The San Francisco call., 1906-10-12
DECLARE AGAINST
CIVIC DISORDER.
Representatives Of Mercan-
tile and Industrial Bodies
Plan a Mass Meeting
OPPOSE CORRUPTION

Strong measures in dealing with the
present administration and the prob
lens of the city were favored by the
majority of the representatives OF va
rious industrial organizations that
gathered in Union Square yesterday af-
ternoon to form committee of pubic
safety. Speeches were made by prom
nent San Franciscans scoring the pres
ent condition of things in the municl-
pality. The police force and Chief
Dinan came in for caustic criticism
The departments condition was recog-
nized as an incidental evil growing out
of corruption and civic iniquity.
The forming of a preliminary or
ganization was quickly effected by
placing Isidor Jacobs of the California
Canneries in the chair, while w. }.
Barrett was made secretary. A reso-
luton that called forth a storm of crit
icism of Ruef and his administration
was adopted.
After a preamble, in which the condi-
tions of the city were set forth, the
resolution went on to say that violence
of every kind was to be condemned.
Public officials were to be taught that
they We're in Office to carry out the
wishes and best interests of the citi-
zens and not their own desires. One
man power in public affairs was to be
eradicated and destroyed. Corrupt
measures were to be defeated and those
calculated to benefit the city and COM
merce adopted. Public funds should be
honestly expended. Corruption of pub
lie officials and it's concomitant evils
and vices should be discountenanced
and punished. Crime and corruption
should be stamped out and a super
vising influence should be exercised
over city and State legislation.
E. r. Lilienthal argued against the
resolution as revolutionary and was
Of l,,a
Draymen's Association, who claimed
that the streets Were unpatrolled and
citizens unprotected He declared that
San Francisco was the wickedest city
on the continent and that nothing
could equal it from Mexico to Alaska.
Chief Dinan will be given an oppor-
tunity to make good, but if he were
doing his duty there would have been
no necessity for his being suddenly
called upon to make good.
Z. w. Hopkins opposed the partici-
patton of the labor unions in the move
ment. but was squelched by being told
that the movement comprehended all
the best interests of the city and was
general and broad in it's lines. Louis
Samuels demanded that the first step
taken be TO turn out the rascals and
to stir up the apathetic citizens.
w. A. Doble, T. C. Friedlander and
Rabbi Nieto were appointed a commit
Tee 10 SSlttl a CIdlTIldl lot the great
mass meeting to be held tomorrow af
ternoon and Will report today. E. r.
Lilienthal Louis Samuels, Arthur r.
Briggs. S. n. Shortridge and w. A
Doble, a committee of five, reported
on a resolution to be presented to the
meeting for Endorsement
Recognizing the problem to be faced
and deploring the lack of united action,
the resolution calls for the appointment
of three representatives from each of
the leading commercial and Industrial
bodies to be known as the Citizens
Committee of One Hundred. Members
at large will also be appointed and
an executive committee will be chosen
from the larger committee