The San Francisco call., 1906-10-16
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE


fnE In URioa square last Saturday
Afternoon. The committees sent 10
represent he various labor orEanizR-
Mons report thar they were snubbed
and the action OF the leaders in the
movement In its star chamber proceed
inEs is being rOundIy condemned In
uufOn labor circles Interviews here
given fairly voice the sentiment on
What IA termed by labor leaders an
outrageous proceeding against the vast
army Of working men and women of
this city
o. A. Tveitmoe. secretary OF the State
Building Trades Council, in speaking
OF the affair. said:
The intentions Of the honorable men
VINO called the citizens meeting which
was held in Union Square last Satur-
and hope that the real object OF the
rueerl1 S-uamel the suppression OF
crime-Nlu be ultimately achieved. But
y the desired results are 70 be attained
they must come through the legal chan
nels and the daily constituted authOri-
ties We cannot suppress crime through
any anarchistic movement A vigilance
committee would be tantsmount 70 a
declaration that the people OF san
Francisco are incapable Of preserving
law and order as an organized ana
civilized community. II all the good
people and law-abiding citizens viii
cooperate and assist the authorities IN
them they could help 10 laEd the GRIM
tnals behind prison bars.
II the meeting n Union square was
for tne purpose Of doing dirty politics
and 70 slap organized labor Of this city
in the face II viii all come back or its
promoters and manipulators ike an
avalanche The union men OF this city
are more determined better equipped
more strongly organized and as peace
able. laW-ahidiug citizens more able 70
take care or their own interests today
~ "a H.
Zens Alliance agttatorS- strike break
ers and criminal buZzards who infested
The audience ana hoWleo II Union
square last saturday whenever a re-
pU-ahle and recognized trade unlonlst
appeared upon the platform had better
sit 10 and ke notice II necessary 70
clean our both san Francisco and Oak
land and the other bay cities from this
flk the unions viii so down 10 the last
cent ir their treasures and volunteer
their best men for police duty The
tn here 20 urey upon stricken san IRAN
cisco and fts pOpulace, and a large per
ra-iou paid f0r hv Patrick Calhoun ana
rhe United transportation and ship
Owners Association
TIE union men Of san Francisco and
those dependent upon them comprise
r-0-1 than three fourrhs Of her popu-
Iatfor. and II Herbert George desires
10 be The next chief Of police or 70
ra-e The next chief OF ponce ano oflns
Colorado conditions 70 san Francisco
- --i1i s-7-+Iat he viii succeed IN the
sa-e measure as he did IN the last
municipal election and whenever ne
-a7 r-0 arainst anv OF the local Build
f-a- Trades Councils in this state The
Colorado advanrurer has met lEnor1lin =
f0us defeat ~ every turn n ~atiloI llte
r.-efrf0re and whenever he wants %
raf-fa szaf- -ha Unions are ready Tor
him ard Efll beat him worse than tney
and Herbert GaorVe and his coterie Al
waws were and always VIII oe rotten
e-f as corruut ss any oegEadee MOI
--f=vaF can he outside 0f the domain
W. ere tra rer7nerature IS good zeal
warmer than fn California
George e Benham. who represented
IN part the Labor Council and the
south OF Market Improvement Club az
the meeting. has this 20 say Of what
took place;
The meeting held IN Union Square
On saturday afternoon was an eNhlbl-
ri0n OF Ene beginning OF a movement
which IL il 1ourishess VIII certainty
tend 10 make bad matter worse me
men and women OF San Francisco 40
not take kindly 20 emergency ealls os-
reusLbLE Issued Tor the DelrlL o. All
which e1anate rom ne seeIeS con II. =. !. !.
euces of certain interests only me
working people. being more numerous
than any other class are more re
0-en-Iv subjected 10 the acts OF rut-
fans. and their wives and children are
as dear 20 them as are the wives ana
children Of the millionaire Or anybody
else None can be more ANXIOUS Tor
order and peace than rle working peo-
pie for IN peace Is their employment
their prosperity and their happiness.
as q movement for the safety ana
protection Of all the method OF pre-
sentatIon and the ratio OF representa-
rfou were equally obnoxious % the
working people The slate pro-
grsmrle was showed along. No nay
vote was taken on any measure The
aruofurueur OF Two representatives es
each % the Labor Council and the
Building Trades council Is nnanlleslly
unfair as these bodies represent tvrttV
orzauized workers and with their ram
ilfes make an overFVh lining majority
o. the population OF our city and those
most directly interested TO give these
two bodies four represeutattVe out
Of 100 IS simply 70 place the repre-
that Of citizenship. The working peo-
ple want order and VIII II necessary
organize especially 70 preserve II ana
can without difficulty organize many
deucv Is shown 70 make citizenship
subservient 10 private interests or 20
political revenge No attempt at force
in opposition 70 law VIII oe counte-
nanced by honest citizens ofsany class
or occupation
J. T Furev, president OF the Iron
Trades Council was present at the
meeting BY invitation and this is his
opinion OF the proceedings
No movement conceived in corrup-
ton whether civic or political can
bring forth anything but a condition
worse than the evils IL IS intended TO
correct. The Saturday afternoon meet
ing was taken IN hand by coterie Of
citizens. and nothing ever seen IN any
gathering IN this city eQualed the tao
tics used There was no attempt to
let the populace. which had been In
rfte5 take any part in the deiiBera-
tions TIE president and secretary OF
the meeting were named by this small
uinorftv. and after the resolutions were
read tie president did not have the
feranc- to call for the noes" but
moved them carried when probably not
more than a score Of the hundreds
present had voiced their opinion Such
= movement can accomplish no per-
rnarerr good. All good citizens be-
Ifere crime must be stopped. but II
must be stopped IN a lawful manner
OK the lawfully constituted authorities
II the present police force IS made
ouate 5000 men can be had from the
rauks OF labor 70 aid In queiling unlaw-
ful acts san Francisco wants no Wig
ffarce committee. and II IL did Il was
plainly evident at Rhe Saturday meet
fnr that the riuEleaders IN that move
ment are not the ones 70 whom 10 In
trust such work as a vigilance commit
Zee ~nreeSa rfIV performs i believe