The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

SACRAMENTO, Sept lit became
known today that Governor Pardee
made a vigorous protest to President
Calhoun of the United Railroads against
the Importation of armed strike break
ers into this State. Under date OF Au-
gust 80 Governor Pardee wired Presi-
dent Calhoun. saying he hoped the
newspaper reports were not true that
the United Railroads were importing
into this State bodies OF armed men.
Such course" the Governor ad-
vised President Calhoun, would be apt
to arouse popular disturbance, and is
against sound public policy"
The Governor requested an imme-
diate affirmation or denial of the news
paper reports. Calhoun at once replied.
saying that the men coming to this
State are on peaceful mission to per-
form lawful work. and that the United
Railroads is not bringing armed bodies
into the State. He took occasion to
state that he did not seek the strike
nor cause it, and that if the Carmen's s
Union had waited twenty-four hours.
as requested, there would have been no
strike. as upon his arrival he would
have offered arbitration. as he did three
years ago.
Governor Pardee at once sent re-
joinder to this telegram, the executive
laying particular stress upon the fact
InaL the bringing OF armed men INTO
the situation is calculated to disturb
rather than to maintain public peace
The Governor made his position on
this point clear TO Calhoun in the fol-
lowing language:
ARMED MEN MENACE.
Your dispatch received The news
papers have reported that the men
whom you are importing into this State
are bringing arms and ammunition,
which reports you inform me are un-
true.
IF armed bodies should be brought
into this State it would disturb rather
than maintain public peace and order
for it is the duty of the public author
tiles at all times to preserve order and
protect life, and this duty cannot be
delegated to any party else.
Neither side in such a controversy
as Is taking place in San Francisco
should maintain authorized forces of
armed men and thereby endanger the
peace while claiming to maintain it,.
Yes. l have received telegram of
inquiry from Governor Pardee.'' said
Patrick Calhoun last night, concern
ing the newspaper reports that the
United Railroads is bringing a large
force of armed men from the East to
break the strike in San Francisco.
answered him that the men We're COM
ing on a peaceful mission to enter the
employ of the company.
The report that we are importing a
menacing force of armed men is untrue
and / so informed the Governor. The
men on the way from the East are not
armed and there is no occasion for the
alarming reports that have been sent
out. l am having these men come to
peacefully operate the cars of the
United Railroads. as Is my duty to the
stockholders of the corporation and TO
the people of San Francisco.
SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD REJOICE.
AS matter of fact, the people of
San Francisco ought to rejoice over
the fact that 1 am bringing several
hundred men here to add to the citys
population. The United Railroads is
the loser because of the cost entailed
in bringing the men from the East;
the Carmens Union is the loser be-
cause the members must seek other
employment but the city of San Fran
cisco is the gamer because of the sub
stantial acquisition to her population.
mo, 1 do not look for any trouble
about bringing these men from the
East. They come on peaceful mis-
sion and there is no disposition in any
quarter to stop them. There would
be no authority to stop them. and no
one will desire to do so as long as they
come in a law w-abiding manner