The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
MAYOR GIVES Up
ARBITRATION
EFFORTS.
Water Front Trouble Past
His Control, He Says, but
Orders Keeping Of Peace
SHIPPING MEN FIRM
Retire After Session With
Executive, Declaring That
Compromise Is impossible

Mayor Schmitz has abandoned all
hope of ending the differences between
the United Shipping and Transportation
Association and the Sailors Union of
the Pacific by arbitration. The tie-up
along the water front Will be continued
indefinitely, and both sides are prepar-
ing for long and strenuous fight.
While giving up the hope of arbi-
tration, the Mayor has notified both
sides that he Will insist ON an orderly
conduct of affairs. Disturbances of the
peace will be impartially punished, and
the first sign of disorder Will bring
police interference.
The Mayor was visited yesterday by
representatives Of the Shipping Asso-
citation in response to his call for
meeting. A score of ship-owners and
lumber mill owners presented their
side of the case to the Mayor. The en-
tire fight from the beginning was re-
viewed, and at its conclusion, after a
session of several hours, the shipping
men retired with the announcement
that a compromise could not be eff
fected.
Chief Dinan was present at the meet
ing, and was given emphatic instruc-
tions to check disorder on the part Of
either side.
In speaking yesterday of the situa-
tion, the Mayor said that he was dis
couraged with the outlook for peace.
The situation was approaching grave
crisis and the point where differences
might be arbitrated had already passed,
he said. From now on the two bodies
will fight their battle with the sole in
junction from him that no disorder
shall occur. The Mayor said that the
first to give him assurances of their
willingness to keep the peace were rep
resentatives from the Sailors Union.
ASKS FOR INJUNCTION.
Before the ship-owners had finished
their consultation with the Mayor An,
drew Furuseth of the Sailors Union
arrived. After they had left he was
closeted with Mayor Schmitz a short
time and was informed of the ship
owners decision. He told the Mayor of
the sailors determination ito continue
the fight.
While the ship-owners were with the
Mayor the Hammond Lumber Company
of New Jersey, through its attorneys.
filed complaint in the United States
Circuit Court asking Judge Morrow to
restrain the Sailors Union of the Pa
cific, the Pacific Coast Marine Firemen's
Union, the Marine Cooks and Stewards
Association, Andrew Furaseth, Walter
Macarthur and others from further in
terference with the property OF the
complainant. comprising the steam
schooners Arctic and Ravalli and the
steamship Francis H Leggett.
1t is charged In the complaint that
the defendants have entered into an
unlawful conspiracy to prevent by vio-
| lence the vessels named from going TO
sea, and that on June II Of this year
they forcibly took possession OF the
Arctic and compelled a fireman to leave
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on June 30,. while the Arctic was at
her dock, preparing to sail for Eureka,
ten or fifteen Of the defendants came in
gasoline launch and attempted to
take off her crew, and that the master
of the vessel was obliged to use force
to prevent this being done.
1t is alleged further that on another
occasion twenty men came in launch,
boarded the schooner, bound and i'm
prisoned two of the watchmen and at
tempted to take another employe off
the vessel.
ALLEGE VIOLENCE.
Complainants aver that by reason OF
these acts of violence passengers and
shippers of freight have been fnt1mi-
dated from doing business with COM
plainants because of a fear that the
vessels may be delayed and their prop
erty injured. 1t is also averred that
$40 900 damage has been done already.
| and that unless defendants are restrict
/ ed they will do irreparable damage,
! they being insolvent and unable TO re-:
spond in an action for damages
! Judge Morrow issued an order citing
| the defendants to appear on Friday OF
/ this week and show cause why the IN
| junction sought should not be granted.
Secretary Furuseth of the Sailors
Union appeared yesterday afternoon be-
! fore United States Local Inspectors
Bolles and Bulger and offered them
letter of protest similar to that pub
lished in Yesterdays Call. asking them
to rescind their ruling as to the com
petency of the crew of the Siberia The
/ INSPECTORS informed him that they could
i not entertain an appeal from their own
decision. and referred him to Supervis-
/ ing Inspector Birmingham or super
yising Inspector General Euler at
/ Washington.
Supervising Inspector Birmingham
said Yesterday that a mistaken idea pre-
vailed to the effect that the local In
/ spectors had authority to require COM
! petent crews on board passenger or
i other vessels.
There is no law" said Captain Ber-
| mingham, authorizing the local In
/ spectors to pass upon the competency
of seamen other than licensed officers.
The master or owner of Il vessel may
take any kind of a crew on board that
he likes. and the Inspectors are power
/ less to prevent 1t. Their duty in that
regard is to satisfy themselves that the
crew can execute the fire and boat
drills. Beyond this the inspectors nave
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