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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 8, 1901. 17 ADVERTISEMENTS. SUMMERFIELD & ROMAKY GREAT ALTERATION | SME. | Store will be closed from N Saturdap night until | Tuesday Morning 9 a. m. To prepare and mark down goods for the MAMMOTH SALE, Do not forget the place. THE OLD RELIABLE HOUSE — THE LARGEST IN THE CITY. MERKET and FIFTH <TS. SUMMERFIELD & ROMAX AUCTION! Referes's Auction Sale BY ORDER OF COURT. FINAL OFFERING OF Crooks’ Estate Properties, | Monday, September 23, (901, | 12 O'CLOCK At Balesrooms of 6. H. UMBSEN & GO0, Nc. 14 Montgomery Street. | Prominent Third-Street Corner, | 200 feet of Market Street. Largs | frontiges on Third, Stevenson { and Jessie Streets. The largest | available corner left in this sec- | tion of the ¢ ty. Offered in three | subdivisions— 1. North r d and Jessle sts., 69 ft. on Jessie st. Stores and per annum. and basement brick bullding and lot 60 ft. on Stevenson st., 57:6 ft. east st., and fronting 27:6 fL. on Jessie 3. Three-story and basement brick building and ot o on Stevenson st., 117:6 1t east and f 47 ft. on Jesete st me from these last two | pleces $400 be separated and increased with small outlay. Choice Piece of Business Proper:y. Nos. $10, 912 and 914 Kearny street, between kson an 1 ding _through to Moutgomery frontages, 49:6 feet o Brick Building, Nos. 915-917-919 Dupont Street. Between Washington and Jackson: lot 4 feet by 137:6 feet; b cation in Chinatow Present rentel $155 per month. Nos. 832-834 Wasnington Street. located corner brick bufld- orthwest corner of Wash- uts zlley, between Dupont 64:6 by 7:6 feet; rents ington street and and Stockt 330 per month Three Larze Pieces of Property in Potrero Distriet. Coming manufacturing center of the city; | @escribed es follows Almoset entire block bounded by 1S5th and Wiscons 4" Arkensas streets. | rkancas frontage of 200 feet, from | Arkansas to Wisconsin streets. | o Nineteenth S. 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Bells Ladies’ and Children's Hose 5c a pair; Ladies’ Linen Skirts, 3ic; Men's Fine Dress Ehirts, worth $1, for 40(1. at 106 Fifth street. PRINTING. 1 PRINTE! E C HOGHES. ;1 simeome ot PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS. THE HICKS-JUDD CO. 2 First street, San Francisan 104 | 8. F. | pervisors | controvers: | 1901, RUMORS OF PEACE PERSIST THOUGH EMPLOYERS REFUSE REQUEST FOR CONFERENCE Conciliation Committee of Supervisors Réports Failure of Its Ef- forts---Draymen Continue the Consideration of Terms In- volving Recognition of Union in Questions of Hours and Wages EASURED by positive results, the settlement of the strike is no nearer than two days ago, to be then. icipal Federation of Improvement Clubs is still under consideration by the execu- tive committee of the Draymen’s Associa- tion, but the efforts of the conciliation committee of the Board of Supervisors have resulted in complete failure. The Employers’ Association, through its attorney. sent its final reply yesterday 10 the request of the Supervisors commit- tee that a direct conference be granted the representatives of the labor unions. The request was denied in unequivocal terms, and the committee has given out for publication a fuil report of its etforts, which is given below. George Renner, manager of the Dray- men’s Asscciation, said yesterday that the executive committee considered at its morning meeting the terms of peace laid before it by the Improvement Clubs peo- ple, but that no action was taken, nor would any action be taken to-day or to- morrow. " He sald that after the double holiday interim there might be results and that the prospects for a settlement seemed. brighter. The belief is quite generally entertained that the draymen will conserit to recog- nize the Brotherhood of Teamsters in questions relating to hours and wages and that Tuesday will see the beginning of the end. The representatives of the labor unions are anxious to have inserted in the terms of peace this particular form of recognition, as the teamsters fear that the draymen will cut wages in the effort 1o make good the losses occasioned by the strike. The draymen say they have no intention of doing so, as they are satis- fied to let wages and hours stand as un- | der the old agreement. SUPERVISORS FAIL. Conciliation Committee Records Story of Its Efforts. The conciliation committee of the Board of Supervisors records the failure of its efforts in the following report. which will be submitted to the board Tuesday night: To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco—Gea- tlemen: Under the provisions of resolution No. 1817, adopted at a meeting of the Board of Su- held on August 12, 1%01, a special mittee was appointed by his Homor the vor, charged with the duty of bringing about a conference between the representatives of the Employers’ Assoclation and of the labor unions and to take such other means as the committee might deem wise to effect a ter- mination of the present labor difficulties. The committee appointed by his Honor the Mayor was constituted of Supervisors P. J. Curtis, Joseph S. Tobin, Henry U. Branden- stein, Charles Boxton and L. J. Dwyer. The committee so_appointed now submits to this honorable board the following report: Your committee determined that in the be- ginning it was its duty to make itself thor- cughly liar With the issues mvolved in the and that after it had possessed itself of full and accurate information of those issues to outline its course of proceeding. Your committee therefore invited the repre- sentatives of both sides to meet it separately at different hours of the same day, to Wit, on the 2th day of August. Your committee sent the