The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18

IA '"N Pi4NotS NhdlADSlS Ol the Judge.
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obey an order from the court?'
On, no. There will be no fight.
promised the governor that, and-and-
there will be no fight
VIII you disobey the court order?"
NO, 1 do not say that. If there is
an Injunction 1 do not know what l
will do; but there is no use talking
about that matter. There will be no
fight
The latest difficulty was then put to
Governor Gillett and he was asked
what he intended to do if the police
by injunction were rendered power
less to interfere.
TROOPS IN ARENA
Then" replied GiIlett, Il will pro-
claim martial law and turn the troops
INTO the arena. 1t might as well be
realized now that | do not intend TO
nave that fight held here. I am deter
mined in that matter and the sooner
the promoters understand this the bet
ter it will be for them"
The situation changed complexion
every hour of the day, but through the
tourmoil the governor refused to give
in Criticism, arguments, pleas he met
with the same remark:
The fight will not be held
The strain of it told on him. He
was white and haggard and his voice
rose nigh in discussion. He was plain
spoken to an embarrassing point His
attitude 10 District Attorney Fickert
was openly hostile and bordered on
the openly contemptuous He over
looked the latter altogether in HIS
dealings, speaking directly to Chief
Martin and demanding his promise.
reward the very last as he prepared
TO board his train for Sacramento he
alIowed his feelings to show himself in
speaking to a body of newspapermen-
I feel I am right in this stand, he
said, "and it is hard to have my mo-
tlVes misconstrued. Nobody realizes
more than / do what it means to have
state troops rushed into a city. but 7
only wanted the promise of the officials
to prevent crime. to withhold any such
action
The only light touch to the dav was
the remark made by Sam Langford
when informed that state troops were
TO be called out
DOESN'T LIKE BAYONETS
Gem men, said Langford, solemnlv.
An doan mind fightin' that ere Mister
Kaufman, but this bayonet game am a
new one on me. All shoreIy doan rel
ish the idee of clinching with a bavo-
net, specially when Ah'm stripped"
Ihe remark was repeated to the gov
efnor and he laughed uproariously.
making the most of what little copedx,
the whole affair had given him. While
crossing the bay to Oakland he gave
OUT an interview summing up his ac-
tions throughout the sensational dav.
1t is neither my inclination nor NV
duty" he began, ito order in the state
troops when the local authorities can
cope with a situation, but it certainly
is my intention and my duty to do SO
when discover that the local author
tiles either can not or will not prevent
the commission of crime within their
jurisdiction.
FIGHTING HAS TO CEASE
"In the case of the prize fights I
awaited the faction Of District Attor-
ney Fickert, hoping that he Womb
take the proper measures. There is
no getting away from the fact that the
time has come when prize fghttne
has to cease in California. To me the
law on the subject was clear. II did
not take me long to observe that tha
decision of our sister state on the
same subject under the same eircum-
stances were against such exhibitions
and l naturally thought that the dis
trict attorney on reading the law would
arrive at the same understanding Of
it. Ultimately I called him nm ovey
the telephone and from the converse
ton / had with him I saw that he did
not intend to prevent the Jeffries-John-
son fight A day later 1 received q
letter from him expressing the same
views.
Then I decided to take the matter
into my own hands. 1 had his letter on
my desk when ] wrote to the attorney
general, telling him to take legal stems
to stop the fight, and If not then 70
prosecute those who violated the law
"Of the court decision I do not care
TO speak. inasmuch as that speaks for
itself. But / saw this evening that
drastic measures were necessary. and 7
was fully determined that they should
be taken II no other way could be
found TO stop the fight Saturday after
noon l was making the last arrange
ments when I was informed that Chief
Of Police Martin and District Attorney
Fickert wished TO consult with me. OF
course, 1 Immediately expressed NV
pleasure of meeting with them and
talking the situation over.
My dealings were with Chief Martin
] told Fickert that / was surprises that
ne should wish to interfere, as I had
| judged from his published Statements
that he had no desire to take anv
steps in the case He replied that he
| had been nisquoted in the papers,
Then, sir, I told him, it does NOT
make much difference, inasmuch as
these interviews were in line with vour
conversation with me and with your
letter.
IT'S UP TO MARTIN
NO sooner did Chief Martin tell me
that he promised to prevent the fight
than / left the matter in his hands.
That was all / needed. 1t was not nv
desire to stir UP trouble, but / am de-
termined to see that the law is not