The San Francisco call., 1906-08-25

In spite OF the serious Rature of
the situation am stfu conndent that
a strike viii he averted.s-sfatement
Of ThOrnwen MuIIaIIy made after
conference with Cornelius and Bowling
IN the Mayors once.
Whereas. Attempts have and are be-
sng made TO better the conditions of
the electrical workers and carmen and
other employees OF the United Railroads,
= corporation which has received an
immense patronage from the people
and has been granted valuable conces-
sions by the representatives Of the
people Of this city. therefore be it
Resolved. by the San Francisco La
Dor Council. IN regular meeting as
sembied, August %. 1906. that we ten
der and hereby pledge 10 the aforesaid
unions our moral and financial support
in their efforts TO advance wages and
for the shortening OF the hours OF
labor"
COUNCIL PLEDGES SUPPORT.
This resolution was passed by the
Labor Council at its meeting held last
night. BY a standing vote it pledged
the support Of $4,000 members of its
afhliated unions 10 the carmen in their
demands upon the United Railroads.
IN reference to the vote President Cor
nelius said:
I thank the council for its wisdom
and charity. I trust the carmen will
not be compelled TO cause any un-
necessary suffering 10 the public Of
this city. Your action tonight viii
strengthen our hands. I trust our
trouble with the United Railroads will
be adjusted in a short time and the
travelling public inconvenienced as lit
tie as possible"
When IL was known yesterday that
Mayor Schmitz had asked Richard Cor
nelius, president Of the Garments Union.
and Thornwell Mullally. resident head
OF the United Railroads. TO come to
his Office in the afternoon and tell him
Fau about It." there was a reasonable
hope that the threatened strike of the
carmen would be averted- But the hope
OF the public was short lived. The con-
ference was barren OF results.
MEETING WITHOUT RESULT.
Nothing came of the meeting save an
iteration OF the positions Of each side.
MuIlally held 70 his request for time,
repeating his claim that he was power
less 70 act IN such an important matter
in the absence Of President Calhoun.
He promised again that definite action
on the requests of the carmen would
without fail be taken on Monday after
noon.
when Cornelius was urged by the
Mayor 70 accede 10 this request OF the
company for postponement Of the
strike vote until after the directors Of
the road had met on Monday, he re-
piled.
Tt IS up TO the men. The strike meet
ing has been called by the executive
committee for Sunday morning. If delay
IS granted it must be granted by that
meeting. I personally can DO nothing"
While Il is true that the tangible re-
suit Of the conference was nil, yet the
two hours Of heart TO heart talk behind
the doors OF the inner Office Of the
Mayor may have an effect. 1t has
opened the way for further anicable
discussion Of the situation. Mayor
schnnstz says that his efforts are but
begun, and that Mutually and Cornelius
VIII meet again with him before Sunday
mornings meeting.
STRIKE WORSE THAN FIRE.
Neither OF the men knew that he
was TO meet the other at my ONCE"
sstd the Mayor after the meeting II
simply asked each OF them to come at
1 o'clock and explain the situation to
me-"
was the meeting satisfactory to
vou7~ the Mayor was asked. and after
a monment's hesitation he replied:
-4As far as information was concerned
yes"
Evidently he had hoped for more than
information.
..But I shall use every effort within
nv power 70 prevent this strike"
sohuitz continued Il cannot forget
the scenes which attended the last
strike IN San Francisco. To my mind It
was worse than the FIRE. While can
not interfere IN every strike--it is bet
ter that they settle their own dinicul-
ties when Il Is poesible-yet IN this In
stance I feel that the public interest
demands that DO everything IN my
power to prevent a strike being called.
or. that falling. 70 see that the public
Is not made 90 suffer, and that both
sides have fair play. And Am deter
mined TO go TO the full limit of my
power to accomplish that"
When the Mayor was asked II he