The San Francisco call., 1906-08-29
Committee Will
Treat With the
United r. r.
All Grievances Must
Be Settled Before
Any Man Works.

Working on the tactical principle
that numbers give strength the various
unions now having differences with the
United Railroads combined yesterday
and committee was selected with
power to settle all questions 1t might
be deemed significant that there will
be no meeting of the committee, styled
the conference committee, until Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The meet
ing will be held in Sheet Metal Work
ers' Hall, Market and Thirteenth
streets. Four thousand men are rep
resented by the committee.
Harry L. Worthington, president of
the Electrical Workers Union, is chair
man. and Richard Cornelius vice chair
man. but that must not be taken as an
indication that Cornelius is to be de-
throned in the councils of the strikers.
The selection of Mr.. Worthington for
chairman was more advisable under
existing conditions and does not mean
that as president of the Carmen's Union
| shall have any less active part in the
conduct of the strike than heretofore"
said Cornelius in discussing the new
arrangement.
PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE.
The purpose and extent of the con-
ference committee was explained in
statement issued by Cornelius yester-
The movement to form an organiza.
tion embracing the various classes of
workmen employed by the United Rail-
roads was consummated this morning,
when representatives of all the unions
concerned met at Sheet Metal Workers
Hall, Thirteenth and Market streets,
and effected a permanent organization
or the Joint Conference of Street Rail-
way Employees. The unions represent
ed were Street Carmen No. 205, Elec-
trical Workers No. 151. Stationary Fire
men No. Sc. Steam Filters No. 46. Ship
and Machine Blacksnniths No. 16S.
Blacksmiths' Helpers No 316. Street
Railroad Construction Workers.
H. L. Worthington of the Electrical
Workers was elected chairman. r. Cor
nelius of the Street Carmen vice chair
Molders secretary. Charles Stryker of
the Stationary Firemen sergeant at
arms.
In conformity with the provisions of
the agreement the unions concerned
have made, conference committee will
conduct negotiations for a settlement
Of the various strikes against the Unit
committee consists of r. Cornelius. n
l. Worthington, William P. McCabe,
w. C. Fuller and Charles Stryker.
The next meeting VIII be held at 2 p.
m. Thursday afternoon at the Sheet
Metal Workers Hall.
Obviously behind the formation of
this conference committee is the spirit
of the United Railroads employees now
out that no man will return to work
until each union involved has reached
a satisfactory understanding with the
employing corporation. The United
Railroads electricians have been out
for month now and the construction
workers for over three weeks.
NUMBER REPRESENTED.
In estimating the number of men
represented by the conference the car
men are credited with 1900 strikers,
the construction workers with 1900,
the electrical workers, including line
men, with over 200, and the lremen
with fifty.
In speaking OF the committee yester-
day a labor leader said that it's organi-
zation had been in contemplation for
some time, intimating that 1t was the
intention of the unions to have the
committee formed before the walkout
was declared, but that the suddenness
of developments at the end of last
week gave no time for anything be-
yond direct movements and left no mo-
ments for such strategy as the new
committee implies.
A committee of three was appointed
to wait on the Building Trades Council
at it's meeting last night to ask for
support. The committee consisted of
]. j. Joy, president of the Iron Work
ers; NJ. Lazarus of the Electrical
Workers, and William Talbot of the
Firemen.