The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
MINE OPERATORS INVOKE LAW
 TO RESTRAIN THE STRIKERS

coal to persons both inside and out | side of the State which contracts they are unable to i'll on account of the at ! titude of the union miners and thae l they are being greatly damaged there- by.
 It Is specifically shown that Messrs. | Fairly and Flynn have issued circular letters calling on the bumpers at the | mines to quit work and thereby cause the mines of the operators to flood. Acts of Violence. Numerous acts of violence are point | ed out, including the use of firearms | and dynamite for the destruction of property. It is averred that non union workers in the employ of the operators have been threatened with personal in- fury and that the laborers of the cor porations have been intimidated and demoralized. Names of miners using violence and persons threatened are given and are sworn to.
 The complainants declare that not withstanding they have posted notices against trespass upon their property. these notices are disregarded and that large numbers of union miners have gathered about the premises of the operators as though on picket duty. Concluding. one of the complaints says:
 wherefore. your orator shoes un- to your honor that from the action of said officers and members of said unions. the destruction of property by the use of dynamite, and the various threats and inuendos offered by mem- bers of said union and locals and their disregard of such trespass notices, your orator has reasonable ground to apprehend that its property will be blown up or otherwise materially in- jured or destroyed by the members of said unions and locals, and your orator further ayers that 1t has reasonable ground for experimenting and does ap- prehend that irreparable injury will be inflicted upon its property by the use of dynamite and other unlawful means if the strong arm of the law does not Intervene to prevent the use of the same" The bill then prays for a temporary restraining order against the striking miners.
 Judge Jones spent practically all of the day reading the complaints and the affidavits. Messrs. Tillman and Caldwell being present in chambers. Finally he dictated restraining order to preserve the status quo until Sep ten1ber 13, when the miners are reQuir- ed to answer. The order prepared by Judge Jones follows the court order issued in the famous Debs case in Chicago during 1893, which was subsequently, approved by the United States Supreme Court. The miners are restrained from con- spring to enter upon the premises of the operators or to interfere with their employees; they are enjoined from as- sembling at or near the property of the complainants for the purpose of in- tfmidating or interfering with non- union men and also from shooting fire arms. using dynamite or other explo- sives upon or near the premises of the operators or pointing firearms at their emplyes and from stationing or main- taining patrols or pickets near the works of the operators or on roads leading thereto, for the purpose of in- timidating or interfering with non- union workmen.
 Order of Judge Jones.
 The full text of Judge Jones's order in the Sloss Shelf cid Steel and Iron complaint Is as follows.
 "In the Circuit Court of the United
 States, for the Southern Division
 of the Northern District of Ala
 bama ''Sloss7 7shefield Steel and Iron Company.
 Plaintiff, vs. Edward Flynn, Vii
 MaasIs liam raiTley Adam Adam Bow; chas; 11a F
 
 Jas: Greene, Frank Couglar, Jas
 w. West, Andrew Reed Joe Shuler
 Tom Garner. J c. Hoard, Lee Coop
 CT, s,,, Ben A Tedder, Glen Woods. Joe
 J. R. Love. Ike Thompson. George
 Barber, Jas. Orange. B. L. Greer
 Jef Enright, Oscar Barrett. Will
 Barrett Charley Parsons, Lige Par
 sons, Fred Estis, and Lige Estes,
 Defendants.
 On consideration of the bill filed herein, and the affidavits submitted with the bill. 1t is ordered that the de- fendants named therein. appear before me at the United States Court Room, in the city of Montgomery, Alabama, on Tuesday. the 18th day of September. 1904, at 10 a. m, to show cause, if any they have. why preliminary injunc- tion should not issue as prayed in said pill; and in the meantime until said hearing and until the further order of this court, 1t is ordered that said Waters, D. z. Dennis, James Green. Frank Coglar, Jas. w. West. Andrew Reed. Joe schuler. Tom Garner. J. C. Woods, Joe Ellis, John Robinson. Hut Burton, J. R. Love, Ike Thompson, George Barbour. James Orange. D. l.. Greer. Jer Enright. oscar Barnett. Parsons. Fred Estis. Lige Estis, and ! each of them. as individuals. or as off, cials or members In the organization known as the United Mine Workers of America, and all other persons combin- ing and conspiring with them, and all persons whomsoever, are hereby en- Joined and restrained from combining and conspiring with one another, or | with any other person to enter upor, or otherwise trespass upon the mines. works and premises of complainant l more particularly set out in the bill of complaint; and also from entering up on any of compliments mines. fur