The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-06
STRIKE SITUATION
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Efforts of Mayor Phelan at Set
Element Have Failed.
BOTH SIDES STUBBORN
LOOKS LIKE THE STRUGGLE
WILL BE A PRoTRACTED ONE.

San Francisco, Aug. 5.-The outlook
fo- an amicable settlement Of the
! strike has considerably diminished. and
tonight the indications are that the
contest VIII be a protracted one. The
I efforts of Mayor Phelan TO bring about
an understanding between the opposing
! interests have failed. and ne has been
] reluctantly compelled to abandon tenn
povariiy, at least, his position as medi-
atOr-
! The executive committee of the City
/ Front Federation met this morning
! but transacted no business of import
[ ance, pending the receipt Of an expect
/ ed communication from the mayor, who
! was 20 have transmitted a statement
from the Employers association. This
was expected to be IN the nature of an
ultimatum and to clearly define the at
titude of the employers, but il was not
/ forthcoming.
/ Later in the day, however, a commu-
/ nicatlOn, received by the mayor from
| Attorney Michael of the Employers as
/ ISOLATION, explaining its position but
/ making few concessions, was handed 10
representatives of the federation.
Failure Of the Mayor.
/ The mayor considers his services At
/ an end, but states that he believes that
} the negotiations have resulted in xiv
I ing both sides 8 better understanding
/ or thelr. respective demands he urges
! that the concessions offered be accepted
: and industrial peace restored.
/ The labor leaders take the position
! that the refusal of the employers to
/ treat with the unions renders a com
promise impossible. They have not an
ncGnced their plans for the future. but
/ the belief is general that the strike is
( 10 be widely extended. Power to act
/ has been placed il the hands of the
I labor council, which can, if so disposed.
/ call out fifty additional unions which
I-->=ude nearly %, 600 men. Three i'm
/ pOrtant organizations. the sand team
/ sters. the bakers and the electrical
! workers, have been already ordered TO
/ hold themselves in readiness to quit
work at a moments notice. A strike
/ Of the bakers would, ii is said, COM
I pletely shut of the local supply of
I bread, and If the sand transfers were
/ 10 leave their work all building would
+ stop and 5000 carpenters ana builders
/ would be compelled to leave work be
j cause of their Inability to secure ma
: terials and supplies. 1t is possible that
I The council may take action late to-
night.
Situation on the Water Front.
There was little change in the situa-
ton on the water front today More
+ men were at work than on Saturday
but as the new hands were inexperi-
/ enced, not much was accomplished
Z toward renewing the congestion OF
freight. Only one vessel sailed today.
/ the Pomona, bound for Eureka. a coast
port. Nearly a. hundred men were at
work ore the dock Of the Oregon Rail
I way & Navigation company unloading
/ the steamer George ". Elder. which
arrived from Portland Saturday. At the
Mail dock q large E0rce Of men was
! employed on the steamers Panama and
America. Mara Captain Wilson, in
command of the dock, said that Ne had
100 men al work
The leading coal merchants have
J caused cciliers loaded with coal 70 be
brought Up to their wharves, but as
4 yet they have made no attempt % dis
/ charge them Efforts are being made
/ however. 70. obtain non-union men t.
do this wof:s
/ The Ship Owners association has is
sued orders TO its locaf agents to en-
gage men as rapidly as possible to take
/ the places Of the strikers. Tt has been
decided however, not to import men
/ from other cities, upon the theory thar
10 take such action would serve 10 I'M
necessarily antsgonize the unions and
/ prolong the strike.
The san Francisco Labor Council to-
+ night ordered cut Ne sand Transfers
about 500 - rambler This move gill
( seriously affect the building trades.