Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-02
STRIKERS MUST
NOT INTERFERE
LATEST PHASE OF CHICAGO LA.
BoR TROUBLE.
FEDERAL COURT TAKES HAND
A Sweeping Injunction Is Granted
Restraining the Strikers from
Baking Operations Of
Employers.


them from interfering in any way with
the operations of the Employers Team
ing company. This action places the
employers under the protection of the
federal government. One hundred de-
PENDANTS are specifically named in the
writ, including the transfers joint
council. The order is temporary one,
returnable May 10, when the labor peo-
pie will be called upon to show why it
should not be made permanent. Thefu.
ture course Of the strike may hinge
largely on this Injunction. In the words
Of prominent employer, the Employ
ers' association lis going to find out
whether there is q government in this
country"
The Injunction was granted on repre-
sensations made to the court by Mark
Morton, president of the new teaming
company, represented by Attorneys Levy
Mayer and A. F. Austrian. United
States Marshal Ames Immediately de-
tailed deputies to serve copies of the
writ on the defendants named. Other
copies will be posted in conspicuous
places.
May Arrest Labor Leaders.
Violation of the injunction Is pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment, or
both, at the discretion of the court. 1t
is expected that prominent labor lead.
ers will be arrested If they persist in
their boycott policy, just as Debs was
arrested and imprisoned in the railroad
strike Of 1894. The railway express COM
panies do not belong to the Chicago EN-
ployers' association and therefore do
not come under the injunction. 1t il
regarded as probable that the express
companies will seek a separate injunc-
ton, basing their petition on the inter-
state commerce laws.
Lumber Drivers to Join Strike.
The impending general strike Of the
lumber, hay and grain teamsters was
one of the largest elements in Fridays
drivers. Two hundred Of them are out
already and the other 1900 have been
ordered to strike. The Lumbermen'a
association notified the drivers that un.
less they would deliver lumber to
the employers customers all rela.
tons would be severed. This
notice brought about the strike
order. The discharge of seven hay and
grain drivers may involve the entire
body of the local union, comprising 8 ,00l
men. George Cook, business agent, has
notified the teamsters to be prepared to
strike II the seven discharged drivers
are not reinstated. The strike Of the
whole union now seems certainty. OF.
fcials Of the teamsters' unions have
sent notice to the big packers that any
attempt to deliver meat to any Of the
boycotted firms will result In strike Of
| the stock yards drivers.
Deneen Denies Militia Orders.
Gov. Deneen, when seen at Spring
field denied that anyone had ap
| preached him with regard to calling on,
the militia. II have not seen or talked
with any Chicago people regarding thil
matter and no orders have been issued
the militia, said the governor. II know
nothing about the strike except wha1
l have read in the papers"
Pickets Still on Duty.
Strikers and their pickets began early
to knock down, kick and club coloret
men and all other persons whom they
suspected of a desire to aid their forme,
employers Friday. AS soon as dayligh,
made objects discernible, pickets could
be seen lodging around street corner.
and alley entrances near the barns o.
the big business firms whose men hav,
struck. Whenever man tried to ap
proach any of these barns he was forcet
to run the gantlet Of the pickets and
several were seized and beaten severely
To Use Government Teams.
Washington, April 29.-secretar,
Taft on Friday received an application
from the acting secretary of the treas
ury for the transportation Of treasur,
coin and bullion passing between tn,
Baltimore & Ohio railroad station ii
Chicago and the subtreasury in tina
city, which is reported to be interrupte,
by the teamsters' strike. The seoretar,
accordingly instructed Col. Duggan, VIII,
Is temporarily in command OF the De
partment Of the Lakes, to furnish tn
necessary teams and military guar,
upon application from the subtreasurer
1t Is explained that this action has moth
ing TO do with the strike, but Is mad
necessary to prevent an interruption o
the functions Of government.
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