representatives of the unions and of the Employers’ Association the following communications, to Wit: “Ed_Rosenbers, Secretary of the San Fran- cisco Labor Council, San Francisco—Dear Sir: At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on the %th day of August, 1901, the un- dersigned_were appointed a committee for the | purpose of meeting representatives of your or- ganization and the Employers’ Association, with a view of reconciling, if possible, the present labor difficulties. ““The committee. to the end that it may act intelligently in the matter, desires to be put | in full possession of the facts of the contro- versy. For that purpose we, the undersigned, constituting the sald committee, do most re- spectfully request you to meet us this Wednes- day afternoon, August 25, 1501, at the hour of 1 o'clock, at the office of Joseph S. Tobin, Hibernia Bank bullding. “In order to effect freedom of discussion we deem it wise that this conference be executive and that no one be present at the meeting other than your representatives and the mem- bers of this committee. You will do us a favor by sending your written reply this morning to the office of the chairman of the committee as to whether the time hereinbefore stated Is sagreeable. Re- spectfully, PETER’J. CURTIS, ““Chairman of the Committee. 117 Front street. “Members: P. J. Curtis (chairman), J. S. Tobin, H. U. Brandenstein, Charles Boxton, L. J. Dwyer.” Committee Asks for Meeting. “SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 190L To the Executive Committee of the Employ- s’ Assoclation, San Francisco—Gentlemen: At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on the 26th day of August, 1901 the under- signed were appointed a committee for the purpose of meeting the representatives of yoor assoctation and of the labor organizations, with & view of reconciling, if possible, the present labor difficulties. ““The committee, to the end that it may act intelligently in the matter, desires to be put in full possession of all of the facts of the controversy. For that purpose we, the under- signed, constituting the said commlttee, d6 most respectfully request you to meet us to- day, Wednesday afternoon, August 28, 1901, at the office of Joseph S. Tobin, Hibernta Bank | building,-at any hour after 4 o'clock that you may designate. “In order to effect freedom of discussion we deem it wise that this conference be executive and that no one be present at the meeting other than ycur representatives and the members of this committee. “Yeu will do us & favor by sending your written reply this morning to the office of the chairman of the committee as to the hour that will be egreeable to you. Respectfully, “PETER J. CURTIS, “Chairman of the Committes, “117 Front street. *Members: P, J. Curtis (chairman), J. 8. Tobin, H. U. Brandenstein, Charles Boxton, L. J. Dwyer.” 3 In answer to that letter your committes re- ceived @ reply from E. R. Rosenberg, the sec- retary of the San Francisco Labor Council, reading as follows: “SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 1901 “"Hon. Peter J. Curtis, 117 iront streer, San Froncisco, Col.—Dear Sir: In reoly to your favor of the 25th inst., requesting that the representatives of the San Francisco Labor Counci] meet tte committee of the Board of Supervisors to reconcile, if possible, the present labor difficulties, 1 desire to state that Messrs. A. Furuseth, M. Casey, W. H. Goff and Ed Rosenberg will be at the hour mentioned in your communication at the office of Joseph S. Tobin. 1 am, very respectfully yours, “ED R. ROSENEERG, *“Secretary San Francisco Labor Council.” And from M. F. Michael, the attorney for the Employers' Association, reading as follows: Sole Duty to Secure Conference. ““August 28, 1901. “Hon. Peter J. Curtis, Chairman Comm!ttee cf Supervisors, 117 Front street, San Fran- cigco, California—Dear Sir: 1 find it impossi- ble to bring your communication of August 28, befcre the executive committee Of the Employers’ Association to-day, but will en- FREE Men Osn Get These Fres! E | if, indeed, as near as it seemed | The terms of peace | ed by the committee from the Mu- | HE officers of the Harbor Police station resorted to strategy last night to find out if the acts of violence committed on the front were done by union men, and found that the pickets stationed along the frent were in some cases at least the ones who committed the assaults. Ofticer Pat Herlihy, wearing the clothes of a sailor and made up as a water-front roustabout, walked up and down KEast street for several hours, putting himself in the way of the umion pickets. Several times pickets stopped him and asked him if he were at work along the front. Her- lihy replied that he was and named a dock where it was known that non-union men were employed. Hardly would his answer be given when he would be su rounded and attacked, and if he had not been armed he would have joined the ranks of the men sent to the Harbor Hos- pital. As it was, Herlihy's club played an important part in all the scrimmages, and pickets and union men to the nymber of eight were placed under arrest. Lieu- tenant Price and Sergeant Blank trailed Herlihy on his rounds and prevented his Leing overpowered by numbers. The fact that the other otticers on duty along the front were not informed of the ruse cost Herlihy a clubbing at the hands of his fellow officers. He was accosted at the corner of East and Mission street by a picket, who on being informed by Her- lihy that he was ‘“scabbing” started to beat him. Several other union men joined in the attack ana the disguised officer had his hands full warding off their vicious blows. Lieutenant Price arrived on the scene and commenceq using