The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1904, Page 2

ARBITRATION A, “The Strike Is Hell.” Says Spalding in Advocacy of Peaceful Adjustments ————— FAVORS THE FOSS BIH,‘ il Believes That a Permanent * Board Should All Pass Upon Industrial Disputes Bishop ‘ommission, arbitration o before the House yor. ‘The bill provides rd of arbitration, erred disputes be- questions by Actin eeland, Bish: Spalding t opini that the proposed nal would ever be call- ed ur t jetermine the gquestion of what a legitimate profit for the in- Its province as to hours. es by the sald, was mines of » the mines re & busi ng fair wage, A ax ? the American standard of busir to cldke up. Sherman s war—that the strike #& he hack morally pr reem s asked rganizati PEACE OUTLOOK IN JOWA. Miners and Operators Will Hold Meet- ing to Discuss Agrcement LOOSA, 1 6 —An to-day for Apr 1ed here adquarters join eting « erators and miners ‘ 1, at which it is believed es between the miners and « tisf orily adjusted. It is ed tr the 13,000 striking miners owa will be back at work DE. SHOOP’S REMEDIES. g STRIP MEDICINE OF ITS MYSTERY. The most skillful Physician in the world has but three weapons against disease These are sedatives. stimulants. and the knife He uses them according to his ability, his con- science. and the symptoms described or revealed to him by the patient Scarcely any two Doctors will diagnose symptoms i the same way. or fully agree upon & case Recause —symptoms are unreliable. and often in- Gicate only 3 small part of the ailment 11 is folly to aste time and money in heating the part of disease in- dated by aympioma. wher the more obscure a0d. im Povia + cause is not re ¢ But. what Physic an in pfactice, can afford Yo admit He will do hie best to cure. and he often He will experiment til1 he finds 3 Arug which seems w0 take hold He will prescribe a Sedative which numbs the Pain or 3 Tonic which stimulates the sick Srgan 10 & mporary activ 1y, but the inevitable re-action is bound to follow He will do his best. aut can't af- fore to tell you he 1 only experimenting There is but one sure way of eradicating disease That sure way is 1 go straight for the cause, no matter how tedious the process The *Cure-quick” methods of meficine are as risky and oncertain. a8 the ~ Get- nch-quick " schefes of finance Certajn things i ireating discase are positively known The fest is mere opinion 1. who am writing thie article, have been thirty years's Phveicion. and have srested nver 1uo million this T o taush o e czrminten s 1 have proven beypnd dapbt, that nearly all dis- easen, tencep. fome darghal Caees,) are due 10 weak. s of the inmost nerves ‘ot the nerves we feel with. the cerebro-spinal sys- tom.—{which fs ususlly weatied) Wut —the Power. merves that operate the Heart. Liver Kidoeys. and all The vita organs. T have hever found sickness of any organ where these lomost nerves were strong. (cancer excepted ) And 1 have never failed 1o find & weakness of these nerves where any of the organs were sick 11 is these nerves alone that give power 10 operate each organ. so 1 can throw off its poisoNOUS waste mat- e+ and rebu(id new tissue from the blood to replace it Wihen we strengthen these oerves.—provide them with & surplus of —we do more than give new Tie 16 the organs known 10 be affectedWe also repair unmapecied weakness m any other organ,—in compli- Cation: which @0 not reves! themselves through symp- . ™ i s whi my mode of treatment cures in 80 many cases that bafe nther Physicians who rely on symptom eaiment After years of experience «nd observation | dis- covered that 3 cenaw rhemica! would divectly and safe- Iy vitakze these inmost nerves. To this | a led. Sub- tracted from and modifhed, noting carefully each result wll | perfected a prescription which never fails now to give strength %o the sourre of Power,—to the inmost nerves —siver gth from the very first With it | cured. on actual test of 3,000 cases. o Out Witk 1 cursd. on T et Bwkcure * because 1 have not used in e Stogie drug the- G 'é accumulate, mor be danger. ous, if 2 hundred ottles were taken. There are no i i 1t ! e pategt into & delusion chat his pains are disapperring e po N arcotice nor - B ‘Stmafart, to sxbaraie fim scmporari. 5 future .e e o prescsy now widely known a8 *Dr. Sionp's Restorgtve.and so sove am 1 of i corative o 1 will « it on a month's nal, at my own -3 “am sick ome who writes me for i ‘succesdiog. visk, with i1 this trial does not_convince him it is - :fi:"filfi e sodee as -“- ol et ponr mve wovd Sl R T Ve S PR ook 10 mail free for yopreelf or for a sick friend Rook 1 on Dyepepsia. Book 4 for Women Book 2 on the Heart. Book b for Men (sealed.) hok 3 on the Kidneys Book G on Rheumatism. Address Dr. Shoop, Box $€30, Racine, Wis. Simple cases often yield to = single bottle of Dr. Ehoop's Restorative (one dollar). Sold by all Oruggiste. n America | SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDA / Y. AERI + Column 2. Continued from Page 1, the company was shipping large quan- tities of provistons and stores to- its several carhouses and making other ar- rangements for a possible demonstra- discovered ~that tion. It