The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04

Governor Gillett held conferences
Yesterday with representatives OF TWO
civic organizations which have IoT
their object the Improvement OF n
dustrial and governmental ahalrs h
the city Of san Francisco S2ulelly, p't
not the less positively, Governor .1llle.'
has displaced Mayor Schmitz in all mar
ters that pertain to the city's welfare,
excepting those only which by law are
expressly included among the functions.
OF the mayor
The complexities of the local situa-
ton prompted Gillett TO take the un-
usual step. Naturally, the governor
action has aroused the mayors resent
rnent. but Schmitz is not in position
70 object. much less resist. In assum-
ing control here GiIlett has sought
10 cause as little friction as possible
with those at the head OF the city, gov
ernment He is taking great care not
10 assume any powers which by la"
belong 10 the mayor
The committees which called upon
the governor yesterday were ooGles
which under normal conditions would
consult with the city executive. For
two hours the governor was cioseted.
with a delegation OF 13 citizens from
the Cancellation committee and later IN.
the DAY conferred with Frank -
Svnlnes. who represented the commit
tee Of 10 recently formed by the COM
mercial associations.
The most important Of the immediate
results OF the conferences was the Of
fer Of the governor TO address letters
10 President Patrick Calhoun of the
United Railroads and President Henry
r. Scott Of the Pacific telephone COM
pany. asking them TO meet the concilia-
ton committee wednesday at O'Clock
i'm the Ferry building. The purpose
of the meeting is to enable the con-
ciliation committee 10 renew its efforts
20 settle the streetcar and telephone
strikes
REBUFFED BY COMPANIES
The conciliation committee asked the
assistance of the governor in this mat
ter because its representative had
been rebuned by both Calhoun and
scott The subcommittee which had
undertaken TO bring together the war
ring factions in the car and telephone
strikes is composed Of Bishop Nichols.
Rev William RAIDER, Norton (. Wells,
Robert A Roos and a " Scott Jr-
After the fourth or fifth call upon CAL
houn and Scott. this committee was in
formed by the TWO corporation mag
mates that its Intervention was not well
coined. Both Calhoun and Scott told the
committee that they believed that the
matter was purely one between the
companies and their employees
since this rebuff the committee has
been in conference with representatives
Of the labor unions involved in the
strikes and has made such headway
that il believes a conference with Cal
houn and Scott at this time viii aid the
situation materially il il does not pave
the way for q speedy settlement.
While Governor Gillett promised to
aid the cOnciMation committee to the
extent Of arranging the conference
with Calhoun and Scott, he made it
plain that he could in no way allow
himself TO be drawn directly into the
controversy.
Calhoun refused TO say last night
whether he would accept the COVER
Iieved that any attempt to bring the
union and the company together would
be futile.
With Symmes the governor can
vassed the local situation and ex-
pressed the opinion that the committee
Of businessmen formed the foundation
Of what could be built into a power
ful body Of citizens. The committee
which Symmes represents has en-
larged its plans and hopes to concern
Itself not only with law and order, but
with the industrial situation, and
also with matters pertaining to the
municipal government. Such a course
would naturally cause il to overlap in
some features of its work the scope OF
The civic league, but both bodies as
sert that there is scant danger of a