The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-17
SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE
san Francisco Examiner

San Francisco Examiner.
The pinch Of the lock out is beginning
TO be felt in san FRANCISCO. In the
northern coast towns which are supplied
BY steamer, supplies are very scarce.
Many Of the cannerles in San Francisco
being shut down, the farmers are de-
prlvei Of their bes, m1rke, FOR fruit OF
which enormous quantities are 7otdng,
and such as is being marketed Is only
selling for one-half Its value. The steam
ship line plying between here and north
ern ports has ceased operations entire
". shipments Of wheat are A; a stand
stiI. Coal Is very scarce in san Fran
cisco and becoming more Difficult, 10 OBJ
tain every day. Before long j; is prob
able that some Of the ligh; and power
companies viii be put 70 great straits
for fuel. The streets Of san Francisco
are practically unprotected by polics
One s,abbing and two highway robber-
les took place within two blocks OF
Lotta's fountain during the pas; three
nights. Many crimes are going unre-
ported. the police for reasons Of their
own suppressing Information about
them. II these dreadful coniidons had
been caused by a strike in any trade, the
farmers, retail dealers and public gen.
eraIv would be very apt to denounce
the strikers. ualess their demands were
founded upon absolute necessity. But
the condition OF things in San Francisco
is not due 70 a strike; it is lue to a lock- |
out. The teamsters had a union and |
tha, union had an agreeman; with the |
master iraymen. The master draymsn |
were ordered by the Employers Asso-
ciation to break thar agreement with the |
teamsters under penalty Of forfeiture 1t
their business. The Employers AssOcla-
ton tha; made tha, ;hrea; had the
power TO enforce it, as their members
received most o. the goods hauled by
the draymen OF San Francisco.
Now, in discussing this question, We
want the public TO understand thorough
ly what the position OF the Employers
Association means. supposing they had
said to the draymen: You shall not
employ in your service any msn who
drink" and large number Of the team
s,srs who were addicted 20 he rs= Of
liquor We're discharged, the matter
would have ended there. II they had
even gone further and ordered the dray-
men to discharge all Of their employees
who were less than five feet nine inches /
IN height no one would have in,erfered,
Blu. If thy had ordered the iraymsn 20
discharge all Of their American team
sters or their German teamsiers, every
1ne would expect that the Americans
and the Germans Of the city generally
would 10 some way express their dis
approval at discrimination against their
ellow-countryman. Or, supposlng they
lad ordered the draymen 10 discharge
III Of the men in their employ who be-
onged to the Roman Catholic faith,
would not every Catholic in San Fran {
,isco feel It was his duty 20 rally to the ,
lefense Of his eo-rellgionists We will
answer these questions in the afirua-
i've. Every man worthy Of the name
will go to the defense Of his religion, a
ven though he is not particularly de-
'out towards one or patrlou,lc towards 7
he other.
When the Employers Association ord
red lockout Of the teams.ers in he
mploy Of the draymen, ,he Employers b
Association threw dowa the gage Of