machinists is as fol-
And now upon this 9Th day of
/ May, 1904, appeared the said plaintiff
| bv A. A Hurd and 0. J. Wood, its at
torneys. and presented its petition,
/ duly verified, praying for temporary
| Injunction in said cause, and I, hav-
ling carefully examined the said petit
/ ton and it appearing to me that the
/ said defendants and each of them,
ought to have notice of this applica-
4 ton before the same is granted, do
| hereby order that the said plaintiff do
notify the said defendants and each of
them that it has applied to the un-
/ dersigned judge for an injunction in
| this case and that the same is fixed
| for hearing at my chambers in the
city of Topeka, on the goth day of
/ May 1904, at 8 O'Clock a. m. of said
1 day; and it is further ordered that the
said defendants and each and every
/ one of them be meantime restrained
/ by the injunction of this court from
interfering with the said plaintiff and
I its said business, of the said plaintiff
or from entering upon the premises of
/ the said plaintiff without permission
| from it or from haraSSing and an
noying the servants and agents in the
employ of the said plaintiff while en-
! gagged in their duties, or from harass-
] ing and annoying the said plaintiff in
| the conduct of its business or in the
/ discharge of its duties as a railroad
| company and common carrier, or
from attempting by threats or vio-
lence to induce those now in the serv-
ice of the said plaintiff to leave its
] employ, or from preventing, by viO-
/ lence, threats and intimidation. or
from interfering in any manner with
/ the making UP OF trains or with the
operation of the same, or from inter
fering in any manner with the manu-
/ facture or repairing of locomotives.
engines, cars, or other rolling stock of
| said plaintiff; or from preventing the