Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
STRIKE PAIL HANGS
OVER FRISCO TODAY
Trouble is Expected of a Seri-
GUS Character.
NO MORE SHIPBUILDING
Schwab Says Labor Has Killed the In
dustry There.
GRAVE CONDITIONS IN GOTHAM
Longshoremen Hold the Key to the
Shipping situation-Labor
Troubles Elsewhere.
GRAVE CONDITIONS IN GOTHAM

SAN FRANCISCO, May In
anticipation OF an attempt by the
United Railroads to start its cars,
crowds gathered about the barns at
Turk and Fillmore streets, and be-
came so great that traffic along both
streets was blocked. Six thousand
persons swarmed about the shed in
which the strike-breakers are
housed. Attempts were made by
agitators to infame the crowd.
Special Dispatch TO The Star
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 7.-Strike
conditions continue to be serious and are
accentuated by the virtual suspension of the
telephone service. The street cars are not
running. thousands of ironworkers are still
holding out fer eight hour day and near
ly all the big laundries are idle.
Mayor Schmitz said that he had issued
orders to Chief of Police Oman that peace
and order must be maintained at any cost,
and that persons carrying arms were to be
arrested without respect to which side in
the controversy they represent. He said
he would not permit policemen to act as
motormen or conductors or to ride on the
guards, his belief being that police officers
at such a time as this tend to excite vio-
lence.
Will Not Confer.
That President Calhoun of the United
railroads no longer recognizes the local Car
mems Union and that his attitude is final
was the statement made by his assistant,
Thornwan Mutually. Asked whether the
company would receive and confer with
committee of the strikers If it came as
representative of the men individuals,
Mr.. Mutually said: Yes, but no committee
representing the local union will be recog-
nized The company has no quarrel with
unionism as a principle, nor Is it opposed to
organized labor as a body, but 1t is done
with the local Garments Union. That union
has twice broken faith with the company
No More Shipbuilding.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Charles NJ.
Schwab former president of the United
States Steel Corporation and president Of
the Carnegie company prior to the organiza-
ton OF the steel corporation, heavily inter-
ested In large shipbuilding works in the
east chief owner of the Bethlehem steel
works and the principal holder of Harlan
& Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Del, made
a flying trip to San Francisco yesterday.
Mr. Schwab in a personal interview
stated:
Our concern will never take a battleship
or any other kind of ship to be built in
San Francisco as long as labor conditions
x.atr oil A1 a nQf
s., 100000 on the last three battleships con-
tracted for. and have lost more money in
work in San Francisco than we have
made at other works throughout the
different parts OF the country. We shall
not take any work OF any magnitude under
the labor conditions existing in San Francis
co. l have never seen anything like 1t any
where.
Lost Money.
We have just completed three battle
ships for the United States government and
we have lost s2.JOO,OCO in the construction,
and this was chiefly caused by the condi-
ton of labor. When we took control of the
union works Henry T. Scott had Already
contracted for these three ships, and then
the men were working ten hours a day, but
this did not exist long before it was nine
hours. Ii Is not so much the time il is
greatly because of their inferior and inef-
hcient workmanship that object, as the
same standard has not been maintained.
Il want to state in the interest of your
city that uness labor conditions change
here all manufacturing must stop, as no
living man would dare bid on future con-
tracts with your labor organizations con-
stantly raising wages and reducing the
hours of labor"
Must Report or Go.
All of the employees of the United Rail-
roads of this city who fail to report at the
car barns of the company today for duty
according to instructions will be formally
discharged The next move will be to start
the cars out of the barns in charge of the
strike breakers, large number of whom
are already here for the work. supply car
was run over the lines today which finally
reached its destination after IL had been
derailed by some one in sympathy with the
strikers. who put a stone upon the track
While II Is hoped that peaceful conditions
will prevail. the authorities are fully pre-
pared 10 cope with any trouble which may
arise
The mayor and chief OF police have an
nounced that the police will not be per-
United to ride upon the for the pur-
pose of protection. their duties being con-
hned to the preservation of peace In the
streets. The governor has. II is claimed a
sufficient force of militia to fall back upon
III necessary. and. falling in that Gen
Funston. In command of the Department OF
the Pacific, il now here ready for any
emergency which might necessitate inter
ference by the federal troops. large force
Of which Is now stationed at the Preside.
The Civic League.
The civic league continues It's efforts tc
promote peaceful settlement of the diff.
ferences of the company and its ntn, but
II was admitted that none of them was at.
tended by very signal success.
The car strike by its more intimate con,
nection with the public has for the timt
completely ecipsed the other labor dificul
ties which are now hampering the business
interests OF the city The strikes of the
four crafts now affected, the iron workers
car men. laundry workers ana telephone
sDerators, deprive ID 0J0 wage earners o.