The morning call., 1894-04-17
OAKLAND'S REGIMENT.
Not In Sympathy With the San
EranciScn Cnnfinna.A

considerable activity prevailed at the
Industrial Army's headquarters yesterday.
PROVISIONS have grown scant and many
soldiers are without blankets. but all pres
ent responded to reveille with show Of
cheerfulness in the morning and partook,
without complaint, OF the frugal mess.
Religious services were held al o'clock,
Chaplain Peter Shaffer. City Missionary
Mrs. Bowen. Mrs. Kelogg-Lane and Mr..
Berner of the Young Mems Christian As
sociaton addressed the. men. "Where Is
My Wandering Boy" was sung. About
ECO men attended.
Colonel Harry Eldridge has gone to Sac
ramento to arrange for supplies for the
army when on the march. he is armed
with the following letter, sworn to before
Notary Public NJ. L. Gregg:
To all American citizens greeting-Ths
bearer. Colonel Harry EldrIdge, has been duly
elected colonel Of the Second Regiment OF the
Industrial Army OF Oakland, and is hereby au-
thorizrd by the officers and members of The
regiment TO act as advance agent and recruit
Ing officer. Any assistance rendered him will
be duly appreciated by the Second Regiment
and in due time acknowledged.
Z. l.. FIELDS, Lieutenant Colonel.
ROBERT KELLY, Adjutanr.
ls
I. Ii. SELLEs. Captain Company X.
w. BUCK, Captain Company L..
A committee from the army had another
conference with g. P. Hun lin ton yester-
day, as they had done on Saturday. Mr..
Huntington received the men with consd-
GRAFTON and talked with them for more
than an hour. The soldiers represented
that they were willing to work for their
81
be provided. Mr.. Huntington replied that
IN view of the hard times he had been
forced to discharge his regular employees,
and so could not furnish work. The mat
ter OF transportation was discussed at
length, and the committee was assured of
a final reply this morning. This reply they
expect to be of an encouraging character.
and active preparations are being made
for departure.
Leaders of the army state that no CO.
operation with the San Francisco regiment
will be had. This is on account of a lack
of sympathy between the mrm bers of the
two branches. A feeling almost bordering
on hostility is said to exist between them.
II is likely that some recruiting may be
done from the Oakland unemployed whose
names have heretofore been registered
with the relief committee. The action OF
that committee in reducing the price of
days work from 81 so to ST has met with
a strong protest from the registered. The
workmen contend that such action will be-
GER ain to encourage employers every
where to take a similar step and a uni
versal drop will be the result. The COM
mittee is inclined to regard any such pro-
test from the men as extravagant. on the
ground that the wages are paid as relief,
and that If the men are destitute they will
work for the dollar day.
The committee was forced to this meas
ure by the depleted condition of the funds.
1t became question of work for 81 or for
nothing soon. Besides money can be
raised by popular subscription more
readily if it is to be paid out at 81 per day.
The 4S0 registered men have circulated a
protest aud already over half of them have
signed it.