The San Francisco call., 1907-06-06
FEDERATION MAY
HELP To SETTLE
THE CAR STRIKE
Calhoun Says He Might
Treat With National
Organization
MEETS PEACE BODY
Conference Is Without Re-
suit, but Committee
Is Hopeful
CORNELIUS is TABU
Magnate Says He Will Not
Deal With Union or
It's President
CORNELIUS is TABU

A new feature was injected
into the streetcar strike yesterday,
when President Patrick Calhoun
of the United Railroads informed
the conciliation committee that,
while he could not treat with the
local union, he might be willing
to consider the matter with any
higher body of organized labor.
Calhoun took the stand that the
San Francisco union had violated
its own laws as well as those Of
the international organization
with which it was affiliated in re-
fusing to consider arbitration be-
fore it ordered strike. While
no definite arrangement for an
appeal to the American fedora
ton of labor was made, the mat
ter is to be placed in the hands of
their consideration.
! Calhoun was in conference with
twelve members of the conciliation
committee in the rooms of the harbor
commission in the ferry building for
one hour and twenty minutes. and
when the meeting adjourned the mem
bers of the committee announced that
the situation was unchanged and that
there was but slight hope of an i'm
mediate settlement of the strike.
DISCUSSION is FRANK
Throughout the meeting there was
frank discussion of the situation.
The report which has been circulated
for some days that Calhoun would
recognize new union of carmen en-
tered into the discussion. Calhoun an
nounced emphatically that he was
through for all time with Garments 8
union 205 and its leaders. He said
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that body nor would he employ again
the men who have been its directors.
Then 1t WAS that the possibility Of
treating through the national body or
the American federation became
known. No member of the committee
would discuss this phase Of the matter
after adjournment.
The conference adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman, George
Tracy. Another session may be held
on Saturday or Monday.
Henry T. Scott. president of the Pa
cific telephone company, was to have
been a party to the conferences but
sent word at the last minute that he
was detained by the illness of grand
child.
by Governor GilIett Calhoun arrived
| in his automobile, with his secretary,
and at once Joined the members of the
conciliation committee who had pre-
viously reached the ferry building. The
/ following members were present: B. L.
Cadwalader. Rev. George White. F. w.
Gale, Bishop Nichols. Rev. william
RAIDER, A. c. Holmes. Isidor Jacobs,
George j. Wellington, A. ]. Gallagher,
! George A. Tracy, Norton c. Wells and
/ Rev. D. o. Crowley. Governor GiIlett
had gone to Sacramento, but was repre-
sented by Harbor Commissioner w. 9.
| Stafford.
| After the meeting had been called to
order, B. l.. Cadwalader opened the dis
cussion by stating the purpose OF the
conference and expressing the hope
that the parties concerned would dis
play a conciliatory spirit. He was fol-
lowed by Rev. George White. who ex-
planned, for the benefit of Calhoun the
steps taken by the committee to bring
/ about peace. 1t came out In the discus
sion that followed that while the car
men had adopted the slogan OF SO and
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