Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12
u. S. Court E1,joi11s
Coal Miners From.
Blocking Shipments

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. IL H9-
One of the most sweeping federal
court injunctions in the history OF
labor disputes was Ill effect here
tonight against the United Mine
Workers of America.
rNae court, in signing the far
reaching decree, upheld the contention
Of the corporation that the union,
by it's activities against the plaintiff,
had hampered interstate shipment OF
coal in violation of the Sherman and
Clayton acts. The chief point of the
corporation in its suit-to regain pos
session of company owned houses
occupied by striking miners was
decided in favor of the plaintiff, for
the union and its members were re-.
strained from in any way seeking to
maintain union men in the dwellings
against the wishes of the corporation.
Practically every point contained
in the injunction decree drawn up
by corporation counsel was approved
by the court. The union and it's
members were restrained from vio-
lence of any sort against company
employees and prospective employees
and against company property. Union
pickets were restrained from putting
their foot en- company property but
were allowed to establish a single
picket post on each road leading to
the mines. Such pickets were cau-
toned against using abusive language,
but were permitted the use of peace
full persuasion.
One paragraph of the order covered
a wide field forbidding the union
from obstructing, impeding, hinder
ing, preventing OF interfering with
the operation of any of the plain
tiff's mines or from doing any act
which would result in interfering with
such operation
The court held the corporation was
entitled to the preliminary Injunction
because lit clearly appears from the
specific facts contained in the verified
bill of complaint and by the evidence
submitted, that immediate and ire
parable damage and loss will result
to plaintiff unless a preliminary In
junction be granted ana that for
such damage and loss the plaintiff
is without any adequate remedy at
law"
One clause forbids union men from
molesting or interfering with cor
poration employees or their families, OF
officers and agents of the company,
or any one seeking to do business
with the company. Shooting at or
toward company property or eXpiod
ing dynamite or powder on corpora
ton land was forbidden, as was the
throwing of rocks and other missiles
at employees or automobiles engaged
in the plaintiffs service.
Any act which might interfere with
the production mining, transportation
or shipment of coal was restrained.
Trespassing on company property,
lettering near such property or
parading in the vicinity of the mines
was forbidden, except picket posts
On roads leading to the workings.
Such posts must be 100 feet from the
nearest company building and must
be marked to show it is union
picket point
The order made it plain that union
men would not be restrained from
holding ordinary meetings or social
gatherings or meetings in union halls.
In it's decision several weeks ago,
the court said eviction cases on appeal
would not be affected by today's
order, which forbids hereafter" any
attempt to retain company houses
for strikers.
Union men, now occupying company
houses pending disposition of the
appeals, were restrained from annoy