Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-27
GOVERNOR PARDEE
CROWS WRATHY
CLAIMS NATIONAL GUARD HAS
BEEN INSULTED
chairmen of Committees Meet With
Mayor and Discuss the Count
less Problems confront-
ing San Francisco
nu Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-GoVer-
nor Pardee visited San Francisco today
when he attended a conference pc
tween General Greely, Mayor Schmitz'
DIR. Deyine, the Red Cross and mem
bers of the citizens committee oil tltN
who are advising the mayor.
Governor Pardee brought UP the ques-
tion of the request of Mayor Schhllz
and his committee for the WlthdraWa'
of the national guard from the city .
-rhe governor spoke highly in favor OIL
tho national guard and referred to the
splendid service its members hau uole
in the war with Spain.
He stated that he considered the re-
quest reflection upon well organized
and highly efficient body of men, Inc
governor said that he was very lndlg-
nant over the attitude taken against
the guard and the charges preferred
against them. In fact he was so warm
over the matter that he thought it best
not to make any further remark.
Mayor schmitz Replies
Mayor Schmitz Immediately replied
that he and his committee had not
made any charges against the guard.
On the contrary, he had thanked the
governor for their services.
If charges had been made they were
by outside people.
The object in making the request for
the withdrawal of the troops was to
concentrate the control of the city in
the federal troops and prevent mis-
understanding and conhiction OF
orders.
Major General Greely stated that so
far as he knew there was no conflict
of authority and that as United
States army officer he could not as
sumo charge of the state militia.
The mayor was the head of the city
and every request made by him had
been followed, and he would continue
to recognize the authority of the mayor
in giving direction for the safety of the
people The civil authority was su-
perior to the military and the mayor IS
the only head he will recognize.
State Troops Withdrawn
The state troops have not yet been
withdrawn and the meeting adjourned
without any announcement that they
would be.
There was long discussion over the
advisability of starting number of
the electric street railway systems. The
committee did not feel that all danger
OIL lTOIll lHlS SOuING Ndo past anu
the mayor finally appointed a COM
mittee to investigate and report on this
matter.
In opening the discussion concerning
the street railroads, Chairman Rudolph
SpreckeIs stated that he believed that
it would be comparatively safe to ope-
rate some of the electric lines. All the
house wires had been entirely, discon-
nerted
Repair Work Is Thorough
Engineer Hunt added that the repair
ing of the wires had been very thor
ough and that the danger of fire
through their medium had been reduced
to the minimum, that when the cars
were started there would be a very
careful system of inspection along the
routes and that no cars would be ope-
rated for the present after Z o'clock il
the evening.
Manager Mutually of the United Rail
roads believed transporta ton could bt
given to the people of the city withou
any serious risks.
Capt Payson of the wa er commtte
spoke of the water phase of the situa
ton. He said that 4 number of TIN
cityS most important reservoirs ha
either been entirely destroyed or yer
badly damaged, and the water pipe
We're in no condition to meet the de
mands put upon them.
There was no storage of water fO
fire purposes and consequently no ade
quate means of protection against fire
if it should break out at this time.
Water Situation Discussed
Hermann Schussler, the Spring Val
ley Water company's chief enginee
discussed the water situation at cor
siderable length and expressed tn
opinion that il would be unwise for tn
present to experiment with the electri
line.
He compared the unburned porto
of the city to a lot of kindling WOO
standing on end, and said that, sine
We have saved that much of the cit
we should do nothing which might er
danger it now.
Schussler described the manner
which the city's system of reservoir
had been practically destroyed and tol
how the few million gallons of wat,
that are now coming to the city wei
procured only after the greatest effor
He stated that the pipes from Cryst
lakes, seventeen miles in length, We
intact except for some 5000 feet al