Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-06
TROLLEY STRIKE
San Francisco Having a Time With Street Cars, Telephones
 and Iron Workers
THIRD SINCE QUAKE

San Francisco. May 6.--San Fran cisco is again in the throes of bitter strike. For the third time since the disastrous fire, year ago, San Fran cisco is walking because of the declaration of a strike on all the street car lines in the city by the Garments union Added to this tie up is the strike of the telephone girls and of 5000 iron workers. With out transportation facilities and with a crippled and inadequate telephone service business is greatly handi- capped.
 A committee of the Civil league of San Francisco yesterday endeavored to bring about a settlement of the strike. The committee called on Henry T. Scott, president of the Pa cific States Telephone & Telegraph company, President Calhoun, of the United Railways and President Cor nelius, of the Carmen's union, and requested them, in the interests of the city and of the public, to submit | the differences to arbitration. The committee met with positive refusal. The carmen have organized an ex- tensive picket detail at each car barn. The pickets are changed every four hours, and according to President Cornelius, have been in structed to permit no violence. Large crowds surrounded the car barns at Turk and Fillmore streets where 100 strike breakers are lodged. Beyond hooting and jeeeing no overt act was attempted. Heavy shutters and iron screens were placed at the windows of all the barns and car houses. At the car barn at Hays and Central ave- nues, where is situated the companys principal commissary departments, intense activity prevails to prepare for the housing and feeding of large number of strike breakers.
 T.e iron workers strike shows no change. The men still hold out for their demands. No violence is re- ported.
 Many of the leading saloon men are in favor of closing all the saloons during the continuance of the strike and may ask the mayor to do so.
 From the preparations already mad it is evident that the company intends to run cars at first on the main streets covered by the system, and that no attempt will be made to operate the minor lines.
 otices have been posted in all the car barns of the company that all em- ployes will be expected to report for duty on Tuesday morning or consid- CT themselves discharged.
 The situation so far has been very peaceful and there no indications of impending trouble. At the same time every preparation is being made by the state and civic authorities to prevent any breach of the peace. Af- ter an exciting meeting lasting four hours the Electrical Workers union, linemen No 151, yesterday failed to reach an agreement on proposition to strike in sympathy with the tele- phone girls. A compromise was ef- fected whereby definite action was postponed until the executive con- mittee shall have conferred with the officials of the telephone company, when the company will be informed that unless the union of the girls is recognized. the linemen and electri- clans will walk out. The company is succeeding fin giving a little bet ter service than it was able to do during the first days of the strike, and the assertion Is made that it will be able. to ohld it's position un- til the striking operators return to their posts.