The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-25
UNION DEMANDS
NOT COuCHED As
IN ULTIMA UNI
Carmen Leave Way Open
for an Adjustment of
Wage Dispute
NOTICE TO CALHOUN
Formal Presentation oi
Terms Which Company
Is Asked to Grant
CHIEFS WILL CONFER
Men Expect Word From In
ternational President
Mahon Today
CHIEFS WILL CONFER

| ne demands of the carmen's union
for an eight hour day and a So wage
were formally presented to Patrick
Calhoun yesterday by President Cor
nelius. Accompanying the document
which set forth the requested terms
was a communication asking for an
answer before Saturday night, but a
conference was arranged to be held on
Friday morning between Calhoun and
the committee from the union. This
indicates that the written demands are
not to be considered as an ultimatum,
and leaves the hope that some basis of
agreement will be reached which will
avoid the public calamity of another
car strike.
Il earnestly hope the men will not
act hastily" Calhoun said last night
These terms are almost precisely the
same as those which were settled by
arbitration two months ago. I can not
and will not consent to the So fiat wage,
with the eight hour day. which has just
been arbitrated. The union must real
ize that it can not demand a new set
tlement and threaten the community
with strike every six months There
must be limit to this somewhere
am convinced that the majority of
the men do not want to strike at this
time. There is an influence hostile to
me at work with my men, What it is
I do not know, but I am certain that
the men, if left to themselves, would
not force strike at this time"
PREPARING FOR THE VOTE
The arrangements preliminary to a
strike vote are being rapidly completed
by the union leaders. The terms were
formally presented to the company
without waiting for the Endorsement of
the labor council. The executive COM
mittee of this organization has ratified
the terms, but action by the full coun-
ell can not be had until the meeting on
Friday night. At the same time the
consent of international President Ma
hon and the executive committee of the
union throughout the country already
has been asked for and a reply is ex-
pected today. Before strike can be
declared it Is necessary to obtain the
consent of this body, but AIahon's an
swer will be in the hands of Cornelius
before the executive committee of the
local union shall have met on Saturday
night. At the time of the last strike
Mahon counseled settlement by arbi-
tration, and if he were to withhold his
consent it would be impossible for the
union to declare a strike now.
DIVISION IN THE UNION
Apparently there is division among
the men on the question of the wisdom
OF precipitating a conflict Calhoun
asserts that such is the case and Cor
nelius and Bowling do not deny it. The
fact that the demand was made at the
meeting on Tuesday that the strike
vote should be taken by secret ballot
strengthens the Impression that a con
siderable number of the older men
would vote against a strike if they
could do so without subjecting them
selves to the opportunities of the
ardent spirits who are eager to bring
on the conflict.
Cornelius has refrained from declar-
ing his position and says he will leave
the question with the men for their deci-
sion. 1t is rumored that the Influences
which remain friendly to Schmitz are
at work to stir up strike sentiment
among the men in the hope that a rie-
UP of the transportation facilities might
develop some condition from which the
indicted grafters could make capita,.
but 1T is known that Schmitz' direct
power to sway the decision of the men
is virtually nil.
The difficulty has now entered upon
the conference period and the ex-
change of communications which will
be begun with the conference to be held
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