The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-29
GOVERNMENT
 TAKES HAND A New Phase of the Great Chicago Strike. INJUNCTION IS ISSUED Interference by LaborerS is
 Prohibited. President Shea of Teamsters Orders His Men to Refrain From vio-
 Ience-TroubIe is still
 Spreading

Chicago, April 2S.-For the first time since the strike Of the American Rail way Union in 1894 the Government or the United States has been made party to the labor troubles in this city.
 The Government was brought in the teamsters' strike today by the issu- ance of an injunction by Judge c. c. Kohlsaat of the United States Circuit Court. The writ was asked In behalf of the Employers Teaming Association on the grounds that the organization is incorporated under the laws of West Virginia and therefore Is under the protection of the Federal Court. The order commands that all defendants refrain from any interference with the business of the Employers Teaming Company and commands the strikers to refrain from picketing. massing on the streets with Intent to interfere with the wagons of the complainant and from interfering in any manner with men in It's employ.
 As soon as issued, copies of the in- function were printed on large cards and two of these were attached to every wagon of the Employers Team ing Company which went upon the streets today. The injunction exert ed q pacifying Influence and there was less rioting in the streets than on yes- terday.
 A heavy thunderstorm which con tinued during the latter part of the ar ternoon and during the evening lent material influence in keeping the streets clear. Twelve arrests were made for interfering with the injunc- tion. At 1:3o o'clock this afternoon two wagons loaded with coal ap- preached the Union League Club on Jackson Boulevard and when they at tempted to drive into the narrow alley east of the club house to unload, the non- union teamsters were attacked Dy A crowd of strike sympathizers and a iive,y fight resulted. The police in charging the mob arrested twelve strikers. They may be arraigned in the United States Circuit Court to- morrow morning.
 Serving the Injunction.
 One hundred and five copies or the tnfuncthon were given to United States Marshal Ames for service upon labor leaders and five of his assistants were sent out immediately to serve them. The greater part of the notices han been given out by evening.
 When news of the injunction reached President Shea of the Teamsters Union. lie issued the following order. signed by the committee of teamster business agents:
 ITO all union teamsters: Permit no violation of the peace under any cir- cumstances. Competent drivers can not be procured to handle the teams In Chicago and violence will not help us in this strike. Be loyal to your union and obey it's instructions"
 The injunction writ IS made return able May 10 and the defendants will De given a hearing at 10 a. m. on Monday. Tn the afternoon a new situation In the injunction was placed before Judge Kohlsaat when attorneys for the Scott Transfer Company asked for an order to restrain the heads of the various unions from calling out the men who are working for the transfer company which Is also Incorporated under west Virginia laws, and that therefore the protection of the United States snouiu be given. Judge Kohlsaat declared that the injunction prayed for was too sweeping in It's scope and directed that A modified form be presented to him tomorrow morning.
 The strike spread steadily through out the day, most of the teamsters go- ing out, however, being employed by smaIl concerns. There are now about $500 teamsters on strike and their in- ] action has largely deprived about lo,- | 900 other men from work
 It was impossible today to have 1 package delivered to any address out side of the downtown business section | from any of the large dry goods stores. | Customers were told that delivery or | large parcels could not be made for day or two at most and they were strongly urged to take all packages with them
 No Ban on COrpses.
 Exnress drivers were instructed by the strike leaders to carry collins and | flowers to funerals and in no manner | to interfere with the shipment Of | corpses.
 l President Shea of the teamsters and President Dold of the Chicago Feder- l ation of Labor, made efforts today 10 | secure conferences with the four Broth erhoods of Railway Employees, but noth- | ing has so far developed along this line. Tomorrow night an appeal will | he made to the Trades Council for aid | to the teamsters. These unions have a
 membership of 90,000 to 100000, and
 will be asked to go on strike in sym l pathy with the teamsters If their work | becomes involved in the slightest man. | mar with supplies or deliveries from | anv of the establishments where strikes l have been called. Efforts will also be 1 made 1t Is said. to get out the em- | pioyes of the Union Traction Company | which controls all the street railways | on the north and west sides or the | city. The men VIII De dppedlSu tO h | any coal Is delivered to the Traction Company by coal companies whose men are now on strike. It is not probable however that any spread of the strike
 will be made in any direction outside | of the teamster's union until after Sun dav. when all the organizations to | which appeal has been made by the | teamsters will hold meetings.
 Three persons. all colored, were se-
 riously injured during the street fight ing today. Steady progress has been 1 reported by the Employers Teamins
 Association in securing men to take the
 planes of the strikers and it is pre- | dicted by the employers that before many days they will have their busi- 1 ness back to a normal basis.
 Express Companies Pool.
 The general agents of the seven ex-
 press companies involved in the strike held a meeting this afternoon and de- cided to pool their issues on the de livery of goods. Twenty wagons of the | Adams Express Company made severa'
 trips around the down town section ir
 caravans of from three to five wagons
 each and were not molested In anS
 way. Several men were arrested fol ] shouting and AnrsinE at the drivers