The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-30

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! re presenting all the interests involved,
and talk over the situation. but he
sent word that he was too i'll to attend
a meeting. and asked that IL go over
| until today. This means that no cars
will be running this morning.
During the day there was not a sin
gle case OF violence. The public was
| disposed to look with good humor on
the situation. and either walked o. pat
rOnlzed the nondescript vehicles which
bid for their patronage. The strikers
gathered in force at their headCuar-
ters. III Turk street. and swarmed all
| over the neighbOrhOod from dawn I'M
til long aftxr dark But they were adj
yised by gie executive committee of
the union not TO commit any overt act.
and they followed this advice. Chief
Whitman assumed personal command
Of small army of policemen, whose
special duty IL was To watch the strik-
ers. but the policemen had about as
much WORK TO do as the men they were
ordered TO watch.
Fifteen hundred strikers appeared be-
fore the city hall Sunday afternoon
and called for a speech from Mayor
Schmitz. The Mayor said:
THE MAYOR SPEAKS.
II beg to acknowledge receipt of your
very kind invitation TO appear before
you and To address you this afternoon.
Being actually engaged in important
public conferences, i shall not be able
To come before you. i congratulate you
on the evidences OF public respect and
esteem which your observance OF the
law and your resort TO only peaceful
measures have obtained for You.
Whatever may follow, / advise you
ont
peaceful and manly attitude, and to ac-
complish whatever ends you have in
view without infraction of law or
breach OF the peace. l beseech you,
also. one and all. to refrain from the
use of any Intoxicating liquor whatso-
ever during the existence OF the pres
emit conditions. II may not be neces-
sary to suggest H. and / don't wish To
interfere with any mans personal lib
critics, but In times of leisure. enforced
or voluntary. indulgence in strong
drink is frequently the greatest cause
OF ensuing trouble and often leads to
failure"
At the request of the United Rail-
ways, Mayor Schmitz addressed the
following letter TO Chief OF Police Witt
man:
Sir: Should occasion arise. assign
every necessary and available police
man for the protection OF all property
involved IN the strike and for the main
tenance OF peace at all hazards. 1t Is
not the city's province. however. to de-
tail her peace officers for special service
to move cars.
NY investigation of the situation this
afternoon discloses absolutely peaceful
conditions and very manly and peace
able sentiments among the striking car
employees. Should trouble occur at any
point from outside intervention, u
should be suppressed at once. Under
no circumstances will violence tie al
lowed anywhere. Yours truly,
T. T.. SCHMITZ. Mayor.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 23.-The
strike of street car men, which mas
KENT the lines of the United Railroads
tied up for four days. may come to
close today The strike was so quietly
planned that the corporation officers
did not realize the seriousness OF their
predicament until they were in the
clutches OF an invincibie combination
Even after car after ear had failed 10
move for want OF conductors and mo-
tormen and after line after line had
been rendered useless for the same
reason. the officers did not comprehend
the magnitude OF the strike and their
inability to overcome IL.
Sunday. Monday and yesterday re-
peated efforts were made 10 get tine
cars out, but all failed. A most deter
mined effort yesterday morning re-
s,I,ed in failure. In the meantime
there has been no disorder. the strik-
ers following the advice of Mayor
Schmitz in the interest of perfect peace
Public opinion seems TO be largely on
the side of the strikers. Those or
MAYOR Schmitz are openly so and yes
terday the grand jury adopted resolu-
lions commenting the cause and course
of the strikers and condemning the tao
tics Of the United Railroads. The ma
biIity of the corporation To resume op-
erations has had the effect OF making
a. more amiable and conference be-
tween its officers and the officers OF
the Carmen's Union has been partlai'E
arranged for this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 23.-Noon--
A committee OF six from the Carmen 5
Union met at the Mayors office this
morning for the purpose OF consulting
with a committee from the United
Railroads a message was recelNeu
nv the committee from me United hsah-
,oad. Swing that they would not meet
the committee at the Mayors office. but
would meet them at the company OF
fees. That proposal the committee ne-
ci,ned 20 accept on the ground that the
company would have its own stenoe-
raphers and migi., report the confer
once in a manner 20 influence public
opinion against the strikers. In the
reply the committee added that unless
Its demands were complied with the
strikers would keep the cars at a stand
stfu till dOomsday. The Mayor - sun
trying to get a conference. The strik-
srs' committee. before leaving me Oh
CO thanked him for his efforts 10