The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
VERY QUIET DAY
FOR STRIKERS
Situation on the Water
Front Still Remains
Unchanged.

The strike situation on the water
front remained practically unchanged
yesterday. Both the members of the
Sailors Union and the owners of the
vessels expressed themselves as salts
fed with the present outlook and an
nounced they were prepared to meet
any difficulty that is likely to arise.
No trouble of any kind occurred along
the front and none is looked for by
the police. strikers or shipowners.
The Oceanic Steamship Company an
nounced yesterday that IL had given
notice to all it's sailors cooks and wait
ers that its agreement with them
would expire on July I. For some
time past the Oceanic Company has
had an agreement with these employees
that in case of trouble or disagree
ment each side would give the other
thirty days notice. The Oceanic peo-
pie did not anticipate any trouble,
but being members of the United
Steamship and Transportation Associa-
tion they were forced to serve notice
to their men, This company viii con-
tinue with it's employees as at present
till the 7th of next month. when the
agreement expires.
Just as soon as the association gives
the word most of the big steamship
companies will be ready to send out
their vessels The Pacific Coast Steam
snip Company is III tIllS cldSS anu
stands ready to pull up anchors on
their vessels when the time is ripe.
1t will have crews to man them, it de-
clares. Each boat will take its regu-
lar turn in making it's departure. but it
remains with the association to give
the word.
MAKE CALL ON SHIPOWNERS.
committee from the City Front
Federation called on the officials of the
ofR So act 1oxr 81
ernoon. They were informed that il
would be impossible for them TO Sc
cure a hearing from that concern. but
the officers announced that should any
of it's regular employees desire an au-
dience they would be received and their
cases taken into consideration. 1t is
understood however. that for t.ic time
being the Pacific Coast people will not
discuss matters with the federation.
This committee from the federation,
composed of A. C. Holmes, chairman;
M. Casey, T. Mcconnell, j. c. Williams
and John Kean, secretary. held con-
ference with several other steamship
companies yesterday afternoon, but
nothing came of the visits. 1t is ex-
pected that something will develop in
this line today, wien representatives
of the two bodies will likely try to
reach some agreement.
1t is announced that all the ship
owners will stand together through6ut
the trouble. Announcement was made
yesterday that an agreement must pos
itively be reached with the entire as-
ISOLATION and that there will be no
chance for any individual settlement
of controversy, no matter what infiu-
ence is brought to hear.
LEADER OF SAILORS TALKS.
Andrew Furuseth, secretary of the
sailors Union, gave out the following
statement yesterday:
| cannot understand what the ship
owners mean by their present lockout
Of the steyedores unless they are doing
1t for the purpose of making the sailors
listen to the wailing and suffering of
the hundreds of unfortunate innocent
women and children who will go hun
CRY and be driven again to the bread
line.
The owners of the vessels evidently
are aware of the fact that the average
working man in San Francisco does not
receive wages enough to permit him to
lay away any money for an emergency
of this kind. They are taking >advan-
tage of the stevedores in their present
sad plight and hope by this means to
bring the sailors to terms of submis-
sion However, we shall find out soon
A. B. Hammond, speaking for the
shipowners. said;
This trouble should prove to the
world the erroneous statements given
to the world sometime ago by F'uru-