The San Francisco call., 1906-06-20
STRIKING UNIONS
TO FIGHT ALONE
Sailors, Firemen, Cooks and Walters
Withdraw From City Front Federation.
EACH SIDE MAKES ITS STATEMENT

bunaI? The people will see. hear and
Judge" In reply 1 desire to say that
q patriot nor incorporating as lover
of truth. / am willing TO stand on my
record and will let the public judge
as to whether he or / have done the
more for labor Members of labor
unions who are in accord with my
views are today employed at good
wages. They are not trying TO prevent
others from earning an honest hTeli-
hood by violence and intimidation
AS a member of the executive COM
mittee Of the Steamship Association. /
am willing TO submit the following
questions for arbitration:
First-Hss not Mr.. Furuserh vie
lated his agreements with the Steam
ship Association. through their repre-
sentative, Mr. Hanify2
Second-Has he not attempted 20 ex-
cuse his conduct by falsifyins the facts
If this can be proven before a tri-
bunal. where the people viii see. hear
and Judge" he is either Willtully un-
trustworthy or mentally irresponsible.
In either case he should be suppressed.
EULOGIZES THE MAYOR.
Ar. Furuseth has announced through
the press that he has applied to the
Mayor for officers 10 protect his picket
boats There are good many decent
people in San Francisco that believe
that the interests of the city would
best be served by the Mayor furnish
ing officers 20 protect the property of
the ship owners against intimidation
However. the Mayor can be trusted TO
Go what is right. as he has shown him
self abundantly able 10 take care of
such questions without advice from
either Mr.. Furuseth or myself. but in
the meantime until such protection is
afforded. the owners will take meas
ures 70 protect their own property.
Andrew Furuseth gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
Reading the statements issued by
the Executive Board of the United
Shipping and Transportation Associa-
tiOn. or by Mr. Hammond. or by any
of them who failed TO sign their names
reiterating statements that have al
ready been answered and refusing 70
answer questions which have been put
10 them, il seems 10 me that it has
veracity which no amount of asser-
tion on either side can in any way
prove.
WANTS NO MORE OF 1T.
I desire 10 say further that 1 have
neither the time nor the inclination
I for that kind of a controversy
The Sailors Union has offered to &c
T into a public investigation before q
disintereSted man or number of dis
Interested men. with a reputation Tor
I fairness in this city.
Feeling themselves to be right and
I knowing that they can prove their
4 assertions. having nothing to hide and
acting. they claim. out of considera-
tion for this city, let the United Ship
I ping ana SpoEIdtlon ASSOcldlloH
consent TO the investigation and arbi-
tration and agree TO abide by the result
or let them cease imposing upon the
public by eK parte statements which
they must fear TO put 10 the test, il
they continue TO refuse. There are
some OF those gentlemen whose good
+ opinion. If I ever had il, am sorry &c
lose. there are some of them whose
good opinion 1 would at all times be
sorry 10 have.
Any personal attacks upon me in the
/ future I shall not answer chiefly be-
cause I have had my say. the press has
/ kindly taken my statement and / have
no desire TO impose upon its kindness