The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
CALHOUN SERENE.
is TO OUTCOME.
Takes Moral Ground
as a Chosen Champion
of Industrial Peace

Patrick Calhoun had every appear
ance last night of being the least dis
concerted man in San Francisco en-
gagged in the carmen's strike. He loses
no opportunity to express his amiabili-
ty toward his former employees. His
genial good humor is not marred by
any forebodings of failure in the strug-
gle on which he has entered. What his
manner indicates he is equally frank
to express in words:
Before this contest is over 1 con-
fidently believe the upright sentiment
of the whole country will be with me,
When he was asked if there would be
any cars running tomorrow he replied
with q smile that the cars would not be
started tomorrow forenoonf leaving it
open to inference that the afternoon
might see accomplishments. He says:
Two hundred business men of the
city. have asked me in letter to give
them the privilege of taking out the
first car. Then l have another letter
from ten men whom ! know we'll. No,
l cannot say that they are merchants,
but they are we'll known in the cum
munity--asking the same favor" But
the President of the United Railroads
failed to say that he was going TO
grant either of the requests, and in the
matter Of the ten he was reticent to
the point of mystery.
1t is only when ne speaks of the
moral principle involved in the strike,
that Calhoun shows warmth of feeling.
Then he becomes didactie and declaims
his intentions In no uncertain terms.
Il am lighting the battle for indus
trial peace for America" he exclaims,
and with that he sits up straight and
brings his clenched fist down on the
table IF man can't perform pub
| I F,,t1 fla rrrn Rt,i
it out the better.s There is great
moral issue involved in shis struggle,
and It's essential to the cause OF union
ism, too II the unions are immoral
unfaithful to their pledged word, they
can't continue to exist. If they are
moral, live up to their promises they
will live, and all employers will have
to deal with them. Americans won't
stand for reputation. i have never
made war on unionism. The real enc
my of the union is the man who be-
trays its principles and involves the
country in industrial war,
1T is absurd to say that because
John Smith does not want to work for
| certain wage he has a right to keen
Tom Jones from taking his place.
am fighting for the inalienable right OF
every citizen to work as he sees fiji
and not to be hampered or coerced
paired without destroying our free in
stitutions.
Il want to tell you that the men
have brought here are not thugs and
miscreants. This man Farley succeeds
because the men he hires have the
stamina to be faithful to their employ
ment. And will say that you could
not find timer lot of working men in
this city tonight than those who are
at the Valencia street barn When the
police went there this morning and
called upon all those who wanted ia
desert to step out there were only four
who responded. That shows the stuff
they are made off,
Il believe today that If all fear and
| employees the majority of them woulo
resume their work for me-
AS to the statement that an ,adver-
tisenent had been inserted in q New
YorR paper by the United Railroads or
! the Saturday before the strike was
called Offering inducements for men tc
come to San Francisco as strike break.
ers Calhoun said:
No such advertisement was inserted
by this company at that time"
He added that he could not explain
/ the incident. and at first suggested thai
i 1t might have been an advertisement
| for track workers.
When questioned as to the number o1
| men he had in and near the city anc
| the exact hour when the cars would
be started he refused for tactical rea-
sons to make an explicit answer, only
repeating that the situation was salts
/ factory to him