Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-03

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O. FRESNO, Sept. 1.-Two trains of @
o strike breakers, about 1000 men, @
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@ The trains stopped here only a @
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o Four of the men left the train @
@ here, claiming they were union @
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BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-There
was practically no change today In the
strike of the motormen and conductors
of the United Railroads and not q
wheel has turned on the entire system
since last Sunday morning when the
men walked out.
The prospect of an early settlement
or resumption of car service does not
appear very promising. Both sides
to the controversy are as far apart as
ever despite the strenuous efforts put
forth by Mayor Schmitz to bring about
a settlement.
Although many rumors were flying
thick that the company would en-
deavor to take out car today on one
of its many lines and the union pickets
were almost doubled, no attempt was
made to take a car out Of any of the
car barns. It is said that the United
Railroads succeeded In smuggling into
the city about six hundred strike
breakers before daylight this morning
despite the vigilance OF the union
pickets.
These men, however, 1t is asserted,
are not motormen and conductors. but
track workers and construction men,
who have been held for several days
at Port Costa, Antioch and other bay
towns for an opportunity to bring them
into the city without being observed
by pickets of the construction workers
of the United Railroads. who struck
some time before the platform men
did.
President Calhoun of the company
says he is waiting patiently until he
has all the men necessary to run the
cars, in readiness, when he will en-
deayor to restore car service. on his
lines. ~ 4. :, ~ {.
'Just when the cars viii run 1 DC
not know he said tonight, "bute
can say that 1t will be this week. When
I have enough men to operate the
cars shall put them In motion, not
before"
Is Friend Of Unions
President Calhoun said he wanted
it understood that he was not fighting
organized labor. that he was a friend
of unions and had always been; he
declared he is not fighting the Garments
union but the policy of the union. He
believed that the unions intended to
raise the standard of the labor and fit
them to be better citizen.
He held, however, that contracts with
a union should be sacred and that the
chn hi0haGf
of honor. He considered the action of
the carmen inexcusable and declared
that the present strike was the most
disgraceful one that has ever occurred
in the relations between employer and
employee in this country, because Of
the garments violation of their con-
tract.
1.-The issue is one Of principle" said
he, land might as well meet 1t now
as some time in the future. cannot
see why the people of San Francisco
should object to the men I am bringing
here to run the cars.
"They are trained in the service and
are peaceful and law abiding citizens.
My men have refused to work for me
and have secured other capable men
who are willing to work at my wages"
In reference to the alleged statement
Of Mayor Schmitz that the ordinance
recurring motormen or conductors to
have one weeks experience before they
can be given cars would be enforced,
Mr.. Calhoun stated that no attention
would be paid to that ordinance.
1t is said that only few carmen
reported to the company this morning
IN compliance with the notice posted
yesterday by President Calhoun, that
all who did not return for duty this
morning would be discharged. Presi-
dent Calhoun stated that some of the
men had reported for work but refused
to state how many.
President Cornelius of the carmen
said that about half dozen men re-
turned their punches and badges and
received their deposits in return. but
that none of the men reported for
work.
Mr.. Calhoun this afternoon posted a
second notice informing his former
employees that those who had not re-
turned their badges or reported for
work would not be allowed to ride free
on the cars either in uniforms or on
their badges.
Strike Breakers Arrive
Fifteen strike breakers, electricians
and linemen. recruited i'm Tampa, Fla,
arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning
Edward Benson, one of the party, de-
serted at Third and Townsend streets
and was taken to the Garments head
quarters by some union sympathizers
Benson stated that he and the 9th
ers were hired for the United Railroads
by an agent of James Farley, who
provided them with railroad and Pull
man transportation. Benson declared
that he was promised $6 a day, but
that Farley's agent did not inform HIN
that there was strike on the Uniie1
Railroads. Not until they entered
California did he learn OF the strike
from the trainmen and he decided to
desert
He did not know what became of the
rest of the men. According to Benson
there was no one In charge of the
party, but none was engaged who did
not have considerable baggage the
checks for which were kept by Farleys
agent, who, instructed the men to re-
port at the office of the United Rail-
roads for the baggage.
President Cornelius Issued a state
ment tonight In which II Is stated that
there is no change In the situation,
that the members OF the union remain