The San Francisco call., 1906-09-06

oAD4C AOI tnS QcCldllnS on OF the Strike
was the result of the messages re-
ceived from w D. Mahon, president
OF Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America, informing the carmen that
they had violated their agreement
with the United Railroads in striking
without making proposition to arbi-
trate.
STARTED OFF WRONG.
Acting as an all-powerful umpire,
Mshon ruled that the carmen had
started of wrong in the game of in
dustrisl strife and consequently they
must go back again. Argument was
OF no avail. The agreement between
the men and the railroad company
provided specifically for arbitration
in the event OF questions of wages or
hours arising, and President Mahon
plainly showed the local Carmen 5
Union where il had erred when it un-
dertook 70 ignore this clause and in
augurate a strike.
You must go back" the national
leader ruled, and the striking carmen.
respecting his wisdom, went back to
work
TALK THE MATTER OVER.
The question OF arbitrating their
grievances with the railroad company
was under discussion the greater part
OF the day. In the forenoon at 10
3 o'clock the executive committee Of
the Garments Union met and talked
the matter over and then net with the
Joint committee OF the striking en-
ployes. In the afternoon the two
committees again held separate con-
ferences and then came together for a
final discussion. 1t was just half an
hour after this last conference that
Livernash rang up President Calhoun
OF the United Railroads and an
nounced the determination OF the two
committees acting for the men on a
strike
CALHOUN PREPARES.
Something had told President Cal
houn that this decision would be ar
rived at At a late hour Tuesday
night he had counsclcd with the Of
ficials OF the United Railroads with
view OF deciding to run his cars yes
terday morning His tracks had been
cleaned. his powerhcuses put in shape
for action and the arrangements made
Will james dltCl. liC new Di
strike breaker. who had arrived in this
city Z few hours before, to take out
the cars with the men that had been
imported from the East to break the
strike. But after several minutes
thinking President Calhoun said:
NO. I'll give them another day TO
reason with themselves. l hate to see
the Inauguration OF such strife. even
thosgh feel that / am in the right"
and the delay saved the city from
possibly serious affair s.. =
OVATION FOR FIRST CAR.
The first car left Fillmore and Turk
streets at o:Os p. m. three minutes
after Secretary Bowling OF the. Car
mems Union had posted notice in
the assembly room TO the effect that
the executive committee and the Of
hcials OF the United Railroads had
reached a common ground upon which
TO negotiate.
Before placing the official announce
ment on the bulletin board he read it
aloud Two hundred men cheered
every word and when he finally an
nounced that the strike was over there
was an outburst of applause that was
picked up by the crowd without and
carried down the street.
Car No. 1880, with MotOrman ].
w. Root at the crank, was await
ing the signal AS the enthusiastic
crowd rushed from the room Root
sounded his bell and for the first time
IN ten days a car was under way.
AS the car swung into Fillmore
street it was boarded by a hundred
eager men, employees of the company
and others. who were anxious to ride
on the first trip. The platforms be-
came so crowded that many were
forced upon the roof Some thought
ful person had provided the crowd
with American flags and as the grad
ual progress along Fillmore street
was made there was continuous ova-
tion
SHOUTING IN THE STREETS.
Men threw their hats in the air and
shouted, women waved their handker-
chefs and from every window along
the line there was some exhibition OF
the general satisfaction that was felt
at the resumption of streetcar traffic
At the corner of O'Farrell and Fill
more streets, where d crowd had
gathered, the shouting was deafening.
Men ran into the street waving their
hats and screaming. Women danced
UP and down the sidewalk and every
one gave some evidence of satisfac-
tion.
At the Broadway terminal OF the
line the aged station man swung his
lantern around his head in greeting.
The men upon the car responded with
a shout that echoed along the Pacific
Heights.
The return trip was a repetition of
the first At every corner there was a
crowd of shouting men and women
AT Sixteenth and Dolores streets.
where the Labor convention was in
progress, the delegates deserted the
hall to catch glimpse of the first car.
Shout after shout went up from the
throng as It passed.
In the Mission the same enthusiasm
prevailed. Every one was so well
pleased to see the cars again that peo-
pie did not stop TO inquire upon what
terms the agreement had been
reached 1t was enough that the cars
mare running and the lone <,raeo,,,o