his club. Ci- ficers Edna and McGowan saw the mix- up and came running to the aid of the lieutenant and not knowing that Herlihy, disguished as a longshoreman, was in the crowd plied their clubs indiscriminately. Edna centered’ his attack on the roughiy dressed individual who was armed with a club and managed to raise several welts on Herlihy’s back and shoulders before he recognized him. One of the men arrested through the ruse of the officers, Henry C. Johausen, carried a revolver and was charged at the Harbor station with carrying a concealed weapon. The other seven were John Freel, James Fitzgerald, Willlam Hub- bard, Thomas Spence, J. M. Johnson, C. Lowe and C. Nelson. © silrieivofmifeiedeeouinfisfefodeinell @ deavor to lay the matter before them to-mor- row and hope to be able to send you a reply not later than that date. Yours very truly, “M. F. MICHAEL. Thereafter, on the 2§th day of August. 1901, at the hour of 1 p. m., at the office of joseph S. Tobin, at the HiberniA Bank building, your committee met Messrs. A. Furuseth, Michael Casey and E. R. Rosenberg and secured from them a statement of their side of the contro- versy. They at that time expressed the stiong- est desire for a conference between ther: or any other representatives of the unions and the representatives of the Employers' Association. After a conference extending over some time and proper deliberation, your committee’ con- cluded that the main object of its efforts should be to secure a conference between the representatives of the two bodies. Your committee determined that it was not its proper province at that time to go_into the detalls of the basis of settlement of the matters in dispute, but that its sole function then was to secure the conference stated. Your committee believed at that time its function was not to espouse the cause of either side, not to inject into the controversy the opinion of the committee as to the rights of the contending parties, but to bring about a meeting of the bodies that by friendly confer- ence and discussion the difficulties might be aliayed. The committee was of the absolute convic- tion that nothing could be achieved unless the representatives of the two contending parties were brought face to face in open conference: that the definite formulation of demands and counter demands must be postponed until that conference. Your committee, with that end in view, de- termined that the proposition for a conference must be laid not before the attorney or legal adviser of the Employers’ Assoclation, but be- fore the immediate representatives of that body. On August 29, 1901, vour chairman received a telephonic communication from Mr. M. F. Michael, asking the chairman to meet Mr. Michael at his office at 3 o'clock of that day and at the hour named the chairman of your committee called at the office of Mr. Michael and had an extended coriversation with him. At that interview Mr. Michael stated that the request of the committee to meet the rep- resentatives of the Employers' Association would be denled, but that he himself was au- thorized to give any information concerning the controversy which the committee might desire to have. Mr. Michael explained at length to the chairman the position of the Em- ployers’ Association . throughout the contro- versy. The chalrman stated that at this time he would not discuss the merits of the contro- versy; that the committee was charged with the duty of bringing about a'conference be- tween the parties and for that purpose he deemed it necessary that the committee should meet the representatives of the assoclation. Employers Consent to a Meeting. Mr. Michael stated that this matter had been gone Into so many times by different concil- fatory committees that he could not see that an interview would be of any avail. He dis- claimed any intention to show disrespect to the committee of the Board of Supervisors and that he was of the belief that no good could come from any further discussion, but, out of respect for the committee and its’ official mis- sion he would lay the matter before the rep- Teséntatives of the Employers Association and that he would adyise the chairman on the fol- lowing morning as to whether or not the con- ference would be granted. After the chairman's interview with Mr. Michael, on the same day, the committee was reconvened and at that meetin® the chairman reported in full the interview he had had with Mr. Michael. The committee after some deliberation caused a communication to be sent.to Mr. Michael, as secretary of the Employers’ Assoclation, which communication read as follows: “SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 1901 “M. F. Michael , Secretary of the Em- ployers’ Association, San Francisco, Cal.—Dear Sir: After our interview to-day I presented the substance of that interview to the com- mittee of the Board of Supervisors. The com- mittee carefully deliberated upon my report and earnestly advocated the views that I presented to you looking to the conference between the committee and your executive committee. ““The committee {s further of the opinion that it for any reason it would be more agreeable to your association that the conference should take place between the board of directors of your assoclation and our ‘committee such an arrangement would be entirely satisfactory. “The sole object of our committee Is to leave no stone unturned to secure an adjustment of the present labor trouble. I submit to you again that the request of the committee is an entirely reasonable one and one that must recommend itself to the sense of justice and fair dealing of your as- sociation. ‘Nothing can be lost by the conference that I ask and much may be gained. Very respect- fully, PETER J. CURTIS, “‘Chairman of the Committee. After the receipt of that communication Mr. Michael telephoned on the followinz day to the chairman of the committee that a com- mittee of the Employers’ Association would be FOR WEAK MEN! F. ggm‘. HUDSON’S SUSPENSORY FREE. PROF. HUDSON’S COMPOUND FREE. VERY MAN WHO READS THIS NOTICE CAN GET A complete outfit free. HUDSON’S PILLS FREE. All you have to do is to write for what you want free. You ean now give these remedies a good trial at no cost to yourself. SEND FOR FREE _TRIL i cl e in ten days. CO" AL, HUDSON’S PILLS cure Sy zness of_dis. PROF. HUDSON'S PILLS AND POUND cure VARICOCELE, ATROPHY, SEXUAL DE- CAY and victims of early errors. 