The San Francisco call., 1906-08-28

That the men would have nothing to
lose by taking Calhoun at his word
and treating his overture by a tenta-
: tive return TO work was the sentiment
ot the men who assembled around the
table in the hall at Mullallys residence
on Webster street.
A letter from the Mayor was re-
-ceived and read at the directors meet
ing in which Schmitz said that the
men had acted under unfortunate and
unwise advice and expressed the hope
= that their innpetuous strike vote would
not prevent the company from granting
! concessions along the lines of the de-
mands Of the men.
LETTER FROM THE MAYOR.
The letter from the Mayor was as
follows; : q <fE1ss
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27, 1906.
Patrick Calhoun Esq, President
United Railroads. City.
Dear Sir: The people of this city
are vitality interested in the imme-
-diate resumption and maintenance of
street car traffic. No one regrets
more than myself the unfortunate
: strike which has tied up your car sys-
TEN.
While the action of the carmen in
: refusing to await your arrival for
twenty-four hours may have been
hasty and ll-considered and was
against my own expressed suggestions
. that they take no radical action until
you had had time, within twenty-four
hours, TO reach San Francisco. 1 trust
that you viii harbor no ill-will or re-
sentiment against the men for acting
Under unfortunate and unwise advice,
/ which they must have been induced
TO believe proper under the circum-
/ stances, to follow, and that you will
ip the interest of the public of your
self and Of the men, still consider
1. their requests with that fair and
friendly spirit which your high repute
. for fair dealing and kindly disposition
. toward your employees justifies me IN
believing you viii, and with the same
good viii as though the men had ac-
cepted my advice TO await your ar
rival
/. i need not TO say to you that the
men in your employ are Of the highest
: class Of employed labor. that they have
been faithful and Industrious In your
service and they certainly have been
loyal to you in the troublous period
4: following our disastrous condagration.
There is no doubt that the men
have had much additional and nerve
. -rackin work; there is no doubt
. that the cost of living. of food and
lodging. has materially increased since
the~tre, and also that the wage Of labor
has. increased in every department Of
Industrial activity.
notwithstanding their contract. un-
foFeseen and -unforeseeable events have
so. changed conditions that the men
ought certainly not be blamed for MAX
: ing requests which circumstances have
absolutely forced upon them.
Il note with pleasure that you came
here prepared TO make some cOnces-
sions to your men.
I beg Of you not 10 let their impet-
uous. action in not awaiting your ar
rival change your friendly intention
and disposition.
L beg that you Will. in the interest
of public peace, in the interest of our
people. who certainly entertain no un-
kindly feelings toward you. in the in
terest of the worthy and deserving men
who have served you so long and SO
well, and in your own interest, grant
them immediate concessions along the
line OF their requests. and TO end al
once, and before Il assumes larger pro-