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VOLUME CL— NO. 157.
The Call, the Industrial Crisis and the Public.
IN an industrial crisis such as now confronts San Francisco tHe press; is a, factor of indisputable importancei The attto the people of the.city
will know what is going on, must influence in large measure the outcome of the struggle tha^ outcome^ For
this reason The Call now declares without hesitation its news and editorial:pblicy touching this momentous conflict. , :
San Francisco is now practically without a inumcipal government K^
decency of official conduct by fear and thr eat of indictment: Its. chief of police is in the^
pressor of crime accused of crime. Government ally the conditions could^not: be wprse^ noimuchbet^rV/ Two of the most essential: pubHc utilitie^
and the telephone monopoly, are tied up, the one wholly and the other ma de^e a
spoonful of brains— where does the public get off? fh >\u25a0 / - '^ : l:-W^-\ V
The Call holds no brief for the carmen nor for the United Railroads; it makes no choice aslbetween the telephone operators and to telephone company. But it does deem itself and is
proud to be the organ and the representative of the third party to these
for their stock holders; the public, which gave' the carmen and the telephone operators, an oppo^ and strongest of all, theprincipals in interest in
this crisis, never has a voice in such affairs until the issue has been .joined. Ultimately it decides:! : Ks judgment is : ' : • .% ; V- : : . ' , ' v , \
In order that the judgment of the pubUc— the great third party which gave theprivileges/^^ the
facts. The Call will supply them, fearlessly and fully. This newspaper will report with absolute fairness] anihe^details of the conflicts now wag suppress 1 nothing, color nothing,
exaggerate nothing. Editorially and otherwise it will use its ultimate resources, as it ;has done before; speedil^i to bring about peace, to get streetcars^ quickly to
restore the telephone service to its accustomed state of usefulness. In its news columns The Call will give the' hews. of i^ Those columns are
Mr. Cornelius, if you have anything to say to the people you may reach them through T he 1 Call, and it does not matter how many columns of pages you w Call will print
anything you will sign, i ' ':\u25a0£ ' WW^H \u25a0: : '^'WS:Pfi- *S :^ !tt?Sl-llrS^^?K/fMS -\u25a0 •
Mr. Calhoun, if you have anything to sayto the; people you niay. reach, them through Thej^Call, and it^does not matter how many columns or pages you may require. The Call will print
Telephone managers and telephone operators, "Hie Call opens its columns to you both. It|wiil|print , anything. that either of you will- sign. * . ' : -"- - :
And to you, the public— The Call is your medium^ and j^^^
strife. It is and wUI continue to be the medium through; which you may fi^^
of them is to blame and which must yield. \u25a0:..'r:' : :-^--^- : V '^§M-^ : - : -'".'•'\u25a0.:.;:[ \r' :^&M :: l :^:Mh :^- :
Civic League Takes Steps to End All Pending Strikes.
Disputes May Be Submitted to an Arbitration Board.
Governor Gillett Says the State Militia will Be Sent to San Francisco if Required.
OS ANGELES, May o.— The military authorities of the state are prepared
I for any emergency which may arise as a result of the street \rail way strike:
in San Francisco. Governor Gillett is in constant comnium'cationtwith Ad
jutant General Lauck, who has arranged to get prompt reports from the seat of
trouble. He more than intimated that if troops were needed^ a'sujticieiithum
ber will be in readiness for prompt action. •
The governor said to The Call correspondent tonight: r I^S
''The adjutant general knows what to do and will do/just the right tiling: I
hope there Willbe no serious trouble, but if it comes, we} : will l)e prepared for it
Whatever happens, the dignity of the^law will be upheld and violence wiiivbeiiiiet
by prompt action. If the San Francisco authorities find-that theyJ are^not ;able
to cope with the' situation, they will be supported by the "whole power" of- the
state, if need be, and if' that is not sufficient' there iseven^a stronger power. I\do
not wish, to be understood as threatening or hinting at a threat, but we are keep
ing in touch Avith the- situation in San Francisco, and are informa
tion as to what is taking place.
_."li:- <lp not 'know how 'long I shall remain in Los Angeles, but ;if r I: am
needed in the north I shall leave for there immediately . I get the word/ I
want to be near, enough to the scene to be able to learn 'definitely just what the
conditions are, in order that . I? may' know, how to take intelligent actfon " ..
Calhoun Defies the Carmen and Plans to Operate Lines.
Says He Will Ignore Union in the Fiituf^
Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads,
in an interview with a Call reporter yesterday said:
"This -strike has been fomented by interests in the
city which I have known all along have i : been hostile to
me. Rudolph Spreckels and his crowd have brought on
the graft investigation by trie grand jury at this time to
destroy my influence with the public \u2666>\u25a0 — : ''"*'" ' ' ' : ' ' \u25a0"''- -'\u25a0' \u25a0" "''\u25a0 \u25a0 _«j
The stories 'that are published 'ln the
morning papers. of the evidence taken
before the grand Jury are monstrous
• and are calculated to injure my stand
ing in the community. .
