The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-15
WORST DAY OF
VIOLENCE in SAN
FRANCISCO STRIKE
Strlke.BreakerS Demand Arms Be
Furnished or they viii Quit.
Union Men Claim Company
Is Breaking the Law

SAN FRANCISCO, May ll.-Totlay
one week after the Turk street battle
which marked the present street ear
strike as the bloodiesl labor disturb.
ance in tho history or san Francisco.
was the worst day of violence during
thai tragic event The forenoon passed
with little disturbance but thorughonl
! the hours of the afternoon. from ~
o'clock until !. stones flew on Mission
strcet from Fifth to Twenty ninth, n
distance of about three miles. and til,
! lives of many passengers rs Well rs
/ those of the -unon operatives at
/ Tie ten ears on thai line, were almost
constantly in danger. Though nearly
! TOO policemen, 4 few of them mounted.
We're stationed along Mission street
I under the commands If captpinS, Niu-
/ lence was not prevented and compare
/ lively few arrests We're mlde In SOM,
instances passengers narrowly escaped
great injury or death from lying cob
( blcstones aud hrickba@ Several pas
sengcrS were assaulted by the crowds
numerous strike breakers were struck
panes of glass We're smashed. and per,
sons aiishting from cars were chased
and in some instances Knocked dow IA
and beaten. At the CIR barn on Mis-
/ Sion street. al Twenty fourth. after the
I last ears had been run in, the motor
nlcn and conductors. who have not
I hccn allowed to carry arms since the
/ Turk street battle of a week ago, pre-
scented their case To Assistant. presi-
dent Mutually. In substance they said:
we have shown that we are MS
ncrvy as average men. We are not
afraid to run your cars anywhere in
the city that you send us. We have
faced bricks and stonts and personal
assaults Tor seven days NOW we have
aheut reached the limit We are tax
ing or lives in our own hands every
time we so out on these cars. The po-
I lice arc either unable or unwilling 70
protect ns. We will take the cars
through any mob thai san Francisco
can gather II you allow us To protect
ourselves, But soma Of us have made
up can minds as result of todaNa
experiences that we will take out no
more carssuntil you Civ MS revolvers. -
Thc striking carme, made new
move today IN causing over one nun
dfed Johh Doe warrants I" b" issued
FOR iSe-bfeakers on the Charge NJ
violating municipni ordinance whch
man on conductor 10 operate a ear be.
fore having had seven days experience
The situation, according ta President
Cornelius OF the Carmehs union, Is
very satisfactory He said
We have instructed our men TO AID
the ponce IN Keeping peace ana order
ON the streets, put the police are tax
Ing an unfair advantage of our men
a. lri afafa nj n
pckets; they arc not even giving them
the rights that every citizen is entitled
to-
Our pickets are not violating the
law. but Mr.. Calhoun Is He is nov opc-
rating his cars with men that nave
had no experience in san t'faneaco.
THIS Is in direct violation of the city
ordinance, which requires that every
man must have at least seven days
training before being placed in chffge
of a car Mr.. Calhoun IS loudly calling
for more protection TO help him brdaE
more laws This must cease. Mr., Cal
houn must obey the law as woll as the
carmen He should have no more
rights than honest citizens
W p Mahon president Of the Inter
national Carmens' union, III an inter
view this afternoon statea
i have nothing new to -ay about
the situation. I am confident that the
carmen win win Their fight This city
| is considered to be strong union Ia
hor one. and with the thousands Of
labor men on our side The battle =
won
Mayor Schmit2 and the committee Of
.ity have spent the day in persistent