Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Unions Ordered to Appear
in Federal Court at
DanviIle.
NEW PHASE OF STRIKE
Belief Is That Governments
Latest Move Is Made Un-
der Sherman Law.


swer what they believe is govern .
ment prosecution under the Sherman
antitrust law, charging them with |
restraint of trade-the first suit OF that
nature ever filed against labor lead
er in the United States-three Of the |
unions whose men are striking on the |
Hartman lines. have been ordered by |
the government to appear Jan. in the
United States circuit court, eastern dis
trict of Illinois, at Danville.
MEN SUMMONED.
The men summoned are NJ. F. Ryan,
general president of Railway Carmeni
of America; J. A Franklin, fnterna-
tional president of the Brotherhood Of
Boilermakers, and A Hinsman, vice
president to Mr.. Franklin. The court
summons was issued at the order of
Judge Wright Of the federal district,
and It is approved by Edward d.
White, chief justice of the United
States.
ORIGINAL ORDER
The original court order ig directed
against the International Association
of Machinists, and its president, James
O'Connell, and was brought by the
Illinois Central railroad. The heads OF
the other striking unions, and about
200 minor officers and employees are
named in the summons.
The five big unions that are striking
on the Hartman lines have Joined to-.
gether to prosecute the strike, and lo-
cal leaders believe that the theory Of
the railroad is that the combination of
the unions is violation of the Sher-
man law. This the labor leaders deny.
DENIAL FROM DANvnLE.
Danville, ILL.,, Dec. 3O.-According to
Clerk Danial Hogan Of the United
States district court, and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney s. M. Clark, no suit un-
der the antitrust law has been filed
here against the federated unions of
the Hartman lines, or any of their off,
GERS. Last October, while holding
court at Cairo, District Judge Francis
NJ Wright issued an Injunction re-
straining the labor organizations. their
officers and members from interfering
with Illinois Central property or en-
ployes, and notified the labor leaders
they might appear and oppose the in
junction on the first Monday in jan
uary.
FOLLOWS INJUNCTION.
: AS New Years day is a holiday. the
hearing will be held Jan. 3, when 1t is
: possible counsel for the railroad CON-
: pany may ask that the union be prose-
cuted under the terms of the Sherman
law
There are rumors that prosecutions
will grow out of the injunction pro-
officials have not been informed Of any
such move.
VIOLATION DIsAVOwED.
Chicago, Dec. 30.-Union labor off,
: Gals who have been summoned to APP
pear before the United States district
court in Danville, ILL.,. Jan. l, in the
, suit of the Illinois Central railroad
, filed last October, when strike
troubles prevailed, today said they had
Z employed counsel to represent them
and will protest their innocence OF
any attempt to violate the law.
INDICTED IN DYNAMITE CASE
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20.-Olaf A.
Tveitmoe, secretary-treasurer OF the
, State Building Trades council; J. z.
: Munsey, leader of the Salt Lake
7 Union Structural Iron Workers, and
} Anton Johannsen, organizer Of the
Building Trades council, were indict-
ed today by the federal grand jury in
connection with an alleged national
, dynamiting conspiracy. Their arrest
, followed.