The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-27
GOV. PARDEE
 WROUGHT UP Resents Criticism of the California Guards. HAS NOT WITHDRAWN TROOPS Greedy Declares He Will Continue
 to Recognize Schmitz. Says the Military Must Re Under the Control of the Civil Head of the
 Devnsted City--ReIief
HAS NOT WITHDRAWN TROOPS

San Francisco, April 26.--Gov. Pardee visited San FRrancisco today when he attended a conference with Gener- al Greedy. Mayor schmitz, Dr. pevine of the Red Cross and members of the Citizens Committee of fifty who are advising the mayor. Governor Pardee today brought up the question or the request of Mayor Schmitz and his com mittee for the withdrawal of the na- tionsl guard from the city.
 The governor spoke highly in favor of the National guard and referred to the splendid service its members had done in the war with Spain. He stated that he considered-the request as a re- fiection upon a we'll organized and highly efficient bodYaof men. The gov ernor said he was Very indignant over the attitude taken against tho guard. and the charges preferred against them. In fact he was so warm over the matter that he thought 1t best not to make any further remarks.
 Mayor Schmitz immediately replied that he and his committee had made no charges against the guard. On the contrary, he had thanked the governor for their services. If charges had been made, they were made by outside peo- pie. The object in making the request for the withdrawal of the troops was to concentrate the control of the city in the federal troops and prevent mis- understanding and conflict of orders.
 Major General Greedy stated that so far as he knew there was no conflict of authority and that as United States army officer he could not assume charge of the state military. The mayor was the head of the city and every request made by him had been followed and he would continue to rec ognize the authority of the mayor In giving directions for the safety of the people. The civil authority was super for to the military and the mayor is the only head and he will be recognized. Troops Not withdrawn. [
 The state troops have not yet been withdrawn and the meeting adjourned without ,sux aunouncement that they. would be.
 There was long discussion over the advisabiIity of starting number of the electric street railway systems The committee did not yet feel that all dam ger of fire from this source was passed, and the mayor finally appointed com mittee to investigate and report on this matter.
 Captain Payson of the water commit tee made a report on the water phase of the situation. He said that a number of the city's most important reservoirs had been either entirely destroyed or very badly damaged. and the water pipes were in no condition to meet the demand put upon them. There was no storage water for fire purposes and con- sequently no means of protection agains fire should it break out at this time.
 Herman Schlusser, the Spring Valley Water Company's chief engineer ex- pressed the opinion that it would be unwise at present to experiment with the electric lines. @
 Chairman James D. Phelan made a statement for the finance committee He said that the plan for the handling of the relief funds as outlined In Presi- dent Roosevelt's proclamation of the day before was perfectly satisfactory to the finance committee. He stated that the effort being made was to cen tralize the funds in the hands of one body.
 Governor Pardee then tuned over to him control of such contributions as had been sent daily to the Cover nor and General Funston also formal Iy surrendered the $35.o00 remaining unused of the s5O,o00 contributed by the Guggenheim interests This fund was wired directly to General Funs- ing to his own best Judgment and the general explained to the committee the manner in which he had used it.
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 Thus control of the entire relief fund is now in the hands of the fl: nance committee of the relief and Red Cross funds. General Greedy announe,- ed at noon today that the asu, army ngrtrni nad of the relief stations for the distribu- lion of food. Distribution will be un- der a system devised by pr. DeVlne the special agent of the Red Cross so- ciety sent here by President Roose- welt
 General Greedy said that reports had come to him from several of the relief districts that there were many abuses under the present system such as waste and repeating" by which per sons hoarded provisions in their homes. He said that under the new system Of distribution these abuses will not again occur the relative position of himself and Funston. He said that he had divested himself IS far as possible of all de- partmental duties. which would con tinue to remain in the hands Of Gen eral Funston. and would devote hlmself to the sanitation of the cltY' the matter of the policy of the army and us dn- usual relations with the city and other special matters
 oonomard of the sanitation problem,
 
 ,nnounced that the situation was en- couraging
 r suggestion made ny Colonel Tor ne,. Is adopted camp for the Chinese .'t,asns of the city will he established m the golf links of the Presidio con trolled by the army
 The proposed special session of the
 .o+o IeeisIature causes some debate Governor Pardee said that it is his pre- sort intention to have a special session hrt that he has not entirely made up his mind in the matter ter, and does not M,vor Srhmitz closed the discussion n,,kine 4 formal call upon the gov ,Sonor nS for a special session, The gov ernor announced that he would give ',o,,e days notice before discontinu!ng .t'a declaration of holidays. so that tho .vors and bankers and merchants rnieb, ,n, feel certain that none Of their ios,I obligations will fail.
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