Show tax inter state com commerce iveree commission appears to be kept extremely busy in the hearing and ud trying of at casel which e ome come before it under the aluir state gom commerce merce law and 10 decisions which are sUcie succeeding eding each other rapidly 1 are dorming a commin law relative to railroads which is ig new and peculiar to the united states the rulings of the commission are generally accepted as sound souna in logic and equitable in principle though some of them reach tarther than equity has ever before ventured I 1 in the effort to right wrongs and prevent and correct abuses often the the ablest lawyers la in the country represent contending railroad corporations before the commission sion and their reve researches arches and arguments depto help to impart the qualities oi of lear keen keea discrimination and practical justice to the decisions which are reU rendered dered but a case has corae come before ande ju dge D ducady a ady of omaha Orn atea more unique in at least one feature than any we know ol of as having been ruled upon by tae commission its ita object as explained in the NEWS of the dinst was to obtain an injunction to prevent the officers a agenten eats and espee especially the engineers of athe abe union cacide iron refue jag in or failing to transport burlington freight such an injunction go good 4 cause being shown would lie as aballo against at ft 06 common carrier but general cimin in m behalf of the binion union pacific engineers held that there was no law to compel men to work when they desired to quit 11 and claimed that such was the real object of the bill judge dandy remarked if that ire the sole object then this case ww hag no bUs business lueSe here I 1 hall never order a man to work against his will by injunction such action would be inequitable lor for the reason that another remedy exists a sult suit tor for breach of contract whenever the terms of the contract as prescribe dare not carried out the question qa estian of the meaning of the word strike came epand up and relative to it judge dandy observed gi this work strike istrice is of modern origin the question is regarding its legal definition and on that the ease case may turn it if it means and it can be shown that its meaning in this case is a project to create disturbance tur tar bance derail cars and dijah trains then the court can order a mgt wat of injunction to restrain the contemplated injury and the charge of conspiracy Is well taken if on the other hand han the word is synonymous with an intention of quitting wor work kand and quietly walking out I 1 dont see how this court is going to restrain this action all 1 there is in ane case as it stands at present th it I 1 can see the attorney of the burlington and missouri in III support sup art of the bill bil I 1 contended that the brotherhood brotherhood of locomotive loco engineers is an oath bound secret society holding meetings an and acting under a general head and that it had I 1 directed the members as a body all over the county to refuse to work on the B M road unless higher wages are paid and to refuse to allow its members to work for roads hauling B M traffic these in themselves he contended are conspiracies and in direct violat violation iun of a free contract system and of law the case to is a peculiar one ano and judge dandys decision which was expected today to day will be read with uncommon interest as it will involve the question whether or not the engi 0 of a railroad rall read baabe be compelled to work after they desire to quit and in the absence of any any specific contract |