The San Francisco call., 1907-06-17
CARMEN ADOPT
4 NEW SYSTEM
OF BOYCOTT|NG
All Members of the Union
to Go on Picket Duty
This Morning
TO PATROL STREETS
Names of Those Patronizing
the United Railroads
Will Be Taken
PROMISE OF SUPPORT
Labor Leaders Assure Men
That Financial Aid Is
Forthcoming
TO PATROL STREETS
PROMISE OF SUPPORT


The Garments union today will
establish the most elaborate sys-
tenn of picketing and espionage
on patrons of the United Rail-
roads ever devised in a San Fran
cisco labor dispute. The plan was
decided upon at an executive
meeting of the carmen, held yes
terday afternoon in Walton's pa
vilion at Golden Gate avenue and
Buchanan street. It was the first
gathering of the carmen since the
beginning of the strike and they
remained in session for three
hours. The men were addressed
by Richard Cornelius, president of the
union; James Bowling. secretary: Su-
pervisor Tvietmoe, secretary of the
state building trades council; Andrew
Furussth of the sailors union and
other labor leaders. At the conclu-
sion the officials of the union refused
to make statement.
The plan for picketing was outlined
to the men by Furuseth. The pickets
will be under the general direction of
John Keane, head picket Of the sailors
union. The carmen will report at their
respective car barns at o'clock this
duty along the streets on which they
formerly operated cars. The men will
be divided into squads. and each squad
will be in charge of a man in uniform
The squads will be stationed at trans
fer points and other centers of the
car service. The number of each pass
ing car, the number of men constituting
the crew and the number of passengers
will be taken. A strong effort will be
made also to learn the names of every
man, woman and child who rides. The
list of passengers will be compiled
every day and general boycott in
augurated.
FURUSETH EXPECTS TROUBLE
Furuseth expects trouble in carrying
out the scheme. You may be ar
rested" he said to the men, land if
you are we will bail you out If we
can-if not, you can stay in jail. But
it won't hurt a hell of a lot if you do
stay in jail"
The city will board US while we're
in,'' cried voice from the hall.
The meeting was only for carmen.
Other union men tried to enter the
hall, but were barred.
More than 1000 carmen were in the
pavilion when the meeting was called
encouragement and called on the men
to continue the fight. Tveitmoe fol-
lowed. He assured the men that the
reports that there had been a theft of
the funds of the union were false. The
money, he said, was in the safe de-
posit vault of Mission bank and could
only be withdrawn In the presence Of
three members of the executive COM
mittee of the union. Embezzlement was
impossible. The speaker named the
members of the committee and voiced
his confidence in their integrity. In
closing he declared that the carmen
would triumph and that organized Ia
Dor would be behind the union until
victory is won.
Tveitmot spoke later in the afternoon
and attacked the United Railroads.
The United Railroads." said he, has
every day for a year. What you must
do is to elect a Union Labor board Of
supervisors-men who will take away
the franchise of the road. If the Geary
street and the California street lines
were in operation we would win this
strike in five months"
BELIEVES MEN WILL WIN
Andrew Furuseth was the principal
speaker of the day. After declaring
his faith in the ability of the carmen to
win the strike he assured them that
they had the strength of organized
labor behind them. He declared, how
ever, that they would have to work
themselves to secure the cooperation
of other bodies in the struggle.
IF you are willing to do the kind
of work we have mapped out for you."
shouted the speaker, we'll win; If
not. you will be defeated. You Will re-
port tomorrow morning at your car