The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-02
HEARING TODAY
ON INJUNCTION
International Paper Co.
Seeks Restraint of
Union Men
FIFTY HERE FROM
BELLOWS FALLS
General Denial Filed by Attorney Ray
mOnd TrainOr. Representing Strikers,
in Case Before Judge Fish-Sara-
tOga Lawyer for Unions.

Nearly 80 Bellows Falls residents came
here this morning on the 50 train
to attend hearing before Judge Frank
l. Fish of Vergennes in the Office of
County Clerk W. r. Daley i'm the in
junction proceedings brought by the In
ternational Paper Co. against Bellows
Falls Local No. >, International Broth
erhood of Paper Makers. and others.
Judge Fish had directed the parties to
be on hand at 9 O'Clock, and they carried
out his instructions, but the judge was
not on hand, and 10y telephoning to his
home in VergenneS it was learned that
train would not reach Bellows Falls.
however. in time for him to get to Brat
tleboro before > o'clock.
James l.. Meyers manager of the Bel
lows Falls plant of the international
Paper Co. by whom the injunction pro-
CcediugS were brought. and about 30 wit
HesSeS came with Judge Thomas T..
OBrien of Bellows Falls, solicitor for the
Paper Co. aud l. to II of the defendants,
former employees of the company. now on
strike. came with their counsel. Raymond
TraynGr of White River Junction. At
tOrney Leary of Saratoga, y. Y. is here
representing labor unions.
The witnesses for the Paper Go. include
various men now in the compaHy'S employ.
some of them being men whom ii Is al
legged the strikers have assaulted and have
called rats" and "scabs.'
About 1890 o'clock Attorney TraynCr
handed Judge O'Brien copy of the de
PENDANTS answer to the bill of complaint.
which he said he would file before the
hearing began. 1t iS ii general denial of
the matters alleged in the bin.
The bill of complaint was served on
ll3 strikers besides the unions. eujoiujng
them from holding paradcs on the streets
of Bellows Falls and from doing various
other things. and the hearing today is to
see whether the injunction shall be con
tiHued in force.
/ Among the things which the defend
ants arc cnioincd from doing are the
/ following Hindcring the orator from
carrying On its business: a~saultiug or
interfering with the employees of the ora
tor: threatening or Iutlmidatiug, using
abusive language or opprobriOuS cpithetS
against the orator or employees: attempt
ing to compel employees to leave their
employment; attacking. molcsting OF
otherwise interfering with employees of
the orator; entering into any scheme or
conspiracy to annoy those who are or
may be hereafter employed by the COM
pany; following in groups or crowds
| the employees or agents Of the orator for
! the purpose OF mtlmidatiug them main
tanning patrols or pickctS or attempt
/ ing by threats or false statements to
| prevent persons entering the orators
employ; cOngregatlng near the orators
mills or entrances to its premises for
molcSting or insulting employees; inter
fering with the free access of employees
to the mills or their return to their
homes: maintaining near the orators
/ premises or on the public square any
pf Ia
or parading in the public square. West.
minister street. Bridge street and Mill
street or streets adjacent or on the side
walks or crosSwaIkS