The San Francisco call., 1909-06-09
MILITIA WILL LEAVE
M'CLOUD IN PEACE
Sheriff Says Military Guard Is
No Longer Needed in
Lumber Camp
Company Pays Appraised Value
of Strikers Cabins and Un-
married Men Depart
BY RAY S. HARRIS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

McCLOUD. June s.-The militia will
be released from duty here tomorrow
and entrain for Sacramento and Chico,
the soldiers homes. Sheriff Howard
stated this afternoon that the services
of the military guard were not needed
any longer under present conditions at
the camp.
This morning the fire raging east Of
McCloud was subjugated and the fac
tory at the lumber camp started up
with almost a complete force. The un-
married strikers are leaving on every
train and the men with families are
settling their affairs and preparing to
depart. Sixty men left yesterday and
80 today.
The great strike has reached its con-
clusion, and within a few days the
work of filing the ranks Of the labor
ers will begin. The company officials
hope to have the full force of 1908 men
at work within a month.
STRIKERS CABINS VALUED
The work Of appraising the value of
the strikers cabins has been going
forward steadily, and 81 cabins were
visited yesterday, more than 100 were
seen today, and the total of 290 will be
finished tomorrow. The company is not
haggling over prices. but IN some in
stances paying much more than the
houses are worth to escape the pos
sibility of misunderstanding.
Apparently Governor Gillett is salts
fed with the explanation of Adjutant
General Lauck of his purpose in form
ing headquarters at the home of ]. H.
Queal, president of the MeCloud lumber
company, for the general is still located
at the company officials residence.
CONSUL GENERAL ON STAND
There the general received his Of
f1cers yesterday and on the veranda be-
fore the house pointed out every detail
of McCloud below and the way in
which the peaceful occupation of the
town had been conducted. President
QueaFs home, 100 feet above the town.
is on a small hill commanding a view
of every part of the plant, in an ideal
spot for a commanding officer to oc-
cupy
The italian consul general. Salvatore
L. Rocca, spent today and last night at
Shasta Springs, a few miles from here,
and kept informed of the situation
through frequent communications with
Ettore Patrizi editor OF L'Italia, the
San Francisco newspaper. who will re-
main here until the last striker has left.
NEW HOUSES PROMISED
The American -workmen of the Nc
Cloud company returned to work today
when PRESIDENT Queal assured tnem
that no strike breakers would be i'm
ported. Men are coming in to the
camp every day in small numbers, but
they are not regarded any longer as
strike breakers by the men now at
work, for the strike is spoken of gen.
orally as over.
Queal has given out other state
ments as to the future policy of the
company, and one of the most import
ant of these is the announcement that
the present shacks will be replaced by
small but comfortable dwellings. sup
piled with heat and electric light.
Vote CenSures Governor
ALAMEDA. June S.-Governor Gillett
was censured BY the building trades
council at a meeting held tonight for
his action in sending troops to McCloud.
The council adopted a resolution con-
demning the governor. The members
were of the opinion that the action of
the governor was against the interests
of American workmen, and the rough
draft of the resolution drawn up last
evening recited that the mine owners
were attempting to disrupt the unions.
The charges brought against C. W.
Pool, a member of the executive COM
mittee of the council, of being friendly
with the citizens alliance were brought
up at the meeting. No action was taken
in the matter