The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-29
Judge kOhIsaatIssus Injunction
Restraining Strikers from In
terfeTiRg With Ttamstcrs
THREE PERSONS INJURED
IN The DAYS RI0TING
Federal Troops Are Ordered to Assist
In Carrying Government Money
to the Sub-Treasury
In Chicago.

Chicago, April 2s.-For the first time
since the strike of the American Railway
union IN 1894, the government of the Uni
ted States has been made party to the
labor troubles in this city. The govern
ment was brought in the teamsters strike
today by the issuance of an injunction by
Judge c. C. Kohlsaat of the United States
circuit court.
The writ was asked in behalf of the En-
ployers' Teaming association on the
ground that the organization is incorpor
ated 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 in
reference with the business of the En-
ployers' Teaming association. and COM
mands the strikers to refrain from picket
ing. massing on the streets with intent to
interfere with the wagons of the COM
painant, and from interfering in any man.
ner with men in its employ, As soon
as issued copies of the injunction were
printed on large cards, and two of these
were attached to every wagon of the En-
ployers' Teaming company which went
upon the streets today
Less Rioting on Streets.
The injunction exerted pacifying infu-
ence and there was less rioting in the
streets than yesterday. A heavy thunder
storm which continued during the latter
part of the afternoon and through the
evening, also lent material assistance in
keeping the streets clear.
Twelve arrests were made for interfer
ence with the injunction, all of them be-
ing at one time, and one place. At 1920
o'clock this evening two wagons loaded
with coal approached the Union League
club on Jackson boulevard and when they
attempted to drive in the narrow alley
east of the clubhouse to unload, the nom
union teamsters were attacked by a crowd
of strike sympathizers and lively fight
resulted. The police in charge of the
mob arrested twelve strikers. They may
be arraigned in the United States circuit
court tomorrow morning.
One hundred and five copies of the in
junction 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 had been given
out by evening
When news of the injunction reached
President Shea of the Teamsters' union
he issued the following order signed by
the committee of teamster business
agents:
Shea Forbids Any Violence.
ITO All Union Teamsters-Permit no
violation of the peace under any circum-
stances. Competent drivers cannot be pro-
cured to handle the teams in Chicago,
and violence will not help us In this
strike. Be loyal to your union and obey
its Instructions
The injunction writ is made returnabe
May 10 and the defendants will be given
hearing at 10 a. m. on Monday.
In the afternoon a new situation in the
strike injunction question was placed be-
fore 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 the West
Virginia laws, and that therefore, the
protection of the United States should
be given, Judge Kohlsaat declared that
the Injunction prayed for was too sweep
ing in its scope and directed that a
modified form be presented to him to-
morrow morning.
The strike spread steadily throughout
the day. most of the teamsters going out,
however being employed by small con-
Germs. There are now about $500 team
sters on strike and their inaction has
largely deprived about 1900 other men
from work.
impossible to Deliver Packages.
1t was impossible today to have a pack
age delivered to any address outside of
the downtown business section from any
of the large dry goods stores. Customers
were told that delivery of large parcels
could not be made for a day two at
the most, and they were strongly urged to
take all packages with them.
Express drivers were instructed by the
rilx Loo to flowers
to funerals, and in no manner to interfere
with the shipment of corpses.
President Shea of the Transfers and
President Dold of the Chicago Federation
of Labor, made efforts today to secure
conference with the four brotherhoods of
railway employees but nothing has so far
developed along this line. Tomorrow night
an appeal will be made to the material
trades council for aid to the teamsters.
These unions have a membership OF 10000
TO 600 and will be asked to go on strike
in sympathy with the teamsters II their
work becomes involved In the slightest
manner with supplies of deliveries from
anv of the establishments where strikes
have been called. Efforts also Will be
made, it is said. to get out the employees
of the Union Traction company which
controls all the street railway on the
north and west side of the city. The men
will be appealed to If any coal Is de-
liyered to the Traction company by coal
companies whose men are on strike. 1t Is
not probable, however that any spread
of the strike will be made in any direc-
fion outside of the Transfers union un-
I'll after Sunday, when all the organiza-
tions to which appeal has been made by
The teamsters will hold meetings Three
persons, all colored, were seriously in
jured during the street fighting to-
day.
Steady progress has been reported by
the Employers Teaming association in
. securing men to take the places of the
strikers. and It is predicted by the em-