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Ad Francisco, Cal HUDSON’S COMPOUND AND PROSTATITIS and_ disorders of the Send for a free t this trial free, so when you are cured you SON’S GOODS. % You can have a free and entirely complete trial outfit just by writing for them. 'h_man. and no man can get but one free. dress PROF. J. H. HUDSON, 40 Ellis street, San RED HUFFERNAN, ‘a non-union engineer, was fatally injured last evening by three strikers, who beat him with an iron bar. . Huffernan, who is employed by Healy, Tibbitts & Co., was about to en- ter his home at Green and Larkin streets when he was suddenly attacked. He had a revolver with him, but he was unable | to use it, as he was knocked senseless by the first blow. After repeatedly kicking their helpless victim the strikers threw away the bar and ran down the street.| Hufiernan was picked up by two citizens who witnessed the assault and carried into ‘his house. An examination disclosed that he was suffering frém a fracture of the skull, besides a broken nose and a number of contusions about the face and neek. The doctor who attended him gives as his opinion that he is fatally injured. Huiternan has been employed by Healy, Tibbitts & Co. since the inauguration of | the strike. Shortly atter 5 o’clock last evening he started for s home, accom- paniea by Sergeant Christiamsen. 'Tne iatter, thinking tiuffernan would not be moiesied, ieft nim at Jackson and Larkin streets to take several ocher non-union men to their homes. Huffernan's assail- ants were concealed in a yard, and as their viclm approached he was suddenly assailea_and peaten into insensibility. A young man who was passing at the time, seemng a revolver sticking out of Huffer- nan’s pocket, promptly seized it, intend- ing to nre at his assailants, who were running aiong the street. By the time | the young man, who was unaccustomed | to the use of firearms, managed to raise | the trigger the trio of thugs had disap- peared. As soon as the brutal assault was re- | ported to Captain Wittman he detailed ! Police. Officer Cayot to find the assailants of the engineer. Accompanied by Special | Officer William Cooke, Cayot went to tne ! water front, where he arrested two strik- | ers, who, it is claimed, threatened to put | Huffernan out of the way. They were | confronted by a witness to the assault, | and as he was positive that they were 1ot the men they were given their freedom. | L e ] - ] prepared to meet this committee at 11 o clock of the morning of the 31st day of August, 1901, with the understanding that the meeting would be held in executive session, The chairman of the committee then wrote, S0 that there would be no mistake as to time and piace of meeting, the following letter to Mr, Michael: . 1. F. Michael Esq,, Secrefary of the Em- ployers' Association, San Francisco—Dear Sir: I will notify my committee to be present at the office of Joseph S. Tobin, at the Hibernia Bank bullding, to-morrow morning, August 31, 1901, at 11 o'clock. I presume ‘it will be agree- able to both committees to meet there, which Is the usual place of meeting for conference by the committee. Very truly, “PETER J. CURTIS.” Purpose of Committee Stated. On the presentation of this letter by the clerk of the committee to Mr. Michael, Mr. Michael said that he had notified the chairman that they desired to have the meeting at his own office. As the place of meeting was of minor impertance and the actual meeting of vital im- portance the chairman of the committee upon receipt of this message advised Mr. Michael by telephone that the committee would be on hand at his office at the hour named. Your committee met the committee of the Employers' Association on the following day at 11 o'clock at the office of Mr. Michael. Be- fore the conference was formally begun your committce requested that it be informed how far it was desired that the proceedings should e executive. it was constituted of public officials, charged with & public duty and under an obligation to report publicly all its transactions it must give all the proceedings of the conference. Your committee after this statement was asked to withdraw temporarily for the pur- pose of enabling the members of the commit- tee of the Employers' Assoclation to deliberate before giving their answer. Your committee thereupon withdrew and in a few minutes thereafter .was invited to return to the session and was informed that the committee of the Employers' Association would agree- that the proceedings should be reported in full, but that they desired the names of the committee to be withheld from publication. Your committee expressed itself as satisfled | with that arrangement, and the conference be- gan. Your committee represented that the object | of the meeting was to secure if possible an amicable settlement of the labor _difficulties, and in order to accomplish that end your com- mittee deemed it necessary that there should be a conference between the representatives of the Employers’ Association