was also a lceal detective agency had received an yrder to place a large number of men he various huildings of the company Jut town, a fact that greatly added to the amxiety .of the general pubiic, vhich had recéived the news of the action of the company in the light of an exhibition = of determination tc promptly meet any Interference from any ree. Last hight the executive committee of {the Carmen’s Upion issued a state- ment. which, however, contained intimation as to what action would be | taken in regard to the refusal of the company to grant the union’s demands. The tone of the statement was exceed- ingly mild, dnd in it was expressed a & bit more liberal in its review of the proposition of the employes. One of the prominent officlals of the unicn stated that no trouble would oc- cur “for at least a few days"—that is, not until a further conference had been held. When the possibility of the com- pany attempting to putr “students” aboard its cars to-day under the care of instructors was suggested this offi- repiied: “Well, that is a different matter. If they do that and discharge the union likely to be trouble.” ¥ men there Several prominent members of the Teamsters’ Union stated last night that their organization was in full with the Carmen's Union, 1e Jatter went out on a strike teamsters would very likely fol- low and stop the rolling of all wheels this city. Yes! afternoon a committee from the Carmen’s Union, composed »f J. N. Copus, Robert Keyes and M. James, held conference with Mayor hmitz, who advised them to go slow a strike and to be .ex- in exacting com- with the conditions desired to posed on the corporation. - ME sympath d if th ¥ ordering DEMANDS OF DENIED. The reply demands of the Carmen's Union was handed to President Cor- nelius of the latter organization early just after the representa- in the day tives of the company had informed him that it would not comply with the request of his unfon to cease hir- ing men. The communication is as follows co, April 6, 1904 Mesers Fresident, asure nd Amal etr =2 nditional it, we torm Join may be ded, and relations @ the coming year may be unstrained eas We make forn should A ar fr swer, either your com- pay prefer ten sections e arbitration in plaints. The third recently fixe and the third suspensions and uni- seventh and hours rd re blig- union m ropr wage grieve with ahon an syes eligible nion within 60ydays an atory up t 3 empl join your bliga pon the complany to discharg n-un wen who are eligible to the The tAnth provides that no employe company shall suffer a reduction in i wages becase of or through the operati of this proposed conditional agreement. Whil we are again willing to leave to the arbitra ot d the interpretation of clause of the contract we ot leave to form tion at ¥ t the meaning of an may enter into, We cab any arbitration trers ng employment and discharze while the company will treat Auiy accredited offi- recognition given cannot treat with the abdication of tie cers ve ! obligations of ite busi- must stand by the present agree- clauses in relation to ‘arbitration, as | the clause obliging employes to join n within sixty days. involving the ab- of this company of its rights and duties | in the management of ite business, cannot be acceded to. The company, as stated last year, has mo lawful right to yield to others the | eelection and dismissal of employes, and | Cannot _indirectly divest itself of a duty im- | posed by law, mor arbitrate away, nor sur- | render the powers necessary to perform those It is our duty, as we have stated, to steady, sober and trustworthy men to e our cars; to make all useful rules and regulations to govern their conduct, and to provide =atisfactory service to the ‘traveling public. And while the company recognizes the Fight of every employe to belong to a union, the demands, of the association limiting or re- etricting the company in the performance of ite duty in the selection, retention or dismissal of employes are respectfully declined. And we extract the following from the report of the Anthracite Coal Commission on this subject | **Nine The commission adjudges and | awards: That no person shall be refused em- | ployment, or in way discriminated | against, ‘on amccount membership or ne | membership in any labor organization: a that there shall be no discrimination against, | or interference with, any employe who is not | & member of any labor organization by mem- bers of such organization.” > As to section 3, all employes can now ride free on their division on badges, and ean ride free throughout the city when in full uniform; nd the company does not see its way to change this liberal provision, nor to go further in respect to uniforms than to permit, as at present, platform men to buy wherever they please, provided they conform to the specifica- tions of the company. In section 3 you further ask that in case of the reinstatement of & member of the union for alleged violation of any rule of the company he shall be paid for time lost, provided he is found “‘not guiity” of such violation. Thie is the rule #is provided by wsection 7 of the present agreement; but you further ask that a board of arbitra- tion may decide whether any of the company's rules have been violated. This would take from the company the power to conduct fts own business, and to this we cannot consent, but muet abide by the present agreement in this respect Clause 10 will be gladly acceded to by us, provided the provosition with regard to wages made by us later in this letter is accepted. Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7 and § in your proposed agree- ment cpver wages hours, runs and time- | tables, il of which have been lately passed | upon Messrs. Mahon and Straus in their award, and the company cannot accede to the | union’s request in these respects, In view.of { the short time remaining under the present contract, and of reports of a lockout and re- duction ‘of wages on make an open statement of our intentid: as regards wages and as regards the late award. Before announcing our intention in this re. =pect It is ftting to state concisely the his- tory of the past two vears bearing upon our | relations with each other. When the United Raliroads took control of its several proper- ties on April 1, 1802, it found the wages paid on the Market-street line 22 cents an hour, with a bonus for long service. This scale was one of the highest paid anywhere. The other lines taken over by the company were payin a lower rate and the company then stat that these Jower wages would be raised to the higher Market-street scale. Nineteen days thereafter a strike occurred and a demand w: made that the wages be raised to 25 cents flat, that being the highest rate paid under the Mar. ket-street graduated scale. The company con- ceded this demand tn full, although a lower basis would—it was and is sure—have been practicable. This Increase was made (without any effort at & compromise figure) for the pur- pose of securing entire contentment among the men, and to insure a prolonged period 3 expectation was not realized. - Within six +hé further trouble arose, and on March 13, 1003, renewed demands were made, asking for a minimum rate of 33 1-3 cents per hour up to 50 cents per hour. The company considered ihis demand most unrcasonable, but agreed to submit the same to arbitration. Investigation showed that the average wage pald in 370 ‘American cities was but 18 cents per hour. Thirty-soven days were consumed in the testimony in the arbitration procedings in argument in New York | | | # three days spent of the ¥nited Railroads | our part, we desire to | | | in egret that the company had not been | Holland Rejects = De- mands and Gives Reasons. - — City On November 3 a decision was rendered by the arbiters—Messrs, Mahon of Detroit, pres- fdent Inte: of New New The then 10 to where tional Carmen’s Union, and Straus York. The other arbiter, Mr. Calhoun York, dissented from the award. arbiters found that the carmen's wages ing pald In San Francisco were from per cent higher than those paid else: 2 America, except ot a few small lines e State of Montana; but in spite of that finding, to insure prolonged industrial peace, the award gave to the carmen the increase Dberein mentioned, These wages are unusually high, but the award sald: have been Jargely influenced by desire and _purpose to establish a anent peace between the company and mployes, 1o encourage a spirit ot mutual e ete.’” The increase volunteered by the company { when it first purchased the propertles was to eccure industrial P The, increase - three weeks later to a flat rate of 25 cents, being all your union demanded, was conceded to se- cure industrial peace. The increase granted by the arbiirators, which constitutes our pres- ent scale was granted for the express pur- pose of seouring prolonged indusirial peace. The award of the _arbiters i but a few months old. We entered nto @ -soiemn convention to _arbitrate our wage differences, and, though the result of that arbitratiod was a great disappoint- ment to the company and imposed heavy additional burdens upon it, and whils since iat time wages have been and are being re- duced throughout America, ¥ with the award—so lftely made—itself pleading for its continuance and for industrial peace, It would be- {rifling with the publ Tow seek & fresh adjustment of this scale falled 1o comport with our own ideas, and thus precipitate a controversy that must work great injury to the city and inconvenience to the public. Three times this company has given evi- dence of its desire for {ndustrial peace and its willingness to pay for it. We have passed through the experlence of making a volun- tender of increased wages without any nd baving been made therefor. It fafled. We have parsed through the period of yleld ing to the men every cent of wage demand they asked for. It falled. We have passed through prolonged arbitration, in which an increase was given to secure prolonged im- dustrial peace, It falled. During the last few months conditions throughout the country have greatly changed, reduct in wages have been widespread. As testifying to this we extract the following from John Mitchell's recent advice that the muners of bituminous coal accept a reduction of 51 per cent rather than strike to