The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
COMPANY CONCHIATORY.

THE company does not intend to do
anything to provoke crisis, said
Chapman, "and, therefore, it was will
ing to grant the~union request thatiwe
stop training new men pending the
discussion. This seems to be the most
sensitive subject with the men. Hence
we decided to have it out of the way
of our efforts for a settlement of the
differences. There is nothing further
to say about the situation at present
We hope to be able to reach an agree
ment within a few days.
General Manager Chapman in an in
terview last night said
I'VE are not looking for trouble, and
are quite inclined to believe that the
great body of our men, if given fair
opportunity, will recognize the justice
of our attitude. The company desires
to express its deepest gratitude to the
public for their almost universal en-
dorsement of it's course. Expressions
of approval and tender of services are
coming in from every side hourly, and
we appreciate them most highly. We
want to be right; we have every rea-
son to desire to be fair, but even the
ia bIed worm reaches a place where it
must turn.
Merchants and citizens who would
be harmfully affected by a strike have
evitable We cannot say as to that,
but we can say that unless the social
ist element throws aside all union prin-
ciples and ignores the plain letter of
their printed constitution and general
laws an actual strike must be preceded
by certain formal proceedings, of which
doubtless the public will have due no
tice.
WITHDRAWAL OF STUDENTS.
"The formal resolution of the carmen,
relating to students breaking in asks
that the future employment of men in
excess of the legitimate requirements
of the service be suspended during the
tendency of negotiations, and the pres
ident of the union was directed to re-
quest the United Railroads to discon-
tinue breaking in men in excess of the
normal requirements of the service
and in case of refusal to notify the
that members would refuse to
break in any more men,
Neither this resolution nor any,
thing like it was ever delivered to any
officer of the company, which was
fatty told the resolution didn't mat
ter; that all students now breaking in
must be withdrawn by noon to-day.
In other words, at noon that day they,
the Garments Union. would cease to
break men in. This unfriendlv, ulti-
matum was outside of their instruc-
tions; it was never adopted by the
union so far as we know. All con-
sideration for normal requirements
were simply tossed to one side.
TT must be distinctly borne in mind
that the increase given by the arbiters
was based on no expressed ground ex-
cept to secure industrial peace, and
with an expressed hope that it would
continue for years. 1t was the third
and final concession for industrial
peace. We interpreted it in a more
than liberal spirit, and we propose to
have what we are paying for. or not to
pay for something we are not getting
for our money"
President Cornelius of the Garments
Union said last night: Our
this afternoon with
President Holland and Manager Chap
man was merely Introductory to a full
sr discussion of the union schedule, but
am glad to say that the situation
ooks well. There is not a man among
Us, think, who wants to see strike.
and as for myself you may say that
shall do all in my power to avert
{. l think the company wants to meet