and the labor unions, that the two contending elements, or organized wealth and organized labor, might meet in open, fair and free discussion and con- ference. Your committee further stated that it did not occupy the position of advocate of either side; that it was offering no plan of compromise or agreement, but asked only that a conference be held for the purpose of arriving, i possible, at some decisive azrecment. No Recognition for Unions. Your committee insisted strongly that the is- sue involved was of vast ecogomic importance, touching the very life and happiness of a great proportion of the community. The posi- tion of the Employers’ Assoclation was there- upon expressed by its representatives to be that the Employers' Association, while disposed to give labor unions entire and fair recognition as between employer and employe, would not have any dealing with the representatives of those unions, They would not recognize the right of the representatives of a union either to treat with it or to meet it for the purpose of conference. They would submit to no in- terference of any kind whatsoever by a union in_its relations to its employes. The committee of the Empioyers’ Association also stated, however, that its attorncy and sec- retary, M.'F. Michael, was at all times will- ing to'meet the representatives of these unions, but not as the representative of the Employ- ers' Association, but simply in his capacity of legal adviser and counsel of that assoclatlon; that the Employers' Assoclation would not itseif or by representative meet the representa- tives of a union. . Your committee, in reply, stated that what the labor unions then desired, so far as your committee had been able to’ determine from its meetings with their leaders, was a confer- ence between their representatives and the representatives of the Employers’ Association, and that in the judgment of your committee that conference should be granted. They urged that the great issue involved in the contio- versy imperatively exacted a direct meeting between the immediate representatives of the Employers’ Assoclation and the representa- tives of the labor unions; that economic issues of such vast consequence to a great proportion of this community could not be fairly and ade- quately passed upon and disposed of excepting by such a conference Your committee a association present that it did mot appear be- fore them as the advocate of the cause of either side, but that in all justice and fair- ness it was the right of the labor unions to ‘meet the lmployers' Assoclation, and that in the opinion of the committee it would be fruit- ful of results that would effcct a settlement of the labor troubles. The conference lasted® about two hours, and your committee was told that its suggestions would be taken under advisement and deliber- ated upon, *and that it would be advised of (he conclusion of the Employers' Association. Your committee then retired. In order that nothing should be left undone to bring about the conference for which ydur committee had so strongly pleaded, your com- mittee met again on September 2 and caused a communication to be sent to the board of directors of the Employers' Assoclation read- ing es follows: . Direct Conference Urged. 4 “SAN FRANCISCO, September 2, 1901. *“To the Directors of the Employers' Associa- tion, San Francisco, Cal.—Gentlemen: Though at the conference that we held with your com- mittee on Saturday last we presented In full the reasons why we deemed it the part of wi dom' for your assoclation, or some representa- tive thereof other than your attorney, to meet the representatives of the labor unions, yet, as your erguments all led us to believe that the thing that we demanded would be denied in the end, rather than omit any step that might lead to a solution of the present labor aifficul- ties, we beg again to submit to you succinctly our reasons for urging you to grant this con- ference. ““We believe that this conference would allay the discontent of the labor organizations In & great measure, which has been excited to & fever heat by your attitude, which denies them the right of petition or of audience. You tell them: ‘We will recognize your labor unions and do nothing antagonistic to them, but we will not meet nor will we treat with them.’ ‘‘This, as was stated at your meeting, is in- dulging the labor unions in'an abstraction. We do not say that you shall treat with them, or that you shall make any terms at all with fhem that are not entirely agreeable to yourselves, We do not ask that you make any contracts with those organizations. or in any way bind THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM. . | THE EMPORIUM. NO“ONO/ONO4XQNC/ RN} NOLQ The Big Store’s Fall Openings On a grander Scale than ever before Begin Tuesday, Sept. 10th. See particulars in full page announcements Tuesday Daily Papers JHE EMPORIY ] GoldenRule Bazaar. CALIFORNIA’'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. (Y ONCY ONCHONH N ONYONCHONC/ONOY ] IR or pledge yourselves to any course of action to- ward them. We ask at this time only that you grant them the right of audience, to present to you the cause of the labor unions, and of the members thereof, who constitute a very consid- erable proportion of our community. We are of the conviction that if this right is granted to them, this right of meeting you in open, fair and genuine conference, a very decided advance will have been made in the direction of the so- lution of the difficulties. ““You say that they shall not interfere with your relations to your employes; that you will not submit to their dictation in those relations. In answer to that, and as advocates for neither party, but