maintain the existing scale. Mr. Mitchell said it is conceded on all sides that the apex justrial activity has been reached and wa depression. are slowly moving towafd an industrial The operators came into the joint convention esking for a reduction in Wagew of 15 per cent. Their proposition was op- posed by us with all the information and £kill at our comm As an ultimatum from which they could not be moved they offered a reduction from present scale prices of .55 per cent. We know how hard it is 10 be compelled to accept a reduction in wages, but it is better to accept a slightly lower rate and hold your organization intact, ready to take advantage of any improvements which the the future of forced t end of a didas organizatio trade may show, than to be a greater reduction us strike that may leave our »e with the vast com- engaged In the coal binations of capital now de. The maintenance of our present high scale of wages does ng comport with these con- diti The comWliny, however, for the pur- ¥ terruption securing steady preserving its uring indusirial peace, avoiding in service to the public, ~of ployment to its men, of served reputation as a liberal paymaster, is willing to continue the award of Megsrs. Mahon and Straus, and in a most soirit, though resulting in some ad- nal burden on this company, over the pres. ent scale. - The 'company ~tates explicitly ghat the limit has been reached and that no higher wages will be paid. ~ That the condi- tion of the offer fs, that it must be acceépted as a_whole, and that it brings about the @esire industrial peace. The failure of either of these conditions will relieve the company of any obligation to pay the wages under the present awar v A ) next. The award of Mesers. Straus and Mahon gave no ad- yance to men who entered the company's ser- Vice on or after April 1, 1908. Under a strict interpretation of the award the wages from Arril 30, 1904 to April 30, 1905, would be as follows: No platform men entering the company's loy on or after April 1, 1905, would receive more than 25 cents an hour. Men employed between April 1, 1901, and April 1, 1903 261 cents, and .men employ to April 1, 1801, would re- It might be said that the passage of another year hould, in fairness on a graded scale, bring promotion to a higher grade. Taking that view of the matter, platform men em- ployed on and after April 1, 1904, should recelve 25 cents an hour; platform men em- ployed between April 1, 1902, and April 1, 1904, should receive 26 cents an hour, and platform men employed prior to April 1, 1902, uld receive 273 cents an hour. A sliding scale based upon the date of em- pioyment rather than the arbitrary date of May 1_would be decldedly to the interest of the men. The ent men would thus grad- ually pass to the 264 -cent grade. and in turn the 261,-cent grade to the 27l4-cent class. This would - result as follows: All employes to work at 25 cents an hour during the first year of their employment. Those employes Who have been in the service more than one € year and under three years to receive 26 cents, and those who ha been in the service more than three years 271 cents. The com- pany will stand upon the scale of ~wages fixed the award, and give a still more liberal construction, ‘and will after April 30 next put into effect the wage scale as follows: All platform men in the employ of the com- pany for a period of one year and under shall b2 paid 25 cents per hour. All platform men in the employ of the com- pany from one to two years shall be paid 261 cents per hour. Al platform men in the employ of the com- pany over two years shall be paid 27% cents per hour. All those in other departments whose wages were affected through length of service by the award to have their wages readjusted on the basis of the award. We have reached a place now where we must respectfully refuse to consider any de- mands_looking to an increase of wages beyond this. We ask our employes to consider wisely and well all that has gone before, and we submit the case to them and to an unpreju- diced public with entire confidence that their verdict will be that we have acted fairly and generously with our men, and. belleve they will agree that we have reached a point beyond which we cannot go. We do not wel- come a labor disturbance. We have already made heavy sacrifices to avold It and to avold the public inconvenience and the distinct harm that must follow. It is the desire of this company mot to be misunderstood. This offer of a continued high scale during an era of wage reductions is made to secure industrial peace and avold public inconvenience, and, failing in that, the offer falls. Under this arrangement 255 platform men now recelving 26 cents wduld /imme- diately enter the 2714-cent class. Before eleven months expired a total of 562 men. would be 50 promoted. Immediately this scale goes into effect sixteen men of the 25-cent class are promoted to the 26i-cent class. During the next six months .195 more are promoted, and dyring the next six months 221 more 25 cent men would secure similar promotion. This is @& matter every man may figure out for himself and we invite them fo study