The San Francisco call., 1906-09-05
His Name Used
With Effect at
Meeting.
Leaders Intimate That
Charter of Union
Is Imperiled.

roads he telegraphed out to Liver
nash that the men must accept But
the proposition would not carry local
ly. For in the meantime the carmen
had tied themselves up with the in
terests of all. the unions which had
struck against the United Railroads
conditions.
Livernssh went to Calhoun and told
him that the men would agree to
no form of arbitration or settlement
which : did not include an arbi-
tration or. settlement of all ex-
p isting.: labor troubles in street
railroad affairs. Then Calhoun broad
ened his. position and sent telegram
70 Mahon that he would be inclusive
in his dealings with his former en-
pioyes. Mahon then instructed his
representative to cell the men that
they must arbit-ate He did not
openly threaten to deprive the local
union Of its charter, but from
intimations made by both Cor
nesius and Livernash at last
evenings meeting there was great
danger that If the men did not arbi-
trate their national charter would be
taken away from them they would be
Beyond the pale OF the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor and cut off fr all
sls'bor union connections in this city
and America.
The. electrical workers who had
struck against the United Railroads
ere in the same boat Their president.
Worthington, went so far as to say
that If the men were obdurate and re-
fused to submit their dispute to arbi-
traitor. the United Railroads job might
be declared fair" by the international
association and the local men would be
out of consideration by organized la
Dor.
All that came out last evening at
the meeting in the Central Theater. 1t
was all above board The speakers did
not hesitate. To put the matter bluntly.
The men were not all amenable at
first. Many Of them called for "s3 and
eight -houfst"- hiss. or two greeted
Iivernash when he put Mahon's ulti-
matum- When. the resolution was un-
der discussion several union men spoke
against it.
But when the standing vote was tax
en- on the matter of the 500 men pres
ent all but probably a score stood to
adopt the. resolution presented by
Livernash and printed in full else
Svlere in this issue.
The meeting was called to order
SHORTLY after s o'clock. President Cor
nelius introduced Livernash with a few
words. requesting that attention be
given to what he was about to say
Tken he went on with the negotiations
which have passed between himself
and Mahon. Calhoun and Mahon and
himself and Calhoun. He spoke Of the
friend Mahon was to organized labor
placing him with Gompers as foremost
in America.
Mahon tonight" he pleaded. Let me
say to him, Bill your boz are all
g right"
When LSvernash presented the reso-
luton there was q demonstration
against IT. Cornelius followed Liver
nash, and his popularity was sufficient
70 quiet the noise.
Cornelius covered much the same
ground as the previous speaker. He
spoke OF the situation and said, Boys
you have enemies"
Why didn't you tell US that before?'
cried a voice from the floor.
Cornelius intimated strongly that
there was danger of the international
association turning of the local union
and pleaded that he cid not want that
10 happen.
Worthington. for the electricians
spoke in the same strain, saying that
he was going from the central Theater
10 tell his own union men TO submit
their troubles to arbitration Worth.
ington is president OF the joint confer
ence committee on the strike. HIS
speech was effective. Secretary McCabe
OF the Labor Council and a member of
the conference committee spoke on the
danger OF the men IN 5eopardizing their
national affiliations
after pro and con discussion from
tic floor. the matter was put to a vote
snd the strike was at last on a fair
way TO peaceful settlement