The San Francisco call., 1901-10-03
GENERAL STRIKE ENDS,
Continued From Page One.

the strike shall not be disturbed. The
guarantee has been accepted by the strike
leaders, and the Brotherhood of Team
sters and the unions that went our IN
sympathy with il have released their men
and instructed them to return to work.
The wheels Of industry will once more
move unclOgged. The full complement of
draws will again be sent out and the pro-
lection of policemen will no longer be
necessary. LOngshoremen, sailors, ma
rine firemen and other labOrerS along the
water front will take up the welcome bur
den Of daily toll guards will be removed
from wharves and gates will be thrown
formation in the wholesale district and at
the docks through the abandonment OF
all the safeguards and devices made
necessary by the abnormal conditions that
obtained during the strike.
The controversy between the draymen
and the teamSterS led to the general
strike. and the settlement of that contro-
Versy removes all cause for the contlnu-
ance Of the general strike. The draymen
90 not agree TO any concessions against
which they previously took a stand, but
8 guarantee delivered into the hands OF
Governor Gage. that wages Will not De
cut. hours of the workday increased or
pay for overtime decreased during the pc
riod of a year. They agree further to re-
instate as many of their former employees
as they have places for, but do not agree
TO discharge non-union men who nave
given satisfaction in order TO make room
for the union men. There is to be no dis
elimination against union men, but all
employees are 10 obey orders in regard to
the conduct of the employers business.
Strike Is Declared OFF.
In consideration of the guarantee given
by the draymen the strike leaders at once
declared the strike off and gave to Gov
ernor Gage a guarantee that the members
Of the unions would be permitted to so
back to work under the terms stated.
Peace was accomplished at a meeting
yesterday afternoon in the Office of r. P
Schwerin, vice president and general man
aser Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany. between Governor Gage and the
executive committee of the Draymen' s
Association. This conference was the last
Of a series Of meetings between the en-
ployers and Mr.. Schwerin as representa-
tive Of the Governor. at which terms of
peace which the strike leaders had
authorized the Governor to make were
under consideration. These terms, en-
bodied in written guarantees, We're
signed, and by authority previously given
him by the strike leaders and concurred
in at that time by the officers of the
Draymen's Association Governor Gage in
formed the newspapers by telephone that
the strike was declared off, and he eX-
pressed the willingness to give to their
representatives a statement concerning
the consummatiOn Of the peace negotia-
tions. il having been agreed that the
Governor alone should give to the press
whatever information was deemed advis-
able for the public TO have for the pres
ent.
Governor Issues Statement
At O'Clock Governor Gage issued his
statement TO the press-Which is printed
in full in this cOnnectiOn-announcing that
after full consideration by both sides
terms and conditions were arrived at ac-
ceptable to both, and that 1 am author
iZed by officers of both cOntending parties
10 declare the teamsters' strike and the
collateral and sympathetic strikes or lock-
originating from the Tp2mSfpTS'
strike are at end. which I hereby do >
Governor Gage said at that time that a
further statement might be issued at
o'clock, but at that hour he said only