Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-02
COURT ENJoINs THE WATERLOO
STRIKERS FROM COMMITTING
CERTAIN ACTS.
NschT TO PICKET
IS NOT REVOKED
Uss OF Fore and Assaults on Men Who
Desire to Work Ordered Stopped BY
court-Faotory Owners Secure In
junction, Alleging Acts of Violence
Have Been Committed.

Waterloo. Aug. Am Injunction
was issued an order Of Judge ]. E.
Williams, thru application of the Iowa
Dairy Separator Company, against
local union No. S14. International As
sociation of Machinists, and its Off
GERS, and Jim Siegfretd, Claire Bloom
field, Harry Frisby, Willie Mitchell,
Andy Smith, Ben Hull, F. Hale, Henry
Robinson, John Whitemore, Clark
Foggy, Roy Armstrong and others, to
restrain defendants from using threats
or physical force in striving to pre-
vent non-union employees from enter
ing or leaving plaintiffs factory at
head Of Jefferson street on Mullan
avenue.
Plaintiff furnished bond in the sum
of $4,000.
Piekets Exceed Legal Rights.
1t is alleged in the complaint that
pickets have exceeded their legal
right in striving to prevent men and
women from working in the plant
against which a strike was declared at
/. g.: 80 a. m. July 20.
After the writ had been issued and
copies Of notices made the sheriff be-
gan serving the same. The officers
and some of the other defendants were
served last night and others this
morning.
It is stated that up to the time de-
mAnds were made upon the officers of
the company the plant had 500 or 900
employees. The complaint states that
II the company Is prevented from
operating its factory, 1t will suffer
heavy financial loss.
Claim Law Is Violated.
The allegation is made in the ep-
p1ication that the legal right Of pickets
to use arguments and persuasion to
induce others from remaining in the
employ Of the company. has been ex-
ceeded and that force. threats and acts
of violence have been employed.
It Is claimed a large crowd of
strikers has lowered about the plant
and the streets and sidewalks leading
to the same. 1t is alleged interference
has been offered to both men and
women employees: that they have been
stopped while entering or leaving the
factory; that some have been struck,
many have been threatened and all
intimidated.
Attacks Arc Alleged.
Il Is charged that Otto Zeimer, a
Waterman, was grabbed by the neck
made that pickets would get him II he
did not cease work. It Is charged
that John Munson, an employee. was
choked ana mistreated. 1t is alleged
that Walter Sigloff was struck by
strikers and knocked down. It Is al
legged that VIII Forbes, an employee.
was stopped July 80 while on his way
to work in an automobile. It is
charged that men climbed on the car
and threatened to beat him If he re-
turned to work.
It Is charged that the entrance used
by the ladies has been blocked by
pickets and that the ladies have been
forced to climb over fence and enter
by another way.
It is charged that James Hubbard
an employe, was struck in the back
taken by the crowd, grabbed by the
neck ana pushed and pulled a half
block down the street. 1t Is alleged
the crowd threatened to throw him in
the river If he persisted in working.
1t is charged that z. J. Sherlock
factory superintendent was threat
ened to the effect that "they would
throw him in the river and he would
not return after July 81"
It Is alleged that a member Of the
pickets announced in a loud voice
that no one was to enter the factory
or leave it except two designated Off
Gals and owners.
Z What Writ Provides.
The injunction restraints Defend
ants from molesting, injuring or dam
aging plaintiffs property; from as
sembIing about the plant or factory
in large numbers while interviewing
or trying to peaceably induce any of
the employees to leave their jobs; from
compelling or attempting to compel by
abusive language, threats. intimida-
ton. force, coercion or violence any of
the employees to leave the employ OF
the company.