The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24

TACT tnat the CltlZenS cOmm1JCee OF
one hundred is reported to have
adopted resolutions requesting Gov
ernor Pardee to withdraw the State
militia from San Francisco, the Ma
tional Guard of California will con-
tinue to police its district in the strick-
withdrawn until their services are no
longer required to protect lives and
property across the bay. That is the
decision of the Governor.
No official information was received
at the Governors headquarters today
regarding the alleged request, but
General Roster, when he heard of the
action of the citizens committee, hur-
ried to Oakland to make report and
recommendation that the guard be
not withdrawn. General Roster made
a heated report to the Chief Execu-
tive. Governor Pardee was angry and
he did not hesitate to say that the
charges against the militia were ab-
surd and cowardly.
Regarding the killing of a Major
Tilden in San Francisco, which is sup
posed to have caused the action of the
citizens committee, Governor Pardee
said he had received no official infor-
nation on the subject, but stated that
he did not know Tilden and that he
was not a member of the Governors
staff. General Rosters report to the
Governor this afternoon, when he
came to Oakland for that purpose, fol
lows:
Immediately after the earthquake
the National Guard troops were called
out for patrol duty and to render
every assistance in their power In
the absence OF weIl-defined oTganiza-
ton of all the military and police
forces each force took upon itself the
performance of such duty as occurred
to it as being the most important at
that time. Since then, however, the
city has been redistricted, one district
being assigned to the regular army
one to the National Guard and one to
the San Francisco Police Department
Since this redistricting the greatest
latitude has been given to the general
public and only the most necessary
precautionary measures have been
taken. In addition to the performance
of regular patrol duty the National
Guard organization has established
throughout the district relief stations
for the purpose of providing both food
and shelter to the many refugees
quartered in the public squares and
lots throughout the district. This, in
a measure, has reduced the force that
might otherwise be available for mere
patrol duty.
Since taking command of the dis
trict assigned to it, no disturbance of
any kind has occurred in the National
Guard district, but great deal of an
noyance has been caused to the troops
by the many special deputies, some of
whom, no doubt, have been regularly
commissioned, but it is believed that
many others are self-constituted. The
presence of these deputies has, in
many instances, given rise to compli-
cations and in some instances un-
pleasantness, all of which has been
laid to the National Guard troops. We
State forces great injustice. In the
face of all this committee of one
hundred citizens was called together
today to discuss the situation in gen
eral and resolution was passed to
the. effect that in view of the fact that
available for patrol duty it was deem
ed advisable to request the Governor
to withdraw the National Guard or
ganizations. The resolutions are com
mandatory in tone, but nevertheless
the officers and members of the Ma
upon the service, coming as it does
in the face of the many complaints
which have been made against the or
ganiZatiOn.
In the interest of the comfort and
lives of the many destitute people de-
pending upon them and the protection
of property, the National Guard should
not be withdrawn"
Mayor Schmitz, in accordance with
resolution adopted without dissent
by the General Committee of fifty
representative citizens, has requested
Governor Pardee to recall all the mi
lilia forces now on duty in San Fran
cisco, There have been constant COR
licts between the guardsmen and the
regulars. 1t is the judgment of Cen
eral Funston, U. S. A., and the Mayor
that the clashes are mainly due to
the inexperience and recklessness of
young men in the service of the Eli-
litia. In order to bring about order
and progress, without sacrifice of life,
the State troops are to be sent home.
The number of United States troops
lat the inna ediatp command of General