| Show to NO rocky mountain bell telephone company brings action against striking labor leaders charges Fede federam raton on of labor with having entered into consa racy to compel company to accede to demands for higher wages fop for its employed Emp loyes helena mont the rocky moun n tain bell telephone company on fri day filed suit I 1 ii i the federal court against the montana federation ot of la bor the livingston trade and labor council telephone operators Ope union io no 42 alex fairgrieves H 0 smith L aa thorpe Al medose grenier grenter and effle la fevre to secure an injure tion restraining the respondents from interfering or molesting in any way the business of the company and to shut oft off the boycott which the corn com plaint alleges has been in force since march 14 last which aich has damaged the company to the extent of 5 no temporary injunction was mas issued A an order to show cause why the aepli cation for the motion should not be granted was made by judge hunt returnable Septen september iter 16 the telephone compan charges the federation of labor with having enter ed into a conspiracy with the employed emp loyes of the company to compel the company to accede to the demands of its em aloyes for higher wages it being al lebed that the federation is 14 causing handbills and circulars to be distri buted containing injurious epithets with ith a view of ruining the business of the telephone company the trouble is the outgrow ti of the strike of the linemen in utah idaho wyoming and montana the montana federation having ordered the rocky mountain company declared unfair in all montana cities and ordering out all switchboard operators |