in the interests of the community, Wwe say that the right of conference is not an interterence nor a dictation In your affairs. You | have already expressed your willingness that | they should meet your attorney, M. F. Michael, and you have already presented various articles | that you are willing to abide by In your atti- tude ‘toward these unions. We say that al- : though you deny that Mr. Michael was to meet | them as your representative, and insist that he was to meet them only as your attorney and ad- viger, that we are not equal to the metaphys- ical distinction that you insist upon. If he was Your committee stated that as | | to meet them as your attorney and adviser, he i 48 to meet them in a representative capacity. You have already therefcre in our humble judg- | ment expressed a willingness to. meet the rep- | Tesentatives of the organizations, through Mr. | Michael, a representative. They ask only one | further concession—that {s, that they meet the | immediate representatives’ of your body; that .;(here be no intermediary between them and | you. We do not ask for them that you make | any articles with them, articles even of the | kind that you yourselves have submitted to | them. We ask only that they be given the op- | portunity for peaceable conference with you; that this opportunity for a way out of our present troubles be not neglected. In our judg- | ment you have already treated with these unions | and we say it is less for you to meet them than to treat with them, and we ask now not that you treat with-them but that you meet them. ‘“We are of the opinion, though our opinion is no certainty, but one based upon what we believe to be reasonable inference, from our | £onference with the leaders of the labor or- ganizations, that if the conference resulted in nothing mdre than the mutual expression of ®ood will toward each organization the pres- ,ent strike would end. ““Whether or not a labor union has a right | to treat with your organization in the way of | exacting articles of understanding or agree- ment is a matter that we do not touch upon now. In the present inflamed condition of the mind of the community it is not easy to secure a cool, calm and fair determination of that lssue. That issue we believe can safely be left to a future time when the labor ex- citement and the turmoil of strikes are not raging. ““We as officials of this community urge you as public-spirited and wise citizens of this community, interested In the preservation of | its commercial prosperity and fair name, not | to let so small a matter as a conference be- tween your organization and the representa- tives of the labor unions stand In the way of a possible_termination of the present labor troubles. We appeal to you, not as advocates of labor unions, not as advocates of any side | of the issue, for with those matters we feel that w& have at the present time no right to interfere, but solely as advocates of the right of audience and conference, as advocates ever of e sacred right to be hearad. “‘We pointed out to you at our conference that we believed that public sentiment was crystallizing against your organization and we | confirm our statements then made to you that | that public sentiment is not abating.” We do not hold over your heads as a menace the ex- istence of an’ antagonistic public sentiment, but we point to that sentiment to convince you that your course is wrong. The public sentiment 'is not based upon the outcries of either party, but is the intelligent view of the situation of the disinterested element of 'the community. That santiment cannot be ignored because it Is widespread and prevails amons all_elements of our community. ‘“We submit this with the earnest hope that the conference that we pleaded for wWill be granted. Yours respectfully, . J. CURTIS (chairman), JOSEPH S. TOBIN, HENRY U. BRANDENSTEIN, CHARLES BOXTON, L. J. DWYER. “P. S.—As the Board of Supervisors meets to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon and we will be obliged to make some report of our proceed- ings, we beg ‘that you will favor us with reply some time in the forencon of that da; Answer Is Delayed. And in reply to that communication your committee recelved a letter from Mr. M. F. Michael, reading as follows: “SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3, 1%01. “Peter J. Curtis Esq., Chairman Committee of Bupervisors, New City Hall, San Francisco, Cal.—Dear Sir: Owing to the fact that your communication of September 3 was received by me only this morning I regret that it will be impossible to hold a meeting of tne directors of the Employers' Association, and to return an answer to the propositions contained in your letter within the time therein limited. I wiil present your letter to the board of directors at the very earliest opportunity, Very truly yours, “M. F. MICHAEL. After waiting several days for a reply te that letter the following communication was sent by your committee. “SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5 1901 ““To the Directors of the Employers' Associa- tion, care M. F. Michael Esq., Mills Building, City—Gentlemen: We aro obliged to ask yod for a raply in writing to our letter of the 2d inst. which was delivered into the hands of your secretary on the morning of the 3d inst. at 9:30 o'clock. “At an interview that we had with your secretary to-day we endeavored to impress upon him the necessity of a prompt reply to our letter to you. We do not wish to urge you unduly but you have had now two days time in which to consider the contents of that letter and we deem it our positive duty to make & report in tuil of all proceedings to the Board of Supervisors by next Saturday morning. “We have, in