well the effect of this proposed scale. The company i« convinced that this proposition should be accepted as a whole by its employes, and that this frank and full statement will result in a continuation of the present award. broad- ened in its scope, as stated, and as shown by the contract annexed. The company further suggests that this pro- d contract be submitted to all of the men, o be voted upon by them by secret ballot, that & fair and full expression of their opinion may be secured. The company feels sure that Wisdom should prevail and that the proposed contract should be vatified. Very respecttully, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ARTHUR HOLLAND, President. GEORGE B. WILCUTT, Secretary. P ot Yty CHAPMAN REVIEWS CASE. Regarding the situation, which he himself admitted looked very serious, General Manager Chapman said last evening: The carmen to whom had been assigned the breakirg in of students refused to instruct them after 12 o'clock. This is, of course, a will- ful disobedience of the company’s instructions and a clear violation of our contract. Last year fhey refused to sign the cards of students who had been “broken in”; this year they refuse 1o break them in at all. suspend a number of good_men year in con- sequence of their bordis action. 43 matter will have altention in due time.' The answer and_wage proposal of the company w. handed to Messrs. Bowling and Cornelius to- day. In their original interview and letter ihese gentlemen asked that the company go into & conference with the officers of the union over the proposed’contract for the ensuing year, and this conference or a written commun- jcation we expect in a few days. - In view of the very gencrous application of the Straus award which the company has announced, i because it | at the | weakened and demoralized that | | 1c Would be unable to « ‘We were compelled to| S0P TRCES STREET RAILWAY TROUBLE i REACHES AN ACU TE CRISIS . is cifficult to see how the men—if given an opportunity to express thelr views—can reject the company’s offer, i In their letter to the company the ecarmen expressed the hope that the ‘‘industrial peace’’ spoken of by Mr. Straus would be continued. Mr. Straus in giving the carmen an increased wage said he had “‘been largely influenced by the desire and purpose to establish a perma- nent peace between the company and its-men," and eaid it was his expectation that the seale named by him would continue for & longer period than one year, and that he hoped it would continue '‘for years to come—beyond the period led.” " Compare this plainiy stated an1 broad-minded sentiment with the rather micleading language of the carmen. ‘They express a desire for the character of 'indus- trial peace hoped for by Arbiter Straus, whom they then suddenly desert and set up-an en- tirely rew and more—enerotis set of terms as the peace basls. Surely this sort-of thing must end somewkere. The awanl gave the increase for “‘permanent peace'’; we have been paying, and paying welt, for' ‘‘permanent peace. it appears that the elusive thing called ‘‘peace’ has dlsappeared. The men accepted the award upon the terms stated in the award, and a resolution .of the union has. declared, ‘“The members of -the Carmen's I'njon lave received $125,000 additional money under the award.” They do mot propose, howevers, that “perma- nent ndustrial peace’’ shall extend loniger tham five montks, for only five months ago the award was written, * The public should not be led Ints belley- {ing the position of the union leaders' to be accidental. It has been under way and pre- paring ever since the award was published. From all sides we have heard threats to “de us up in the spring,” and. though at first {inclined to discredit these tales. we were final- ly forced to believe that a socialatic minority were determined at any cost to remew.'hos- tilities in the spring; and thess are tie sume men who arc now complaining that the com- pany is endeavoring to ‘‘disrupt the union, and demand that we stop 'breaking In”’ stu- dents, No fair conception of the conditions we have been living under can be conveyed to the public in a single Interview. At .mp time within my knowledge has this company besn | frea from attacks. _After conceding ail the men demanded in 1902, the attacks broke out almost immediately and continued up to the. arbitration, While arbitratioh was in progress we were told what would ‘‘happen to us” in ‘nge spring. While it was being argued at New York the arbiters were told that: the San Francisco carmen were ‘‘restiess” and ‘‘apt to make trouble and precipitate an in- dustrial war.”" When We were at great extra expense. attempting to work out the increase due to the men for back pay under the award. We wWere charged with unnecessarily annoy- ing the men by purposely delaying. The mei had this back pay coming be- cause the company voluntarily offered that whatever the award of the board should be it should date back and for this, in a lat- ter dated April 3, 1908, the union said, '“We thank you for promising that whatever wages shall be finally agred upon shali take effect as of May 1 1903." Then its officers mnot :):ly permitted these attacks, but encouraged em, We have not had a month's peace within my knowledge. and the constant nagging the com- pany has been subjected to can only be ascribed to the element that is misrepresentting labor union principles and trying to make it appear that we are kostile to all labor unions. Our statements have been mjisconstrued and given a meaning never intended. Words and expres- sions have been attributed to the company that were mere inventions, and it is apparent there Wil be no peace 0 long as this element, and not strict union men, act as the representatives of trades unionism. With these conditiops staring us in the face a few leaders of the carmen seck to vest in | themselves the right to hire and discharge our | employes, for their request in this connection |5 just about the same as the demands of last vear, except that they are more carefully worded. 'The public was shocked a year ago at the demands. They now ask that if a man be discharged on the complaint of any passen- ger—man or woman—that if the employe fesls that he has been unjustly discharged, the citi- zen must be brought before a 'court of arbiters to tell his or her side of the story. Just im- agine this condition of affairs. No one would dare complain—mo matter what the offense might be. Section 8 of the carmen's proposed contract In effect says: First—Men who have been expelled. by the union for non-payment of dues or other reasons cannot remain in the company’s employ. Second—Men who are re- fused. admission to the union cannot be em- ploved, over sixty days. By this section the leadlers could exercise a supervision over every man the company might hire and veto the hir- ing by refusing to permit such men to join the unjon, and might dismiss any man they chose from the company’s. service by merely sus- pending him or them from the union. To vield to such a démand would be 'to subordinate the public service to a control that could never be held responsible for its mis- takes, would place the company in the position of shirking its hounden legal duty, would dis- rupt the service and produce resuits the evils of which must bé apparent to every man or woman who will give the matter a moment's thought. Street railway service is like no other service in this respect. In conclusion I can only say we do not expect serlous trouble, nor ao we want it. We do mot expect to nor do we want to disrupt the union; we do_want peace, and we do want fair treatment. While We o not expect trouble, we are not unpre- pared for the worst. We are willing to live up to the award of the arbiters and have even offered to broaden its scope, notwithstand- ing the fact that wages are being reduced afl over America, and this notwithstanding the fact that we are paying the highest wages paid on earth on any equally large system to men in shnilar employment. B £ N UNION REGRETS DECISION. The executive committee of the Carmen’s Union was in session for several hours last night. Shortly be- fore midnight Presiflent Cornelius and Secretary Bowling issued a state- ment, which contains no intimation of an immediate strike, but, on the contrary, "suggests that further con- ferences with the representatives of the company before the employes take a decisive step are very likely. Of course the statement does not deal with the possibility of the company sending its instructors out on the runs with students to-day, as it is gener- ally expected it will, in which event trouble may immediately ensue. The statement issued by the union fol- lows: The reply of the United Rallroads to the proposition submitted by the Carmen’s Union is decidedly disappointing. The union had hoped that the conefliatory attitude it had assumed and the moderation of the terms of the agreement submitted by it would have the effect of inducing the company to cease all warlike preparations, and accept at least the principal clauses in our agreement, and pro- ceed to dispose of the minor matters in con- ference. Instead the company has declined to aceept any of the new conditions proposed by the Carmen’s Union, and in ite very lengthy statement giving ita reasons for refusing to approve_the union’ dtion indulges 1n considerable sophistry, with the evident design of misleading the public on the merits of the fssues involved. In declining to approve of the: arbitration plan proposed by the union the company tries to make it appear that the union is endeavor- ing to infringe upon the employer's right to hire and discharge. The provision submitted by the union is not intended to destroy the admitted rights of the company in this respect, and does mot warrant the strained construction placed upon it by Mr. Holland. Had the officials of the United Rallroads dealt exact justice to their employes during the last vear there would have been little or no necessity for this arbitration provision; but such has not been the case, The severity of the disc pline enforced has invarlably been measured by the standing of the in the union, nd the union, in proposing the arbitration 7% ! There is only ~one Genuine Syrup of Figs; to get its bene- ficial effects San Francisco, Cal. Dispels colds and headaches. when bilious or con- stipated; For men, women and children; Acts best. on the kidneys and liver stomach and bowels; Always buy the genuine— Manufactured by the 1A JIG SYRUP ¢ HewYork,AY. The genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale by all firstclass druggists. The full name of the company — California Fig Syrup Co.