The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-19
MEN HOPEFUL;
COMPANY FIRM
California Northwestern
Strike Situation Is
Unchanged.
Engineers and Trainmen Are
Not in Sympathy With
Those Now Gu.

There was no material change yester-
day IN the strike situation on the Califor-
mia Northwestern, fact which both sides
frankly admitted, although the contending
forces differed somewhat as to the prob
able outcome The representative OF the
United Brotherhood Of Railroad Employees
declared that the strike would certainly
extend TO all the departments Of the road
unless Waterman Mcdonald was rein
stated ia his old position. but President
Foster scoffed at any such possibility.
claiming that he had the assurance of
numerous employees Of the company that
they would remain loyal 10 the road.
Among these he said were the engineers.
fremen and trainmen. who are not in
sympathy with the strike and are not
af1liated with the brotherhood. Review
ing the situation, President Foster said:
I spent the greater part Of the DAY over at
Tiburon and found matters very quiet there.
The men who are out on strike nave SHOWN
no disposition 10 carry matters 10 an extreme
and do not fear any serious trouble Fursu-
superintendent at TIburon to-day reported that
the total number ~ men who have struck at
our yards on that side of the bay Is siXty-siN.
% which are 20 be added about q dozen men
this side among them being the freight
handlers and deckhands of the ferry-boats. We
aiT lie riaces Of he sb09nen or the freight
handlers on this side OF the bay.
u is not the intention Of the company to
employ shotgun men and bring about any
clash on the docks We VIII receive trelent SO
long as We feel that We are able 70 handle II
and when find cannot tx viii rest with
the public whether or not freight traffic is to be
el-9Nel over 'Ii lllts- me vllls guar - "
have are those on our own property and any
trespassing there will Of course, be met with
proper resistance, but al al times within the
law. our trains are all running and the only
Inconvenience the company is experiencing IS
fn fre renafr shons Ii is rossibl that the
Will the fgHr farther the
line and induce some Of the section men to
Join them. but 7 am not worrying great deal
over the matter There Is not the slightest
chance Cf tho strikers tying mp the road, as /
am informed they have threatened 10 do.
At Tiburon during the early part Of the
day the members Of the L. b. R. E sue
ceeded in inducing a few laborers TO quit
work but all efforts TO persuade the 10
connective engineers to join the strikers
proved futile About fourteen engineers
positively refused 10 go out or lend their
support in any way to the strike move
ment. Considerable I'll feeling was eX-
pressed by many Of the strikers because
q number Of members Of the Marine Fire
mems Union went 10 work on the ferry
boats. but the latter claimed that they
properly belonged there and would pay
no heed 10 the protests Of the L. B. r.
T.. with which their organization has no
utilization.
Sheriff TAYLOR Of Marin County kept a
fornia Northwestern Railroads shops all
night and compelled the saloons Of the
town to close at 2 O'Clock, measure
which the officer deemed advisa bic in
view Of the fact that during the previous
dav the majority Of the strikers had been
paid of and tho temptation 70 indulge in
LIQUOR might lead 10 trouble
The strikers during the afternoon sent
a committee to confer with President Fos-
ter REGARDING the reinstatement OF Watch
man Mcdonald. whose dismissal, they
claim is their only grievance, but the
president Of the road declined to receive
the committee. II was later announced
that the Sailors Union of this city had
agreed TO send men over this morning TO
take the places Cf the deckhands who had
gone out on a strike.
A dispatch from Santa Rosa last even
ing stated that the section hands all along
the lire Of the California Northwestern
road had quit work in response TO an or
der from the strike committee Of the L
B. r. E. but this bit of news did not seem
to worry the railroad officials, who said
thar there are few men working along
the road and that those so engaged We're
simply doing unimportant repair work,
which could be deferred.