The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09
HOBS RULE m SAN FRANCISCO
POLICE AID IN KEEPING STREET
RAILWAYS TIED UP.
Disarm Strike Breakers. but Make Ne Move
Toward DisDerslng HOOdlums and
Strike 6ympathlzeFS Mayor and Cos.
eTn0r Fake Nc Vigorous Action

uisarm Btf1ke but Make Ne Move
Toward DispeFstng HO0dIumS and
strike sympathizeFS Mayor and Cos.
eSnor Take Ne Vigorous Action
SAN FRANCISCO. May s.-There was no
break in the street car tieup to-day. Al
though cars were run from Oak street out to
D~evisadero and along this uptown street.
no attempt was made to operate cars in the
business district. for the police disarmed
all men on cars as they came out of the
barn. They did little. however. to pre-
vent mobslfrom from throwing bricks at
the cars.
Mounted police attended the cars and in
places dubbed strikers and hoodlums who
threw bricks. but they did not try TO dis
perse mobs " check abuse OF the men who
were running cars. One young fellow
was arrested for throwing a brick, but when
the police officer was asked 10 free the man
he let the hoodlum 60 and was cheered
by the crowd.
Chief Of Police Oman has ordered the
police to shoot any strike breaker who
fires on the crowds. yeti his men permit mobs
to gather around the car barns and prevent
the running Of cars downtown.
The only hope for the resumption Of car
service and the restoration Of business
which has been paralyzed lies in Gov
Glllett, who 10 expected 10 order out the
militia. Thus far the Governor has only
warned the militia TO be in readiness and
until the citizens as a body make an appeal
to the Governor he probably will not act.
Business men here have been dominated
so long by labor unions that they are
afraid to assert themselves lest they lose
trade. Newspapers, which have found it
very costly 20 attack unions, take no de-
cidcd editorial stand. The Mayor Issues
msnifestoes counselling the people to keep
OH the streets and TO maintain peace. but
hAa not . word 20 say about the mobs OF
strikers and hoodlums who have prevented
the running Of cars.
President Cornelius Of the Carmen'S
claiming that the United Railroads has
imported thugs and ~ex-oonviots TO shoot
down innocent people. Cornelius misrepre-
sents the position Of the railroad company
n his proclamRtions and interviews
merely serve TO provoke rioting.
Take It al In all Ban Francisco to-day
: resents q hne example OF q city with trade
paraly1ed and rebuilding checked, with a
corrupt and Incompetent administration,
with no prominent citizens Of courage
to call q public mass meeting and deal
with the situation as 1t deserves.
Some ides may be gained Of the feeling
of thehtrikers and labor union sympathizers
from a dodRer issued to-day calling on
the men to hear Walter Macarthur, one
OF the most violent Socialists in the city,
speak under the auspiCE of the Socialist
party. Here are some lines from this
dodger:
do it now; tie up the town; let that he
your answer to Farley, Phalan and the
don't serve tho scab hearted
herd OF towards. Misery Ia misery. This
10 the old fight between the rich and the
poor. Where do you stand? With the rich
II you serve the scabs. You serve the scabs
II you work at ah-don't w~ork-don't do a !
thing but tie up the town. OF course you
could AVE voted the Socialist ticket last
time and you would not have TO tie it up
now. but do II now
These extracts give a fair idea of the senti-
rpent among union men and their sympa- |
thi1ere, which makes the outlook gloomy |
for any immediate settlement Of the trouble. |