The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-22
INJUNCTIONS ISSUED
AGAINST COAL STRIKERS
MOlesting Of Workers In West
ern Maryland Field Alleged

Upon complaint of the R. ]. Ross
Coal Mines, Inc, whose workings are
located in Garrett county near Luke,
and the West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Company, a preliminary injunction
was granted each on last Thursday by
Judge John C. Rose, in the United
States Court at Baltimore against 60
of the striking coal miners in Garrett
and Allegany counties, who were
charged with molesting the employees
of the two corporations and interfer-
ing with their business.
On Friday tomorrow Judge Rose
will hear the compliments and deter
mine whether to make the injunctions
permanent.
The plants of the two complaining
companies are located close by one
another, that of the Ross Company in
Garrett county, near Bloomington and
Luke, and that of the paper company,
which operates mine for the produc-
ton of its own fuel, is at Luke.
The injunctions were issued against
60 known men among the 300 strikers.
They are charged with conspir' ng to
injure, harass and annoy the COM
plainants and to prevent them from
carrying on their business by congre-
eating upon the complainants' prop
erty and upon roads and thorough
fares leading to it to prevent the COM
panies' employees from going to work
and to coerce them into leaving. The
strikers, it was alleged, came long
distances and congregated during the
night of June on the property of
the companies, gathering in large
numbers and openly threatening vio-
lence to any of the companies men
who would endeavor to go to work.
To prevent trouble, the complain
ants stated, the workmen of the COM
panies were told not to go to work on
June 5, as about two hundred of the
strikers had assembled in the vicinity
of the plants and were making
threats. A number of instances of in
reference with and assaults upon EN-
ployes of the companies are recitei in
the bills of complaint, which were
filed through attorneys in Allegany
county.
Because of the unlawful acts of the
strikers during the week beginning
June 5, it is alleged, the companies
have been hampered greatly in their
operations. Their employees are said
to be satisfied, but are alleged to have
been terrorized by the strikers.
The preliminary injunction was
granted in each case upon the filing
of a bond for $4,000. 1t prohibits the
defendants named in the bills from in
! any manner impeding, hindering, OBJ
structing or interfering with, forci-
bly, or by threats or intimidation, with
the business of the compliments,
| from entering upon their property
without consent and from preventing
the companies from securing the ser
vices of employees. The injunction also
prohibits the defendants from at
tempting to influence the employees of
the compliments, by threats, to quit
their work. 1t does not prohibit the
strikers from attending at any place
where they may lawfully be for the
purpose of lawfully and peacefully
communicating and receiving infor-
nation or from peacefully persuading
persons employed by the compliments
from working, under circumstances
and conditions that will not reasona-
bly, induce fears and apprehensions Of
bodily harm on the part of the EN-
ployes or persons doing business with
the compliments.
A copy of the order has been served
by United States Marshal W. W.
Stockham, through his deputies on
every one of the 60 named as defend
ants. The order states that it viii
be binding upon the unknown defen-
dants after publication by posting it
at conspicuous places in Luke and in
Westernport.