the interest of the partics coms cerned In the controversy and In the interest of the entire community, withheld all information of our proceedings, but we feel that we have no right to withhoid any longer the nistory of the proceedings undertaken by us as public of- ficlals with the duty to report back to the Board of Supervisors. “\We, theretore, most respectfully request you to send us a written reply to our letter of the 2d inst, not later than 5 o'clock to-morrow evening. Yours respectfully, “P, J. CURTIS, Chairman. “JOSEPH S. TOBIN. “HENRY U. BRANDENSTEIN, “CHARLES BOXTON. “L. J. DWYER.” In answer o tliat letter the following reply recelved: P “SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 1901. “Peter J. Curtis Esq., Chairman Committee Board of Supervisors, New City Hall, San Francisco—Dear Sir: I am Instructed by the board of directors of the Employers’ Assocta- tion to advise you that they have In prepara- tion an answer to the communication of your committee, under datp of September 2, 1901. It will be tmpossible, however, to comply with your request for the delivery of this answer by 3% clock this afternoon; but the answer can be Qelivered to you mot later than by noon to- morrow. _In view of the importance of the subject, I am instructed to request you to grant_this small Indulgence in time. ~ Yours Very truly, “M. F. MICHAEL.” "To which letter of Mr. Michael your commit- tee made the following reply: “SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 1901. “M. F. Michael, Esq., Secretary Employers' Association, Mills Building, City: Dear Sir— Your letter of yesterday reached me after of- fice hours and too late to submit to my com- mittee for & reply. I have since shown the let- ter to the members of the committee and are satis@ed to postpone the publication of the report until they have recelved your reply at noon to-day. Yours respectfully, “P. J. CURTIS, Chalrman. “17 Front st.”” Desired Conference Not Granted. On September 7 your committee received its final answer from the board of directors of the Employers’ Association, which reply reads as follows: “SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 1301 “‘Peter J. Curtis, Esq., Chairman Committee Board of Supervisors, New City Hall, San Francisco: Dear Sir—The board of directors of the Employers’ Association, after a careful ! consideration of your communication of Sep- tember 2, 1901, have instructed me to advise you that it is their unanimous opinion that the conference suggested in your letter would under existing conditions be inadvisable. ““The vital principle involved in the present controversy is that of non-interference - by labor urions or their representatives with the conduct of the business of employers. No ques- tion of hours or wages is involved directly or indirectly. The present controversy between the Draymen’s Association and the Brotherhood of Teamsters arose from an unlawful attempt on the part of the employes to dictate as to the persons for whom their employers should do business. In the attempt to support this en- tirely untenable position, the teamsters have by means of the so-called sympathetic strike caused employes in other branches of industry to violate the obligations of contract and to plunge the city and the State Into an industrial warfare which has seriously affected the means of livelihood of thousands of innocent persons. The principles thus involved may be surren- dered by the employer, but it cannot be com- promised, and the members of the Employers’ Association believe that a surrender of the principle would be the beginning of the end of San Francisco's industrial welfare. ““The members of the Employers’ Association, while distinctly applauding the attitude of the draymen In this controversy, are nevertheless not active participants in the struggle, although their interests, like those of others, have been affected thereby. Ever since the strike began the association has been, for the most part, occupled and concerned wWith the problem of enabling its members and the other merchants of this city to carry on their business in the normal fashion. They have been endeavoring to maintain the right of peaceable citizens to move freely throughout the city without fear of intimidation or violence. Not being parties to any of the existing labor contests, they have nothing to compromise and nothing to arbi- trate. They are standing simply upon their rights as American citizens, and they will re- sist to the utmost any and all attacks upon those rights. “As the question of interference by labor unions or their representatives is thus the ex- clusive issue in the present controversy, every- thing else being non-essential and of minor im- portance, ‘it is plain that a conference such as is suggested by you would be entirely futile and barren of results. It would end as it be- gan and would serve no purpose whatsoever, save, perhaps, to inspire in the minds of those actively engaged in the struggle the delusive hope of some settlement of the present un- fortunate conditions, and its only result, there- fore, would be to prolong the contest Instead of ending it. ““The Employers’ Assoclation has never been and is not now opposed to conferences between the emplover and his employes. On the con- trary, they have always approved of such con- ferences, and belleve them the only legitimate way in which differences between the individual employer and his employes can be satisfactorily adjusted.” If your committee can arrange for any such conference I am instructed to assure you of the hearty support of this assoclation in every attempt made by you in that direc- tion. Very truly yours, “M. F. MICHAEL." Employers’ Position