The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-13
De YOUNG
VIASCHWAB
HITS LABOR
Steel Magnate SIurs Union Men
"as My Friend Mike Told
Me To"
Says LabOrers of San Fran
cisco Do Not Earn the
Wage Paid Them
Head of Union Iron Works Also
Attacks Interstate Com
merce Commission
Fiery Speech Is Made at Initial
Session of Rotary Club
at the ST. Francis

1.-THE members of the San
Francisco labor unions do
not perform an honest days
work for a days wage which
is paid them" F"
This, in substance, was the
announcement last night Of
Charles M. Schwab, mil
lionaire head OF the Bethlehem
steel company and Of the Union
iron works, professedly acting as.
the mouthpiece Of N. H. de
Young.
This slur upon the local labor
unions, made, as Schwab de-
clared, by direction OF my friend
Mike de Young" was uttered at
the initial meeting Of the Rotary
club. held last evening at the St. Fran
els hotel.
Other things that schwab said, at
tributing many Of them TO the inspira-
ton Of his friend Nike were:
Until the present labor organization
is changed you can accomplish nothing
in the way of construction or manufac-
ture."
The cost Of labor in this city is twice
as much as in any of the eastern cities.
not so much because of the wage paid,
but because OF the amount and the
quality OF the work performed"
Never again will any sane, conserva-
tive man build a ship here until the
labor situation has been radically
changed"
7 lost ss.oOo.ooo in this city in one
year because Of the attitude Of union
labor and scratched IL of the books as
charged"
Labor organizations as conducted
here are not a benefit to the laboring
people II may take them a long time
10 realize II, but the awakening must
come"
CONCERTED ACTION
The best interests of you manufac-
turers and merchants is not conserved
by arbitrary action nor by individual
effort. Only a concerted action by all
the merchants involved, persistent and
unremitting. viii relieve the situation"
The campaign against the labor
unions should not be one Of the moment
or melted by the developments Of the
day. but should be one long. all to-
Eefher pull Until that is done, I re-
peat. san Francisco viii not assume the
position that is rightfully hers IN the
commercial world. And when il is
done I am willing TO risk my dollars
here along with many other eastern
capitalists"
Schwab was conversing over his cigar
with some friends in the dining room
OF the ST. Francis when his friend De
Young entered and invited him to ad-
1ourn TO the red room. where the Rotary
club was in the travail of its expected
birth. On entering the room Schwab
was greeted with cheers. De Young
smiled and, Atlas like, bore on his slop-
ing shoulders the heaped up congratu-
iatious OF his club members. There
were more cheers FOR the steel mag
nate. which De Young vicariously ac-
oepted with an easy grace.
SchWab remained standing, Dut his
friend the editor OF the Chronicle, tax
ing q chair at the left Of the speaker,
drew a cigarette from a case and leis-
urely prepared to drink IN the quintes-
sence Of his conferences with his friend
". P. Calkins. publisher OF the Globe.
was half inclined 10 remain standing
during the address, and only after he
had received a warning pull at his
coat tails did he resume his chair.
BOOST, DON'T KNOCK
As Schwab's eve glanced at the menu
card before him his eye struck the
clubs motto. Boost and we all boost
with you: knock and you knock alone
Schwab's habftual mien is smiling
countenance. He remarked the appo-
siteness OF the slogan TO Mike sit
ting at his left. and Mike withdrew
his cigarette long enough TO smile, too.
The steel magnate began his address
with an attack on the interstate COM