The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-07
COURT ORDER ENDS DIES MONIES STRIKE The First Time the Order Is
 Obeyed TRAFFIC IS RESUMED If Order Stands, Public Service Cor ration Can Secure Injunctions Against Strikers Who Work
 Under Union Contract
TRAFFIC IS RESUMED

Des Moines, la, August 6.--Promptly at , o'clock this afternoon street car traf- fie was resumed in Des Moines, and the 40-hour strike was terminated. For the first time in the history of the country the order of a court has put an end to what gave every indication of being one of the bitterest struggles ever waged be- tween organized labor and capital.
 The mandate issued by Judge Lawrence DeGraff of the district court last night was promptly obeyed by the Des Molnes City Railway company and the Carmen S union, and while there is ample prospect of fight later in the courts, an injunc- tion has tempora rily restored nearly 300 conductors and motormen to their original positions.
 The scenes attending the resumption of traffic rivalled those of Friday night, when the men turned the cars in. The streets in the vicinity of the central wait ing room at Sixth and Mulberry were thronged for nearly three hours before the time set for the first car 10 pass. Each of the crews as they came up were greeted with cheers. By o'clock traf-
 
 ton.
 That a new method of handling labor difficulties has been discovered was the statement of N. T. Guerney, attorney for the street car company, tonight, follow ing the acquiescence of the company in Judge DeGraff's order His clients for the present are willing to abide by it. leaving till later trial of the case on it's merits.
 Fred Fay of Ypsilanti, Mich, interna- tional board member of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, who conducted the brief strike, was much pleased with the turn of events. The intervention of the court was acceptable because it gave to the union exactly what it had asked.
 This was the reinstatement of Con- ductor Benjamin A. Hyatt, whose recent discharge without an investigation led to the trouble. Arbitration must decide whether or not he Is to remain with the company.
 Hyatt was one of the first men out of the Twenty fourth street barn this after noon.
 The suit in equity which terminated the strike was brought by the city of Des Moines thror@h it's city co rtssliors, Ti. "  Byers and Robert O. Brenna, upon inc order of the city council late last night. A hearing to determine whether the injunc- tion shall be made permanent probably will be had tomorrow.
 N. T. Guernsey, attorney for the com pany, on behalf of Manager J. R liar rigan, discussed the legal phase of set ting strikes In the following statement which he gave to the Associated Press:
 We hope the city is right with regard to this order" he said. If it stands it means that a public service corporation having a contract with labor union has right to go into court and sequre a mandatory injunction prohibiting the labor union from striking and requiring it in case a strike has been called to re- scind the order calling the strike. It is obvious that if this is law, a way has been pointed out for handling these labor difficulties which will be more economical and efficient than any method yet sug- gested.''