Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-06
The STRIKE.
Interesting Letter Regarding
the Bio Tie-UD.

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following interesting letter from Al
! fred Chartz who lately returned from
San Francisco:
l have just returned from San Fran
cisco and likely your union town and
union readers would like to know what
l observed. OF course l speak from
the standpoint OF union man, being
now an honorary member of Washoe
Typographical Union No. Is, and by
virtue thereof was formerly a men,
Der of the mechanics union OF Storey
county.
do not intend to go into the causes
that led to the strike in San Francisco.
nor into the social causes and effects of
strikes, but simply to state what l OBJ
served
| The newspapers of San Francisco re-
port the conditions rather fairly in SO
far as they report them at all, but do
not tell the whole truth. 1t is true that
a number of trucks and wagons may be
seen at work all over the city, and
good deal of work performed But
how is it done! On the trucks l MOTTO
ed little boys, and some very ragged
and tough looking specimens of human
ity with big policeman alongside; in
my opinion the policeman was needed
both for the purpose OF protecting the
driver from the strikers and to protect
, the owner from the driver-tley look
ed to ME as ii they would steal truck
and all if given half a chance There
l may have been some fair men employed
to take the place OF the strikers but I
\ do not believe l saw any. When the
trucks arrived at the wholesale hauses
c they were politely met by force OF
: police. and the bosses and the clerks
n would pile out OF the store, with bileC
Il shirts on and minus coat and vest anC
- help unload, and tear their finger nail:
and grimly swear at the strikers Man,
OF the owners drove their own truck.
' to the store. as such work by owner
. is not covered by the union rules.
y Morton's delivery company did no
drive single wagon and could no
d move a truck. without the aid OF a 30
~ liceman. | had to get my trunks NOV
ed by Wells Fargo & Co.
g The hotels employ private carriages
: and all sorts OF conveyances. to NOV
y, the trunks OF their customers, and tn
n, orders must be PIT in several hours be
6 fore trains leave. lest they cannot b
+ moved at all
Id | have always observed on former oc
III cassiOns wagons OF all kinds and stree
,e cars absolutely blocked at about min
o'clock every morning in front OF tn
Lick House on Montgomery stree
which would require the assistance c
several policemen to unlock. but O
as this occasion l never saw the tim
of when a person could not trot a -four
no INLAND coach up and down any stree
lie in the city at any time OF the day
et The police certainly do everything
no their power, as gentlemen and as O
pg fcers to maintain the peace. Worl
u ing men are not permitted to congr,
gate on the streets anywhere. I al
gh satisfied that the police do not liI
is their jobs, but l am satisfied that the
ng perform their duty.
he The employers have given out ft
nd publication the fact that they cannot
er- honorable men discharge the non unic
W men that they have employed, becau
he these men came to their assistance
ID time of great need, after they were d
serted by their own men. This is a
'ur very nice on paper, but they lie al
gh they know they lie. l am sure tn,
&C do not want the non-union men tn
" have employed around where they ke'
er- any valuables of any kind and tn
at would give great deal if they cou
ur- get their faithful old hands back, b
IN cause they can trust them anywher
ing but they want them back as non-uni,
ionism, and union principles that h
helped to make them honest, self re
pecting men-made them above the a
re- erage of men, and enabled them to G
ket married and support their families.
ak The employers further say that tn
at could move all their freight-if tn
had more policemen to protect thu
hands This is another lie with t
face of truth upon it. They do not S
I how many more policemen. | belle
that 1000 would not be too many
I could cite many other instanc
showing that in my opinion the stri
ers have the best of the contest, SUI
as the sinking of boat-loads of fir,
destined to San Francisco and sen
ing it to the caneries, where it
spoiled, but believe have plainly
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