"It fs 'plain enough to- any- one who
". reads the papers .that there Is a con
spiracy against me which has brought
all its energy to* bear at; this . tlniel
'. Suddenly the graft prosecution' devotes
Itself to these charges of graft
"l am going; to run 'the cars of- the
United Railroads. I have made no de
mand for protection to the - police de
partment of San Francisco other than
the public demand in the statements I
have given to the press, but I intend
\u25a0 to run the cars..
"The city is "" f acing *a serious "strike.
f This is not . merely; a|flght\i>etweexi; th'e.
United Railroads 'and the localjdiyision
. of th« carmen's -union.' When, things j
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have come to, such a pass that a preda
tory union by its reckless actcan^throt-'
tie the life of a city the condition has
become 'serious. I am not^ making; a
fight against unionismr There may be
good unions and bad unions.-,' Bu- all
relations between the ' local : division lot
the carmen's union and : my •:. company!
haye 1 been ended permanently and . for
ever. • ' .', _ r _ • ; '\u25a0•{, \u25a0; : >_ X- \u25a0 •\u25a0\u25a0.',; ".
"This means 'permanent n6nrecogni- (
tion of this union. Before I came west
I knew.» that a strike / was to, beTcalled
and I told : the \ executive committee : of
the _ amalgamated association • of .street
railway employes of America at a' meet
ing in Detroit, at! which Cornelius was
present, that if this division declared a
strike I, would permanently, sever ail
"connection; between* it and . my ''• com
Comtlnued on Page 4, Column 6
S^N FRANGISCO^ :]NIOyi)^\SMAY: 6, i1907f
Call's Suggestion I Indorsed by Saloonmen.
Not Be©lspensed
During; Strike^
*,'The_ ;siig:grestlon ihade 'by The 'Call
thatvMayor= Schmitzf order, the, saloonsi
to] close V during: the car strike has 'met
.wlth..the approval of .the'- public, and
the J hearty indorsement fof fa large jeie-'
ment arnong^ \u25a0 t l 1 ?'. :salooninen, 4 them
selves. c - p r oposaU. to'^close l l he' sa*
loons was based Yon ~ the' f act ' thatTthere*
never was a riot iii which whisky "did
not ';.\u25a0 figrure/ , VMany.^in-fl'uentiai-.iliqub'r
dealers .. .stated . yesterday that "they
would v welcome; an ; order! from the
mayor, that' would ' keep ail " the saloons
of :the. city: closed until;industriai; peace
had^b'een: restored:^ V. 1 V. ':.; -.;'\u25a0. -' y \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
j Harry.P. Flannefy,, proprietor of i the
Richelieu /salocri, 1 at {ilarketf and *Geafy
streets, ; was I' in^tiearty" accord kwith^'the
sug-se'stion.'v-': *"\u25a0'/'^'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0S ' ; '\u25a0"'*\u25a0':' '+?}''; V^ '"\u25a0' \
."The v. Call forestalled^ xne,", 'he .said,
| "in '; my intention -io* suggest r to} Mayor
; Sch'mltz i that Hhe \u25a0 saloons of Uhe; city i be
cio'sedipending^the* settlement 1 ;' of £ the
Continued on Pace S> Bottom ; Col. 3
Krehard^orrahus^Opinion fef Calfapun^
main >6Bjcct^f>Mr. ; ?;PatfickV
Calhoun is to reduce the
wage scale of San; Francisco below
wjiat the conditions of SanvFran
cisco demand. We do not believe
.that the people of San Francisco \u25a0
think that the /carmen are worth
less than the laborers' in 'the; streets.;
Cars on the San Francisco Lines Today.
President , Calhoun Asks. Men .-to ?Msm at Present Wage
Though the grip of i the strikes will -. be on the; th roat tighter even than it was yes
terday,^ glirnmer;of hbp>e was^thrown on the generarsitu^ committee of the
;Civic league, which is bendn^ the( telephone and the
mihor/strikes, to ; result in the resumption of w T
/ t V N?t a streetcar will be irunjin S w '^Francfcco^ operation of the cars
twill{be made i§ as m
the situation./ The league :/ commit^ and possible
i bloodshed {until time could jbejhad' to arrange, Mf^possiljle^ the
United Railroads and the carmen, : and - President Patrick ? Galhoun * responded {with an [ order directing that no at
, tempt to :operate bars be made today, as- had been at .first intended, a . ;
Further than this^Galhouh^issued a notice; published{last night in all the carbarns of • the road, offering, to
back allf old (^
fmined^upon*^ called. This notice
contained;a?clause to the effect that all vcarmen who^didv; not -retufnvatlthis / time-were to .consider themselves dis
~ Biit/ftlie ;efforts of bring^a^
end'Avith the car strike alone;- Thecommittee -has taken^a Kaiid: as •the^representative -of the citizens 1 of, San Fran-
cisco, bntlievgfbund: that the /citi^hs are thergreate^t^s
such conditions .the ; labor \u25a0 orgahi-4
zations and the - public service: cor
porations.'have; noWrlght to disregard .
the - demands -of \u2666 tlie': public that : a ' set
tlement ;b"e • effected \u25a0: at once. The Civic* ; .
