Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-30
TEXT OF COURT
ORDER RECEIVED
Judge Arnidon Sets Limits
To Actions Of Strikers
and Railroads

, The full text of the order regarding
plcketing: in connection with the rail-
way strike issued BY Judge G. F.
Amidon, has been received In Grand
Forks. 1t is as folppws:
In District Court Of the United,
States. for the district Of North Da-
Great Northern Railway company,
9 corporation. plaintiff, vs.. Fred,
Brousseau, ct al, defendants.
As the result Ct thA eviaencS this;
ceedink in.Sthe case of United States;
Ss, Edward srhmtdeall, ana informa-'
dion reeelved "fxte9lss hi fnkrshars Of
e II appeapG@tkats5Gsten is main
atatasd bSs 4 sstftkerapa I tia anter-
9aeti9h rofsstAe arailroad OF the pain-'
u1l;EGrsat Railway company
New Rockford. North Dakota, and
that large numbers of pickets: assem-
Die there especially during the even
ING, n that the presence Of 10 large
= iorce so near to a: point where all
the employees Of the company have to
pass In going to and from the shops,
creates a situation OF danger and fear
n naturally leads to suspicion and
violence; and it further appearing that
the strikers have been accustomed to
maintain Immediately adjacent to the
track at said crossing q picket rang
ing from four to five Or six, and that,
thls likewise tends to create the same
sense OF fear and danger Vat said
crossing. '..15Str 10 :,~s
It is now ordered as follows:
-. That the tent heretofore MAIN.
tanned be wholly removed, and such
liar purpoke ,bs not again set 1p. The
defendants and those acting with
them should use their. labor hall or
some other such place for the. .pur-
pose Of social meeting, and the as
heretofore beer. present tn said tent.
2. That the number. Of piekets
maintained at the said crossing or at
any other point of ingress or egress
from the company's, property shall, not
exceed three at any. given point. and
al others acting with them shall re-
1raiT' from sassenlbling 81. lettering at
or about said points ""
3 TIT is nnsecsessaary. to have, a
small tent Immediately at. hand to
protect such pickets from the weather
may be erected, but there must not
be present in Or about it at any single
time any one but the pickets who are
! on duty. 1t is to- be used by them
and MOI by others. either pickets or
friends of the pickets.
Pickets in the performance of their
duty are granted the right. by statute
or recommending. advising or per-
suading others by; peaceful means
ice. and TO Quit said service tf.,they
have already. entered. thereon. So.
long as mon doing. p1Skst duty abstain
from doing any Of the things which
they are forbidden to do by the re-
straining order heretofore issued s,in
this suit. and cont1ne themselves to a
peaceful n orderly exercise of their
! its officers. agents, employees and
guards are enjoined from interfering
with them, and particularly:
% From using towards them
threatening or abusive language or
a. From INJECTING upon them
any, personal injuries Of attempting
to do SO. vt
g, The ar.gasssd sAsgds of plainNff
are enjoinsd especiallSSf from drawing
9anre exn,eit1 Ing n ,%1t1rea tar or other
Of intifnidating such pickets, and
from using firearms or other danger
Gus weapons at all except In the
presence of imminent peril such as
threatens very serious injury to the
person of the party using such weap-
us VI Ot1ieI6 Ill iIle employ or the
company. or to resist the imminent
and immediate danger of the d~estruc-
ton of personal property Or injury to
engines Or switches or any other
similar property that would imperil
the public in using company properly,
or the employees OF plaintiff in tie
prosecution of its business, and on
such occasions from using said fire.
arms or other dangerous weapons
when there Is any other reasonable
means of preventing the aforesaid
wrongful acts.
Let a copy OF this order be delivered
by the deputy marshal stationed at
New Rockford to each of the principal
leaders of the strikers at that point,
and TO- the principal officers Of: the
plaintiff in, charge there. Let ten
copies Of said order also be posted at
conspicuous. points in the vicinity Aof
the.plaintir shops and yards, and All
persons are strictly enjoined not u
destroy'o or, injure any Of said orders %
posted. ~
Dated September 81, 1922. II
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