The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
PENITENT, BUT TOO LATE
woRKMEN EXPRESS THEIR AN
 GER IN REBUKING HIM.
The Management Approves of Their Course and the Editor Tries Vainly to Excuse the
 Stupidity.

1 tions it set forth so entirely baSeless as ! to make people wonder why they had 1 been made. They are still wondering, and the Bulletin is exercising every means to i atone for it's stupidity.
 But while the attack excited wonder from the public, it caused indignation at l the Iron Works, and the employees, who naturally felt that they had been insulted, were swift to voice their sentiments of 1 disregard for their traducer. During the 1 noon hour of the day following the publi- i cation there was a maSS-meeting held by 1 the men, Edward T. Morris was elected president and speeches were made by Messrs. Howard and Todd, in which the Bulletin was excortated for its assault on the workmanship and design Of the Charleston.
 Many facts were brought out at this meeting some so familiar that even the Bulletin might have been expected to have knowledge of them. The designs were purchased from Messrs. Armstrong & Co. of England, and were the same de- signs used in building two of Japan pest Warships The Charleston was built to develop eighteen knots, and on her trial trip made the official record of eighteen and two-tenth knots for four hours, ful- filling the very severe Government test Since she has been in commission the l- runs among them the chase of the ltata from San Diego to Valparaiso, ana the run from San Francisco to Hawai- pear ing the body of King kalakaua le latter trip was made under forced draIt, and the ship amply proved hersel1 10 De able 10 maintain her stipulated speeu. For a long time she had the reputation of having made the longest-distance run under forced draft of any Government ship afloat .I. +ha work
 n ics who built her have taken pelsoita, tinn bride in her career hence the indlgnatlon felt by them at the artiele p,;an puod,shef ef the Bulletin was unanimously adopted ana as the whistle blew the men returned 10 their work fully determined 10 make IL warm for any paper daring to offer Iur- ther affront The Bulletin could have pre- sented some details. but has failed 10
 "A committee of nine, composed of Messrs Cronin, Doyle, Hightower. Jarvis, McKenna, Teller. Todd W1mmer arnet aha dennrf- mf ments..f said Edward T. Morris, visited MT. Brothers, the proprietor Of the paper, and demanded an emphatic denlai or the obnoxious article. Each one feeling in dignant that his special line had been sIandered, pointedly voiced his opinion or on 1t, and demanded an apology for the the islander. MT. Brothers denied having had any knowledge of the article until he saw it in print, and said he had relracleu everything in Fridays edition.
 Tn that article he retracted all that had l been said against the Union iron Wophs , and the mechanics engaged in the con, structiOn of the Charleston, but reltefated that the plans of the ship were faulty 1 The committee maintained that the plans were not faulty; that the Charleston was | equal in her class to any cruiser ahoat, ana 1 that she had always givena good record or | herself They denied as American citizens l the right of MT. Brothers or any one else 1 to defame the Charleston or any other ship flying, the American nag sncn @ CT 6alt1cal .aa ! more fit to go to Spain than to stay here l under the stars and stripes.
 1 'fWhen the committee reported back by placing a notice on the bulletin board the l men were somewhat appeased by It's apology and retraction-still they felt never be righted. Many have stopped l their subscriptions to the paper, and the feeling among them is so strong that T., II | is safe to say that Bulletins will not be seen around the Union Iron Works for some time to come, unless possibly az wrapping.
 only tell you of an incident that occurred at the time. Some of the little rivet boys were heard talking after the meeting. We'se Sei:;elc can do to boycott the Bulletin
 "The other spoke up promptly; If we | can't do anything else we will get 1n ana | lick the newsboys who sell the sheet.
 That the management of the works was gratified by the prompt action of the men aS 1 is amply attested by a letter from the l office copy of which was posted on the bulletin board, so that all might see it. | and which follows:
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 21. 1898.
 Edward T. Morris Esq. president work
 ingmen's meeting held at the Potrero, 12
 men: m; Mqf dt was fssii with exceeding pride and
 pleasure that I read the account of your you
 mestag m hgd 0 porea r and the a l tige of the old Union Iron Works
 eeinr aad should 1ha have yeu been Wh you m
 person. I am always in heart and spirit
 neous every man feeling that he had been
 insulted in the malicious article published
 o m fee resent m is tbe harbnger @ of es beter
 era. That you. fellow mechanics of the
 Union Iron Works whG haHe tba so long gIec s5eod
 where you earn your daily bread, and are
 enabled to support your family in in honor
 worth protecting and fighting for.
 n6r 6aTe e e Tesus Which m he m
 called for. nor in anything that has been
 to oqr cdre hs eng bee y the nrneg nTy
 to be the general manager of the Union
 ton 9 m vour execution and we
 on part have never missed a single pay
 me tHr the we ephee have onr faces fo
 lowing the highest sanitary laws and the
 most elevated and approved conditions re-
 garding the welfare and comfort of you all.
 During this time the works have grown
 from the employment Of twentyotwo n ooo men l and this plant Is one of the established. l far-reachng and most complete industries | of the entire Pacific Coast. with a world
 wide reputation. competent to plan, build and operate battleships cruisers and fight ing machines capable of protecting the | honor of country's flag, which your work is now doing with credit on the Allan tic on the Pacific and in the Orient. with
 the eyes of the world watching it. In- stead of calling upon the National Gov
 ernment to protect us. the National Gov | ernnent depends on our resources, of which fellow-workmen, your skill Is an
 important factor, and you did right to
 sent any imputation or reflection on 1t.
 I therefore thank you with all my heart for this expression of loyalty to the
 works while at the time asserting
 your own dignity, protecting your man hood and holding aloft full high the banner of your splendid mechanical achievements,
 and henceforth hope you will not allow
 any aspersions to be cast, either by infer ence or direct charge, upon your integrity
 or the character of California mechanic. 1 May you in the future achieve still higher renown than you have in the past May
 prosperity and success be the share of each | and every one of you. freemen of this ! great republic. Knowing express the sem timents of the entire company, respectfully l yours IRVING M. SCOTT.