league was* formed I recently primarily
for the : purpose of: bringing •-influence
to bear in 'matters .of i this very: kind,
f rom r a v nonpartlsanV. and ;," nonpolitlcai
standpoint; and, patterned after similar
organizations ; in>* eastern : cities/ It .is
cVmp'os^d >;. 0f ... representatives . 'of / : 'the \u25a0
principal ,' cornniercial^and ". Improvement
associations | and* the branches "
!of*trade,Ticommerce[andfindustry. : i .' "
i^ ',-,_?\u25a0\u25a0?-\u25a0\u25a0*.>-'- *:-j\\p~~i.'*-'' -r-'"'.: - <,• \u25a0 . \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-> ' \u25a0 '-:,':
;In a^letter.drawn^by^ the Civic league
committee, > : composed' : .'of -"! C.
I Welis l : lsidorJacobs,';Frank.,'V\*. Marvin
A. AY. Scott Jr. and, Robert A. Roos;
and S2nt;to:Pres^dentyPatrick;Calhouff
! ofJ|the".^Unlted -'Railroads, President
Henry ; T. ; : Scott"- of - the "Pacific 'States
telephone company,! President Cornelias*
of the carmen's" union, and Secretary
William the - labor! • council'
representing.^ the:*, telephone /operators'
union,* yesterday 'afternoon , ; a? general ,
scheme of ] arbitration «\was ' suggested!
and its -adoption: by. all four was urged j
In \u0084the l ?'name- of . the' citizens;? of . San
Francisco.^*** •;;/;"; ; '': "\u25a0\u25a0 '.\\ \u25a0'\u25a0 "''
j ;. This is^to^be'followedVtoday^by' slml- j
larf proposals' to* tKei iron! workers and |
their .'employers -and i,to i other j.organiza^'
tions now on 'strike and their; employ- !
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ers. ', Already Atheicommittee^ has .re
;?.\u25a0/*-* t-/ -j !.«Li.<-!--.jli.>ii.; ff.»-«:;i-J"'i ,— \u0084;;•- -'\u25a0:
ceived,'promiscsyofia'ithorough;consld
icration'of.this ;plan-» from iCornellus'and
McCabe;;itiha3)beens granted a hearing
bylJPresidentiCalhoun.^which^atrJeast
;giveS^^^^^^^^^^|accede to • the
!||g|«ggalfi^Sa^ JHe Will £un£ar 8
J ;Mf r going: to run Cihe ca?s
- i/of^theMJnited^Railroads. I have
made no demand for protection to
tHe^itpolice^: department^ of San
Francisco other than thp public
demand in the statement I have
given to: the press, but I intend to
run die cars."
'arbitration plan, andean; answer will :be
fo^thcVmhig : today/fr^om •President^ Scott
of 'the ft elephone cbmpVny.vwho'vwas* out
ocTthe *clt"y .-yesterday.' "A meeting :with
, the '"contending ."factions * in '" the' iron
[ ..workers', strike has been for
\ today. i--~Jy X -:- ..',.:•\u25a0. ;-: : ' • •""..' * a l '. v
•iThe, plan Withe members 6t the com-.
| mlttee'.l.Sj.to'i have} all Tsub
i mitted Ho "a" permanent 'board' of arbi>
tration, \"fand"-;-to*Vhave^.work' resumed
', pending £< /thls< .'._" board's action, - un
| der...: a J promise*, .that ;_ whatever
I award JisTinadGi shall ' be:acceptedVwitlii
| out'; fiirther- trouble by ail- concerned.
The] arbitration Aboard .which "the:.'cbm
j.mlttee*^sujrscsts"i is^ oner'already -; in/cx
i i3tenc«?,\ v - \ot : : the /executive
co mm I ttee ;- of -eleven members ".'of
I federated •walerlconirnitteej'.whic'h- w*as
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;-: of- the>twehty-fivc additional
in ; the/greait^bcauty" contest, with
ne\y pKotos *6f*wihners of {the first three
places/. next 'Sunday in -
PRIGE FIVE CENTS.
| appointed to" fully investigate. the water
; situation.., and; ls, a -thorb"ughly r repre-
I sentatlve - body.— ~ - ;
| . The/.wateV. * committee consists of
1 Colenei ;"W. H. Heiieiv U., 1 S. ;A.;^retired:
I "Walter^ llacarthur, . editor of the ' Coaa V
Seamen's Journal: Michael Casey of the
I labor/ council. . former Mayor James D. 1
J Phelari, Dr. Hartland Law ; A. ' H. Vati.'
chairman of the merchants* associa
tion;; C.K. ;Mclntosh of the clearance
house, Isldarl Jacobs ot .the Potrero";
: commercial arid manufacturers', asso
|elation;"Judge W.B. Cope.* president '"oc"
I the bar association;. . C. H.'Sehtley.
t president of, the chamber, of commerce, '<
! and H .. \u25a0 ; Wefnstockr president of „• tlie
Commonwealth .cluby
. T he; : special / committee of /the civic .
T ; Continued on Pnge 2," Column I