The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
TO IGNORE AGENT
Of EXPLORER.
Amundsen Committee Tires
of Randall's Sights and
Will Proceed With Plans
NAVAL PARADE TO-DAY

The theatrical antics of his manager
will not be permitted to interfere with
the programme for the reception of
Captain Roald Amundsen decided upon
by the citizens committee of one hun
dred. So incensed are the members of
the committee over the manner In
which that body has been made the
Toll for the circus billing methods of
fthe distinguished explorers press
agent manager that yesterday it was
given out with an emphasis leaving no
Amundsen present or absent no
changes will be made in the schedule
of functions in hls honor.
Captain Amundsen is not blamed for
the constantly recurring unpleasant
ness to which the reception committee
has been subjected, and which, until
yesterday, its members bore with the
resignation of true California hosts
The reception to Captain Amundsen
was originally planned by the Nor
wegian-Americans of San Francisco.
With characteristic patriotic unselfsh-
ness they invited San Francisco and
California to unite with them in honor
ing the man who discovered and sue
cessfully navigated the Northwest Pas
sage. The response was as spontaneous
as IT was grateful. The State, the
city, their public and civic organiza-
tions, were represented by the men who
We'd with each other in their efforts
to make the reception a credit to San
Francisco and a fitting expression of
her citizens appreciation of the great
Norwe gtan scientist
RANDALL CAPTURES EXPLORER.
Then appeared the fly in the oint-
ment-H. Randall, manager. Randall,
at the expense of unlimited cheek, had
captured the explorer, entirely unac-
customed to America and Americans
Safely netted in the meshes of true
theatrical contracts, the explorer be-
came the unwitting victim of trained.
free advertising seeker. Amundsen is
TO write magazine articles. He is to
appear on the lecture platform. News
paper space was and is valuable as
set to Manager Randall, who promptly
set In motion well-seasoned methods to
surround his attraction with as much
mystery and exclusiveness as possible.
AT the time when further arrange
ments depended upon the committees
ability to locate Amundsen, he was
quietly taken into Oakland. After
keeping the explorer In hiding there
for two days, Randall, manager, ap-
peared before the committee, and, with
such theatrical effects as were pos
sible in the absence of calciums, an
nounced that Amundsen had arrived.
This was but the first of many equally
annoying exhibitions Of Randall At
every step in the perfection of its
plans the committee was confronted
with Randall, manager. Randall pur-
sued the even tenor of his way with
purely perfunctory and occasional in
terest in the efforts of the hard-work-
ing committee The committeeman
swallowed their chagrin until they be-
lieved patience had ceased to be a
virtue and that they were no longer
justified in submitting to Randall,
manager.
AGENT ADDS LAST STRAW.
When entirely ignoring the commit
tee on Friday, Randall, manager, made
engagements for Captain Amundsen
which might seriously conflict with the
committees plan for the naval demon
stration today he added the last straw.
Then 1t was that the committee. acting
through o. A. Tveitmoe, announced 1t
would submit to no further trifiing. It's
programme would be carried out and
should Randall, manager, see fit fur
would be made
NO HITCH IN THE PROGAMGE.
AS an earnest of its intention to
submit no further to Randall, man
ager, the citizens committee. by Chair
man Q. A Tveitmoe of the programme
COMMITTEES, sent the following commu-
nication to The Call:
San Francisco, Oct 90. 1906.
Editor of The Call: The reports in
the press of today alleging conflicting
the reception of Roald Amundsen. the
famous Arctic explorer, should not be
placed at the door of the citizens com
m1ttee or 100. AS far as the COMMITTEES
is concerned, its plans were carefully