Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-14
Insults Are Hurled
at Street Car
Patrons
Women Join the Men in
Trying to Stop
Traffic
Governor GIIIett Declares Better Order
Must Be Maintained or the
State Troops VIII Be
Called Out
By Associated Press.

Ioy faooOCldISu fT6SS.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-One
hundred cars, manned and guarded by
800 non-union strike breakers, were
operated today from 8 a. m. until A
and p. m. on six Of the twenty odd
lines of the United Railroads. There
were scores of acts Of individual yio-
lence, but there was no rioting beyond
the ability of the police to put down.
About 10000 passengers were carried
during the day. Thousands of them.
women as well as men, were SUBJ
jected to intolerable insult at the hands
of union men and their sympathizers,
who cursed foully at the passing cars
and the people on them.
President Calhoun of the United Rail-
roads, in a statement today to the As
ISOLATED Press, advanced beyond the
position he has thus far maintained
with reference to the local car mems
union. He said:
II shall not take back any striking
motorman or conductor unless he first
surrenderS his union card and signs
contract to remain non-union man
so long as he remains in the company's
employment" He said, further:
ITO run cars at night Is at the pres
ent time prohibitive. I hope that the
era of violence Is about over; hope
that the passions of last week have run
their course. This much I know, that
If my non union men are attacked and
their lives endangered, and police pro-
lection Is not afforded, I shall exercise
a constitutional right and arm them.
shall not stand by and see my crews,
or any of them, beaten up"
Abuse Must Stop
Governor Gillett informed newspaper
men who called on him at staff head
querters in the ferry building today
that he will maintain these headquar-
ters all summer. 1.-THE state" said the
governor, will not withdraw its eye
from San Francisco until this trouble Is
fully over. I go to Sacramento Thurs
day. but 1t is only couple of hours
close touch with Adjutant General
Lauck, who will remain here in charge
of staff headquarters.
The governor declared with emphasis
that the police must promptly and
vigorously put a stop to the wholesale
abuse that is being heaped upon passen-
gers, both women and men. and upon
the strike breakers by crowds and In
individuals in the streets.
He was greatly lIC6llSCu NY IhC illctiy
reports brought to him during the day
of vulgar and profane remarks ad
dressed by strike sympathizers to peo-
pie on the cars.
Any union man who rides on a street
car during this strike Is subjec to
punishment ranging from $25 or $50 fine
to expulsion.
Governor Gillett said he thought it
would not be wise from a peace stand
(To1I D.
to throw open the entire United Rail
roads system at once, or to run cars at
night just now.
Advice for, Calhoun
"Mr. Calhoun" said the governor,
must be guided by his own good sense
in resuming operation of his lines. The
service should be restored gradually
with due regard to the safety of pas
sengers as well as the lives of opera
tives. 1 have no doubt Mr.. Calhoun
understands this quite as we'll as I do"
Blood flowed as a result of one Of the
many desultory acts Of violence COM
mitted during the day. A brickbat
thrown at a passenger filled car on the
Suffer street line at Fifteenth avenue
and California street tore open the scalp
of 7-year-old girl, Sophia Frank. The
child, bleeding profusely, was removed
Geons say she will recover.
A number of women living in Point |
Lobos refugee camp armed themselves
with missiles of a various sort and |
bombarded passing car. They were
doing considerable execution when the
police interfered. Later in the day |
some of these warlike females laid |
their babies on the car track and were
again chased off by the police after
several cars had thus been blockaded.
AT Fourth and Market streets stones
and timbers were dropped upon pass |
ing cars from a high building in course
of construction. 1t is understood to-
night that the United Railroads will
tomorrow operate eight or nine lines.
Five hundred regular police and 100 or
more specials were employed in guard
ing the streets today through which the
cars ran.
Many complaints were received of re-
fusal of officers to suppress disorderly !
acts directed against the service. In
many other instances the police acted |
with decision and vigor.
New Factor Created
A new factor was created in the car
fight by the discussion today at a meet
ing Of the board of supervisors of the
advisability of the citys taking over
the Geary street cable line and operat-
Ing 1t on the basis OF SO for an eight |
hour day--the demand which precip- |
ltated the strike Of the United Rail- |
roads men.
The city owns the Geary street line, |
put has leased 1t to it's former owners,
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