The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-10
CALHOUN WILL
ASK GOVERNOR
FOR SOLDIERS
Prepares Afhdavits to Show
That Police Protection
Is Inadequate
AID GIVEN FARCICAL
Dinan VIII Guard Few Cars
for Only Two Hours
a Day
TROOPS A NECESSITY
United Railroads President
Says He Can't Resume
Without Them

The acts of the United Rail-
roads and the utterances of its
officials yesterday all pointed
strongly to the conclusion that
President Patrick Calhoun will
present to Governor Gillett i'm
mediztely upon his arrival at
Sacramento a request for military
control IN San Francisco as the
only means of assuring a peace
fuI resumption of the city's street
car service. Advices from Los
Angeles last night stated that the
Governor had abandoned his. con-
tempiated trip TO san Diego and would
return to the capital Immediately
calhoun stated to a Call reporter
yesterday that he was absolutely lin
tied in running his cars to two hours
in the day under the present protection
offered by the police.
Il am going. TO run my cars to the
fun extent that / am given protection"
he said IF the police tell me that they
cannot protect the cars until o'clock
In the afternoon cannot start them
out before that hour. If they tell me
that I cannot have their protection
after 3 O'Clock in the afternoon am
limited to that hour"
This describes the situation of yes
terday. Under the arrangement with
Dinan the arms have been taken from
the men operating the streetcars. The
United Railroads officials claim it
would be no less than murder to. send
them out without arms and without
the full and adequate protection of the
police against the mobs which have
rioted in the streets for the last three
days. Police protection for two hour
trip through the Western addition,
where the cars are cheered by women,
does not go far toward the resumption
of complete service. President Cal
houn said his company was absolutely
At the mercy Of the police and restrict
cd in running cars TO their dictation,
Confronted by this situation the
United Railroads is preparing aflda-
Wits setting forth the inadequacy of
the protection offered by Dinan. These
amdavits will cover the action of the
rolice on Tuesday, when they refused
TO arrest men in the crowd who threw
rocks. and the fact that after the men
employed by the company had been
disarmed the police limited the hours
during which they would protect the
cars.
This showing will be placed before
the governor. who has already an
nounced his intention or ordering out
the troops when he is convinced that
they are needed without waiting for
the request Of the present city admin
istration, and it is expected that within
q few DAYS there will be state troops
in the city in sufficient numbers 20
afford complete protection for more
than two cars on an afternoon excur-
sion through the residence district.
GOVERNOR CAN ACT
it was pointed out by one of the su-
perior judges last night that the crimes
which had been committed in the city
this week were not merely offenses
against city ordinances, but that they
were crimes defined by the Penal Code
Of the state of California The moment
that it becomes evident to the state
executive that the laws Of California
are being broken and that the police
are inefficient to cope with the situ-
alton it is within his power to order
out the militia without further process
The governor can intervene in the
present situation exactly as the attor-
ney general can intervene in suit in
the courts on his own initiative when
he concludes that the circumstances
warrant il.
section 1917 Of the Political Code
says.
Proclamation of State of Insur-
rection: When the governor is sat