The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

morning at the Central Theater. Mar
ket and Eighth streets, and many of
the men are still for the SO for an
eight-hour day.
The communication of President CAL
houn in which he agreed to arbitrate
all differences if the men would re-
turn to work was placed on file sum-
marily. The men regretted the COM
pany's failure to accept the unions 8
proposal to return to work If assured
SO day and arbitration of the ques-
tion of hours, and a resolution was
adopted indorsing the policy of the
officers of the union.
Communications were read from
other labor organizations proffering
moral and financial support. the Wait
ers' Union in its message declaring
that no member of that union should
ride on a car operated by a nom union
crew nor should serve in a restaurant
any carmen in uniform who did not
wear the union button. Carpenters
Union No 95 reported that it would
fine any member riding on a non
union" car $40. the sum to be placed
to the credit of the carmens organiza-
ton.
RESOLUTION rs ADOPTED.
The meeting was called to order at
few minutes after o'clock and
was I'm session for an hour and
quarter. The management of the Gen.
trail Theater had donated the use of the
auditorium and stage to the union. The
large tent, which earned its histrionic
laurels by sheltering Sarah Bern
L. L.
with union men, about 1000 being pres
ent. Cornelius presided and ]. III. Bow
ling, the secretary, read what COM
munications were offered. Seated on
the stage with these TWO officers were
the members OF the executive commit
tee of the union.
At the outset of the meeting Secre-
tary Bowling read the proposition
sent Friday to the union by President
Calhoun, promising rhe men arbitra-
tion of all differences if they would
return to work. Without parley 1t was
ordered placed on file.
c. P. O'Hanlon, conductor of the
Sutter-street line, then introduced
from the floor the resolution which
expressed the spirit of the meeting.
1t read as follows:
Resolved, That the Garments Union
hereby regret the declination of the
United Railroads to accept the pro-
posal made to it on behalf of its strik-
ing employees in a letter sent to 1t by
this union on August 29, and that we
remain willing to do as offered in that
letter; that we decline to go further
than was offered In that letter, and
that we indorse the actions of our
officers in the negotiations thus far
made. and request them to continue
along the same lines they have been
pursuing until an honorable peace has
been obtained"
OTHER UNIONS sYMPATHIZE.
O'Hanlon spoke in support of his
resolution. A. Jones also recommended
Its adoption, and other members of the
union participated in the discussion,
which is reported to have been all of
one tenor. firm stand to maintain
the position taken by the men.
After the resolutions had been
adopted Secretary Bowling read the
communications from other unions.
Milk Wagon Drivers Union No. 1885,
through its secretary. w. f. Wickers
offered moral and financial support;
Walters Union No. 80 expressed its
decision not TO ride on cars operated
by nom union crews nor to serve non
union carmen: Typographical Union
No. II promised it's moral and financial
support; the Central Labor Council of
Oakland, through Charles w Petry
secretary. promised aid. and Carpen-
ters' Union No. s5 expressed its pur-
pose to fine members caught riding on
cars operated by non-unfon crews
Before adjournment James McDon-
aid, who is in charge of the union
pickets, addressed the meeting and as
signed men to several posts about the
city, detailing a large number to the
Broadway wharf, where It is expected
many strike-breakers will arrive
President Cornelius was seen after
the meatinR and said that the resolu-