—is always printed on the front of every package. Price Fifty Cents per bottle. question was clearly set forth in our state- ment of yesterday and there is mothing mor> to say on that subject except to reaffirm our intention not to assist the United Railroads to educate strike-breakers to taka our places. measure was actuated solely by a desire to put into operation some measure whereby the employes might be insured exact justice when charged with infractions of rules or when they presented grievances regarding working con- Ritions that were worthy of redress. The pro- | We have ceased breaking in 'students” and Vision covering this matter was so drafted as | will maintain that position until negotiations to preclude the possibility that it would be|regarding a new agreement are concluded. abused. or invoked at all except in important | No serious friction has yet arisen, we are Dleased to state, because of our action in this matter and we sincerely hope none will arise. | In conclusion we desire to state with emphasis that if the professions of the United Raflroads in favor of peace are as sincere as are those | of the unlon there is little danger of a strike. cases The refusal of the company to effectively recognize the union by accepting the provision which removed all barriers to the union exer- | clsing full jurisdiction over employes destroys the value of everything the officials have said heretofore, and repeat in this statement, con- l We earnestly desire to avold a ruptdre in our relations with the United Railroads and our actions In all negotiations with the compsay will be governed by this desire implicitly. R. CORNELIUS, President J. H. BOWLI Vice President. —_— e Wishbone Route Excursions ‘Every Tuesday and Saturday to San Jose and return, with carriage drive to and from Stan- ford University. Leave Third and Townsend streets § a. m.; return via Alameda, 5:55 p. m. Round trip, §2. Ask Southern Pacific agents. ® cerning thelr professed good will toward the unjon, ~The- company's general manager and president have repeatedly said that they recok- nized the right of their employes to join the union, but, as . matter of fact, they have for some time past openly and formally refused to consent to the exercise of that right, even going so far.as to, require applicants for work to sign an agreemient not to join the unior. Under euch circumstances it f§ hardly to be wondered at that the members of the union se- riously question the sincerlty of the general statements Messrs. Holland and Chapman make regarding ‘‘Tecognition” of the union and of the right of their emplayes to affiliate with it. In view of the known practice of the com- pany in refusing recently to hire men who Would mot profess anfl-union sentiments and sign contracts not to join the union, the quota- tion from the award of the Anthracite Coal Cmmission declaring against discrimination because of the unlon or non-union affiliaton of employes savors of effrontery. The provisions of Arbitrator Straus’ award creating three classes of-employes aroused more criticism and created greater dissatisfaction among the men than any other feature of his Qecision. Once broken in and accepted as a competent employe a_platform man commences to render service to the company equal in value {o the that given by his associates ip the serv- jce, and no fair reason exists why he should not receive like remuneration. This fact ls so evl: dent that extended argument to establish it seems entirely unnecessary. In our propostion %o the company we merely asked that all men performing like service should receive equal wages, and In fixing the rate of wages we ac- Cepted Arbitrator Straus' figure rather than those we formerly contended for. It will be remembered that the testimony given before ihe arbitration board last year showed that the cost of ltving had advanced at least 10 per cent (to quote a very conservative authority), and the wage rate proposed by the union is exactly a 10 per cent increase over that in force one year ago, although, as pointed out in our statement of yesterday, the number of men who would recelve an increase in the pres- ent rate of wages is less than one-fourth of the company's employes. e comuany lays stress on the fact.wage reductions have. recently been made in various industries, and quotes John Mitchell's advice 10 the coal miners to accept & 514 per cent re- uction in their wages. These reductions were avowedly made because of a fall in the prices of the products of the concerns making the cuts in wages. How can the United Railroads fairly claim tbat similar conditions affect its revenues? As a matter of fact, the com- pany’s profits are daily increasing and condi- tions promise with certainty that they will con- tinue to increase for some time to