The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03
. MASS MEETING
. OF THE PLATFORM
MEN IS CALLED
Members of the Union VIII
Vote on Question of
Declaring Strike
STICKS TO DEMANDS
Executive Committee De
cides to Take Action Early
Sunday Morning
COMPANY IS READY
United Railroads Prepares to
- Run Cars in Event of
a Walkout
COMPANY IS READY

The executive committee OF the
.czrmen's union met last night and
issued a call for a mass meeting of
the union to be held at the Central
tFeater at l o'clock Sunday morn
ing. At that time the members of
the union will vote for or against
strike in support of their de-
raand for the So and eight hour
wage.
soar answer to CsIhoun's statement
is a cali for mass meeting on Satur-
DAY might" Cornelius said last night
after the meeting OF the executive COM
mfttee. The alternative terms proposed
by the conference committee were in
the interests of peace. That time has
passed and we win not hear of confer
enees again until we are good and
licked
READY TO RUN CARS
Word was received by the carmen
last night that International officer
Pratt was on his way to the coast 70
take charge of the situation as the
representative of the body at large.
It is an open secret that the plans
of the company to run the cars in
case OF a strike have already been
perfected. on Tuesday. Calhoun said:
I am not going to sit up tonight -
hear the result Of the mass meeting
NY plans are already in shape for to-
morrow in the event Of a strike being
declared" Police protection for the
property of the company in case OF a
strike will be serious question which
viii have 10 be met.
The following comprehensive state
ment Of the situation, as seen by the
company, was issued yesterday by
Thornwell Mutually. in which the in
formation is made public for the first
time that Calhoun offered to accept a
modification of the Oakland sliding
scale, under which no man would re-
ceives less than the rate fixed by arbi-
tration and which would effect an in
crease for % per cent of the men; the
scale to begin at 27 cents for first year
men subsequently employed.
CALHoUN's FINAL OFFER
This offer was first made TO Father
Yorke and gave rise to the report that
Calhoun had agreed to accept a sliding
scale starting at 81 cents for all first
year men. The company's statement is
as follows:
The company is more than grateful to the pub
2 lic for the many expressions Of confidence that
come TO Il concerning present controversy
with the agitating minority OF the carmen :
union. The great majority Of our old employees
are fully satisfied with the companys offer The
old men are not tie asgressors and should not
be held responsible for the threat Of tie-up.
Principles rest but lightly the shoulders II
the bullies Of the union. A strike that would
mean immeasurable loss. discomfort and suf-
forlng 10 the entire community would by the
noisy minority Of the carmen's union be regarded
as holiday diversion. No fne regard for rhe
losses Of the merchants the Inconvenience II
the public would mar their pleasure.
There is grave danger of a tie-up. and we de-
sire that the public know the facts in full First
le. II be emphasized and set out in the strong
est terms: The carmen have made no PROPOSE
tion to the company but one. They demanded 50
per day and eight hours. They have never
made. nor has the committee been authorized 70
make any other proposal Of any sort The stu
alton may be summed up il these words:
The carmen in August last viilfully broke 8
solemn contract with the company In direct yio-
la;ion Of the express rules of their international
nnon. they wantoniy went out on a strike and
for more than 10 days subjected the city to
much Inconvenience and loss We would have
been fully justified in refusing to cutter into an
other contract with an organization so heedless
of its obligations Despite tilis the company o.
fered its men q 10 per cent increase in wages to
meet the abnormal conditions following the FIRE.
which then existed and which are now fast dis
appearing. The men rejected this offer and de-
manded 50 and eight hours per day
The company consented to arbitration. We