The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
PACIFIC MAIL LINER
TAKING ON CARGO.
TO CARRY CONTRACT FREIGHT
Steamships Korea and San Jose Will
Be Last to Leave During Strike.

members not to make any unusual de-
mands; Further, that the legal holi.
days declared by the Governor Shoulc
not be considered legal holidays with
IN the meaning of the agreement with
the steamship Association or any other
OF our employers. and further, that al
charge Mr.. Fritch the secretary OF
the Steamship Association, was in
formed of this by Mr.. Ellison: Oh
course, the Sailors Union, not being
the resolution adopted by the union
all along the coast, prior to the dis
aster while it could be temporarily
suspended. could not be entirely ig-
nored by the headquarters, and, on my
return from Washington, So Informed
MT. Haniry, and urged that we come
to an amicable agreement. Now, is no,
thlS so, Mr.. Hanify?
question 5--Yes, according to the in
struetions from the union, / Informed
MT Hanify that each individual mem
Der would fulfill his individual agree
ment, and several vessels arrived here
with cargo and passenger bound for
San Pedro, where the crew took them
at the old rate The passenger were
Now that is a fact Is it not, Mr.
Hanlfy? No man was called out dowr
south until the longshoremen and the
Seamen In the steamers had been
locked out in this port. and no men
were called out from the steamers ur
north until you had refused to arbi-
trate. Is not that true, Mr.. Executive
Board2
DOES NOT WISH TO DECEIVE.
Question 6-The Leggett and other
steamers paid the wages at San Pedro
they received crew, proceeded to
sea, and that some of those steam
ers came in to San Francisco and there
discharged their union crews, simply
using the men to bring the vessels to
San Francisco, is something that you
mad control of, and that you could ex-
plain better than L Is not that so,
Mr.. Executive Board?
Question mo. I had no intention
of deceiving either the public or the
union which | represent. l assumed as
had the right to assume, that you,
gentlemen. acted in good faith, and
that your masters, acting as your
agents, were authorized to do as they
ment to the press and previously I had
made it to Mr.. Hanify and others
The statement that seamen are leav-
ing the sea and going into other call
tunity is true. They do so because, in
spite of the long hours and hard labor
they cannot earn sufficient to support
wife and family. This is nothing
made to our employers and to the pub
lie. under oath and otherwise.
Question 9LThe price of lumber
public by the men who sell it and whc
also operate steam schooners, and the
men who buy it to build houses for the
destitute. | shall shortly be able to
furnish the definite figures If that be
necessary, and they will not be sc
technical as to deceive the uninitiated
Now. Mr.. Executive Board, be like
your. usual selves, be frank with the
people and answer the above questions
and refute the statements in q
straightforward manner, divorced from
all technicaiity then go on discharg
ing and loading your vessels, and, il
you cannot get anybody but Chinamer
and japanese to sail in them please
inform the public of the kind of mer
you are carrying SO that when they dc
go as passengers in your vessels they
know the risk they run, and when you
endeavor to hire men who are not
Cinnamon or Japanese insist, please
that your agents shall tell those mer
the truth and inform them of the kind
of work required of them. You will
thus do the public and those men a
service and yourselves credit as mer
loyal to this community in its distress
A, FURUSETH.