The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
Chicago Employers Teaming
Association Carries the
Present Labor Troubles
Into United States Court
INJUNCTION ISSUED
AGAINST THE UNION
NOn-Union Driver Uses His
Revolver When Attacked
by a Crowd and Seriously
Wounds Two Bystanders

CHICAGO, April 2s.-For the first
time since the strike of the American
Railway Union the Government has
been made party to the labor troubles
in this city. The Government was
brought into the teamsters' strike to-
day by the issuance of an Injunction
by Judge c. c. Kohlsaat of the United
States Circuit Court. The writ was
asked on behalf of the Employers
Teaming Association on the ground
that the organization is Incorporated
under the laws of West Virginia and is
therefore under the protection of the
Federal court. The order commands
that all defendants refrain from any
interference with the business of the
Employers Teaming Association 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 non-union men in
it's employ.
AS soon as issued copies of the in
junction were printed on large cards
and two of these were attached to every
wagon of the Employers Teaming AS
sociation which went upon the streets
to-day. The injunction exerted a
pacifying influence and there was less
rioting in the streets than on yester-
day.
A heavy thunderstorm which con-
tinued during the latter part of the
afternoon and through the evening also
lent material assistance in keeping the
streets clear.
POLICE MAKE ARRESTS.
Twelve arrests were made for inter-
ference with the injunction. all of them
being made at one time and place. At
q tyyn wa
loaded with coal approached the Union
League Club on Jackson Boulevard and
when they attempted to drive into the
narrow alley east Of the clubhouse to
unload the non-union iteamsters were
attacked by a crowd of strike sympa-
thizers and a lively fight ensued The
wagons were plainly marked with
copies of the injunction and the police
in charging the mob arrested twelve
strikers, who are now confined in the
Harrison Street Police Station. They
may be arraigned in the United States
Circuit Court tomorrow morning.
One hundred and five copies of the
injunction were given to United
States Marshal Ames for service upon
the labor leaders. and five of his as
sistants were sent out Immediately to
serve them. The greater part of the
notices had been given out by even
ing.
When news of the injunction reached
President Shea of the Teamsters'
Union, he issued the following order.
signed by the committee of teamsters'
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
nj OH ffc In
The injunction writ is made return
able Nav 10 and the defendants will be
given a hearing at 10 a. m. on that
day.
STRIKE SPREADS STEADILY.
In the afternoon new situation
was placed before Judge Kohlsaat
when attorneys for the Scott Trans
fer Company asked for an order to re-
strain the heads Of the various unions
from calling out the men who are
working for the transfer company.
/ Kohlsaat declared that the injunc-
ton 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
going out, however, were employed by
small concerns. There are now about
$500 teamsters on strike and their in
action has largely deprived about
15OO0 other men of work.
1t was impossible to-day to have
package delivered to any address
outside of the downtown dis
trict from any Of the large
drygoods stores. Customers were told
that delivery of large parcels
could not be made for a day or two
at least and they were strongly urged
to take small packages with them.
Hundreds Of people called in person
and by telephone at the headquarters
of the drygoods' drivers asking to have
parcels delivered. All of the requests
were refused. Express drivers. how
| ever, were instructed by the strike
leaders to carry collins and flowers to
! funerals and in no manner to interfere
with the shipment of corpses.