come. The amendments of clauses in the existing agreoment proposed by the union are of minor {mportance. The changes are very slight, and that the company should unequivocally refuse to accede to any of them is indeed surprising. The first amendment relates to the privileges granted employes of riding free on the cars. Fhey gre now permitted to do so on their own divisions when in full uniform. The union asked that this privilege be extended, so that those who enjoy catching the speckled beautjes will find rare sport at Bartlett during the months of April and May. The Nimrod who would hunt bear and other large game can secure the services of an old mountaineer and hunter, with g00d bear dogs and saddle animals. They set a good table at Bartlett, and everything is done to make the guests comnfortable and contented. RATES $12 to $17.50 per week Write to J. E. McMAHAN, Bartlett Springs, Cal, or call at 2 Sutter street, San Francisco. employes might ridt on any of the lines on Showing their badge to the conductor. Tn regard to paying wages to men for time Jost while they were suspended if it was found that they had been gulity of no offense, a similar rule exists now. The present agree- Mment provides that a suspended empioye shall be paid wages for time lost if the officlals of the company jde to order his reinstate- ment. unfon proposed that the same course -be followed if an' arbitration board £nould order his reinsiatement. On the uni- form question the rule now s that the men shall purchase uniforms made according to Specifications formulated by the ~company. The union asked that these specifications be made by representatives of the company and the union in conference. The proposition regard! HOT SPRINGS, SONOMA COUNTY; only 4% hours from San Francisco and but ® miles staging; wa- ted £ edicinal virtues; best natural LT el water bath In State: boating and swimming in ‘Warm Springs Creek; good trout streams; ltl!flh;;‘:. fiflgn%]g“:“r:e n.x< neisco m: D TRy HOTEL AND STAG! ing time tables is ? -CLA P eoTporation n' the agreement of | Bapers; ETRST. hg and afterngon stages; e posal repeatedly made by the offictals of | SERYICE POt Frranclsco only $5 50, Take the company during the last year or so. R e ry dally at 7:30 a. m. or 3:30 p. m. e abtitude of the union on the “stugent” | TUBMIOR TTTEE T6r 812 a week, References. any guest of the past nine years. Patronage of ADVERTISEMENTS. A A A A A e A A A e P AT AN Pl ISP, Every one of the four Hundred vehicles in our store is new since January 1st. The fire last July took all the old ones. You will be inter- ested in seeing the finest assdrtment of Car- riages ever shown west of New York City. i Market and Tenth. Catalogues Furnished, §608 unprecedented. Information at Peck’s In- formation Bureau, 11 Montgomery st., or of J. F. MULGREW, Skaggs, Cal. in mountains Own Summer Home £ "Eonoma- co. Pure water, equable climate, lots eelling $10 up; cottages built by Meeker, $50 up; depot; stores; restaurant; hotel; post and express; telephone; sawmill; 900 Iots sold; 300 cottages huflt. Sausalito ferry, N. S. R. R. M. C. MEEKER, Camp Meekor, Sonoma County. Napa Soda Springs. The famous mountain health and pleasure resort is now oven for the patronage of the public. Address JOHN JACOBS. LOS GATOS. HOTEL LYNDON—Modern popular amusements; lawn . Py ‘Extensivel: Carriage Repairing | opens é:p;'-l.lt’l‘;km . : : High al- per week. Wi o & Muller, l‘-*_‘.a’l{ THE GEYSERS The Most Famous Health and Pleasure Resort in California., *THE CLIMATE AND SCENERY are unsur- passed and the waters are acknowledged the best on the market. Natural mineral, steam and Hammam baths. Swimming lake of tej mineral water. Boating, hunting, fishi dancing, shuffle-board, billilards and croquet. THE HOTEL AND COTTAGES have been renovated throughout, and new cottages and & fine pavilion built this year. There will be a fully equipped dairy and liv- g7, stable in comnection with the hotel. The el, cottages, bath houses and llx;éedhbyle‘lectrltlty. s he hotel will be supplied with the best market affords. Rates, $10, $12. $14 and 318 per week. For further particulars and booklet writt R. H. CURRY, Prop. The Geysers, Sonoma County, California. VACATION 1904 13 NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. “Vacation” is issued annually by the CaliforniaNorthwesternR’y THE PICTURESQUE ROUTE CF CALIFORNIA and is the standard publication on tae Pacific Coast for informa- tion regarding : MINERAL SPRING RESORTS, COUNTRY HOMES AND FARMS WHERE SUMMER BOARDERS (amp Meeker| ARE TAKEN, AND SELECT CAMP- ING SPOTS. - This year's edition, “Vacation 1904” contains over 150 pages, beautifully = illustrated, and is complete in its detailed informa- tion as to location, accommoda- tions, attractions, terms, ete. To be had in response to & mall re- quest, or at Ticket Offices. 650 Marke! Street (Chronicle Building). and Tiburor Ferry, foot of Market Street; General Office, Mutual Life Building, corner of Sansome and California Streets, San R. X. RYAN. Gen'l Pass'r Agent. H. C. WHITING, Gen'l Xfanager. n the Rater Redwoods. $7 and 38 week. For circulars address G 'mfimmnm-uu-.m Crua Crus