The San Francisco call., 1906-08-29
Carmen in Official Bulletins
Cast Doubt on the Sincerity
of President Calhoun's Offers

Gus to Sunday and drew the inference
that by that statement Calhoun did not
intend to improve the condition of his
employees and that it would be folly for
them to throw themselves upon his
''fatherly consideration" 1t asked why
Calhoun had withheld the schedule of
wages which he was reported to have
drafted on the train en- route to this
city.
The second bulletin of yesterday was
statement in defense of the union for
not waiting until Monday before actin &
on the strike question. 1t declared
that its course had been vindicated
by the Associated Press report that
500 strike breakers were en- route
to this city from New York. 1t asked
succinctly if the people thought the
men should return to work at this time
in the face of the understanding that
strike-breakers were hurrying west
ward.
QUOTE CALHOUN's WORDS.
The first bulletin of yesterday read:
Headquarters Division No. 205. A. A.
of S. and e. r. E. of A, Noon, Tues
day, August %. 1906.
have said to the United Railroads after
waiting four months for that corpora
ton to be equitable without hostili-
ties: We cannot go g, on : working for
given the eight-hour time common
throughout America
Think, now, how the United Rail
roads stands this morning on these
simple proposals.
First, as to wages, Mr. Patrick Cal
houn says in an interview published
today:
thing to get 1000 men to come here and
do our work WITHOUT MAKING AN
INCREASE IN THE WAGE SCALE"
1of Ol1y ilra fria 70 a
So wage?
Second, as to coercing us to take low
pay, he is quoted as giving this reply
to a; question, Have, you any strike
Il wouldn't like to answer that ques--
ton now, but you may rest assured
that WHEN I SAID l WOULD RUN
SAID"
Do these two statements read to-
gether encourage US to place great
confidence in the vague professions
made in Mr.. Calhouns letter to the
Mayor of San Francisco that IL we will
first return to work ON THE OLD
FOOTING he and his company will
treat us with the strictest justice?
QUESTION OF HOURS.
Third, as to hours, Mr.. Calhoun in
his letter to the Mayor indicates quite
clearly that the old time excessive
work day (ten to sixteen hours) is
practically ideal. Well nigh as ia
worked out" are his exact words
Is there much in that to encourage
us to look for substantial change in
hours. If we throw ourselves without
question upon the fatherly considera-
tion of Mr.. Calhoun and the kindly dis
position of his corporation?
Mr.. Calhoun is yet further quoted as
saying that while on his why to this
city he drafted concessions to us. L
was making out schedule of what we
might grant" he says in one morning
was on the train" he says in another
Why withhold this definite schedule,
this drafted answer? Why not make it
he plan substantial granting of our
simple requests, or does he wish us to
work on and on while he carries on
with us for second six months an ex.
hausting and aggravating arbitration"
on Self-evident truths?
Can the public believe we should be
drawn into an altogether indefinite dis
cussion with Mr.. Calhoun's wealthy and
INSCRIPTIONS corporation, as we were
drawn once before, in order TO learn
the will OF that concern about our
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America, Division No: 205.
BY RICHARD CORNELIUS. President.
JAMES H. BOWLING. Secretary-Trea
urer.
REFER TO STRIKE-BREAKERS.
The second bulletin issued yesterday
was as follows:
Headquarters Division No. 205, A. A of
S. and E. r. e. of A, p. m, August
2S, 1906.
To the Public of San Francisco:
We did not wait until Monday after
noon because we were informed on Sat
urday that even before Mr.. Patrick
Calhoun entered his Pullman for the
West the United Railroads was hiring
professional strike-b breakers in East
ern cities and because we knew that
corporation was hard at work fortify-
ing car barns in San Francisco Our
information as to strike breakers is
shown to be accurate by the Associated
Press, which reports that 500 non
union men are en- route for this city
under convoy of armed rufffans.
Do you, the people of the city in
which we have cast our lot, think we
should return to work on vague pro-
fessions of friendliness while train
loads of strike breakers are on their
way to force us to accept unjust condi-
tions? Should we work on until the
hour they are here?
Ought we to clasp one proffered hand
of Mr.. Calhoun's dividend pursuing cor
poration while the other holds a club
intended for our heads? Respectfully,
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America, Division No, 205.
BY RICHARD CORNELIUS, President
JAMES H. BOWLING, Secretary Treas
urer.