Untenable. Your ‘committée submits to this honorable board that the position of the Employers’ As- sociation as expressed to its officers is an a solutely untenable one. While your commit- tee does mot attemnt to pass upon the other questions at issue between the Employers' As- soclation and the labor unions it expresses in unqualified terms,its sanction of the right of the representatives of the labor unions to meet the representatives of the Employers’ Associa- tion in conference. Your committee, as can be inferred from its written utterances set forth above, is of the firm conviction that the gravity of the eco- nomic issues involved'in the controversy and the vast significance of the proper solution of those issues 'to the hapointss of a larze pro- portion of our community demand that they be exploited“by a direct conference between the representatives of the contending parties with- out the Interference of any Intermedlary. Re- spectfully submitted, PETER J. CURTIS, Chairman. Members of committee: P. J. Curtis (chair- man), J. S, Tobin, H. U. Brandenstein, Charles Boxton, L. J. Dw: ROBBED AND BEATEN. Non-Union Man Says His Assailants Were Strikers. Manuel Silva, who is employed by B. P. Flint & Co., wood dealers, at 426 Town- send street, was held up by two men, who he says were strikers, at Commercial and Battery streets last evening, and after being frightfully beaten about the face was robbed of $16 and a silver watch. Silva, who is only 22 years of age, was walking along Battery street, when he was suddenly, confronted by two men, one of whom thrust a pistol in his face. “Throw up your hands," commanded ;‘he onoflwm: the pistol, “or I'll blow your ead off.”” Scarcely had Silva obeyed the command when the other man _struck him with brass knuckles, knocking him down. After kicking their prostrate victim they went through his pockets. Silva was found lying unconscious on the street and was conveyed to the Cen- tral police station. To Captain Wittman he sald the men were strikers and that they had been following him for several deys, evidently awaiting a favorable portunity to beat and rob him. At his own request he was given temporary lodgings in the City Prison. omas Bird, a striking teamster, whils under the influence of liquor last nigh: fired two shots in the®air at Third am Howard streets just to show what he could do, as he expressed it. He was ar- rested by Police Officer Fraher and charged with discharging a firearm with- in the city limits and carrying a concealed weapon. ‘W. H. Kerr, a non-union teamster, was attacked by a gang of strikers near the Hall of Justice last night and severaly beaten. He claims that he will be able to recognize the men in case they are ar- rested. Frank Evans, who says he/ls a striking teamster, is under arrest, charged with robbery. He is accused of knocking down and robbing Jacob Johnson, a sallor, at Hubbard and New Montgomery streets last evening, of a watch and chain and $3 in silver. The timeplece was found in his possession. — - MORE SAILORS LEAVE SHIPS. Arrival of Salmon Fleet Adds 3500 54 Men to Strikers. More than 500 union men joined the ranks of the strikers yesterday, notwith- standing that on the vessels on which they came into port special inducements were offered them to remain with the ships. Ten vessels of the salmon fleet ar- rived and their crews quit them as soon as they had dropped anchor. These men will pay quite a sum into the strike fund, as they are all in arrears for dues, which they usually pay at the end of each fish- ing season. The steamer Coronado got away for Grays Harbor with a full non-union crew. ‘The Coronado was one of the first vessels tied up by the strike. She was fully load- ed several days ago, but could not get out until yesterday because of the scarcity of sailors. The steamer Robert Dollar suc~ ceeded in getting away for Seattle, man ned with non-union sailors, after being tied up here for more than four weeks. A number of vessels cleared at the Cus- tom-house yesterday and will probably sall to-day.” They were the steamers San Jose for Panama, Umatilla for Victoria and the Pomona for Eureka. The bark Amy Turner for Hilo and the German ship ‘Wandsbeck also cleared. The steamers George W. Elder and Co- lumbia, which shortly after the com- mencement of the strike were laid up at Portland by the Oregon Railroad and Nav- igation Company are to be put back on the route, and within a few days will com- mence making their regular trips. The officlals of the company feel confident that laboring men and sailors enough to load and man the vessels can now be se- cured. The Elder is expected to arrive here September 10. The steamer Umatilla, which is sched- uléd to sail from this port to-day, will get away on time. There were more teams hauling freight to Broadway dock, whera she is berthed, yesterday than have been seen on the front for many days. At 3 o'clock in the afterncon a long line of heavily laden drays, extending from the chief wharfinger’s office to the Broadway dock, awaited an opportunity to get on tha wharf to unload the freight consigned to the Umatilla. Among_the arrivals yesterday were the steamer Pomona with freight and passen- gers, ‘the ship Empereur Menelik from Newcastle, Australia, with 2127 tons of coal, and the steamer Westport from Bear Harbor with 280 cords,of bark. The Labor Unions Should nominate Dr. C. C. O'Donneil for Mavor, as he would give great strength to the ticket. " ————— Music in the Park. The Park Band will play the followin; programme to-day: . March, “‘Stars and Stripes Forever” Sousa. Overture, ‘“Tannhauser’” “‘Song ot War™ Faimes H. Hows Solo for barytone, Walter H. 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