The Morning Astorian

TO RESTRAIN THE STRIKERS
Sweeping Injunction Issued
by the
Vitter Manufacturing Co.

MILWAUKEE, June 22.—Sweeping injunctions of widespread scope and importance relative to the strike of machinists was issued today to the Vitter Manufacturing Company. The order prevents strikers from in any way interfering with workmen that are employed at the Vitter works; from gathering about the works in any way; from posting pickets; from combining for the purpose of preventing tradesmen selling to workmen who have refused to quit, and from doing anything that will in any way operate to result in damage to the Vitter Company.

The injunction equals in its effect the combined strike order issued by Judge Jenkins in the Northern Pacific case, without embracing any of the defects of that order which led to its reversal in the court of appeals. There is not a single reference to the strike in the injunction. The men are not restrained from striking as they were in the Northern Pacific order, but they are simply restrained from taking any action or doing anything which will in any way tend to cause damage to the Vitter company.

While the action is brought in the name of the Vitter company, it is really the National Metal Trades Association that is plaintiff, and the injunction is directed against each and every member of the International Association of Machinists and all persons in any way connected therewith. The order is returnable in Judge Elliott's court.