The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1904, Page 25

" amidnight, May 1, _TEE WEATHER. - Fovecast made at San Fran- cisco .for thirty hours ending San Francisco and vicinity— Clondy Sunday, probably show- . grs; fresh southerly winds. A. G. McADIE, 1904: nee Lo-day Marching E “Whirl-I-Gig.” Matinee Johuny Comes ome.” eville. b 3 FIFTY-TWO ' PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1904—PAGES 25 TO 38. CARMEN DEFER THREATENED STRIKE AT REQUEST OF MAYOR SCHMITZ, WHO WILL ACT AS MEDIATO — Final Action Is Taken at 2:30 A. M. Against the Advice of Both Mahon a 31 — 3 nd Cornelius. Whereas, the Mayor of San Fran- cisco, Hon. Eugene E. Schmitz, has sppeared before Division 205, A [ mated Association of Street Railroad | Employes of America, and Nqnfilfll} us in the name of the people of San ¥Francisco to postpone final action in | the matter of calling a strike -gunn‘ the United Railroads for three days, | until he, in the name of the people ol‘l the city, has bad an opportunity ml intercede with the company and use | his best efforts in a settlement of un-‘ pending troubles, [ And, whereas, this division has not sought any trouble in its relations | with the United Railroads and desires | to concede every interest not ('ompu/-i ihle with the vital principles of its or- | ganization In order to avoid a strike. | Resoived, That Division 205 does | hereby agree to postpone final action | reguested by the Mayor in the same of the people of San Francisco, | | with the understanding that the Mayor | of - the -city in behalf of the people will mse his best efforts t6 secure an amicable and honorable adjustment of the controversy between the divi- <ion and the United Railroads. ared between and the United i of three di taken at 2:30 set forth in n. Mayor the postpone- ius fought lution, claiming ad acted unfairly action taken this attended the meet- g broke up the left the hall k this morning Record- Shaellenberger of the stage and ondence -that has the company and the the discussion of the is- letter was listened to with As he finished read- Schmitz entered and was the platf The chief ex- city was given an ova- to the gathered car- itz advised the union mand for arbitra- to the echo. Pres- on. of the national organiza- owed “Mayor Schmitz and ad- Applause ch weré in- s of us of short speec usion of Cornelius’. re- n again took the platform ered an impassioned address Cornelius again fol- | e speech was greeted Good,” “That's good.” arrived sk ly after 1 ed that wagons loaded s were being sent to all tallroads’ barms through- Some of the men even| cases containing rifies | that r five minutes and en in a good humor while | he hour of 2 o'clock to| hich time the vote| Other speakers fol- ‘clock it was a cer- strike would be de-| secured the floor| that the strike be| three days, as he be- t could be reached the company. ice a committee of | to wait on "the | structions to as the vote 1 at that hour. | ed with the | r demands, | nd again. h had been sta- us barns reported ere being taken inside and the cars going this morn- | £ | MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED. | Every member of the executive com- | mittee except those who could not get| away ir duties on the cars at- | tended a.meeting last night at union headquarters. International President | Mahon took an active part in the con- | ed in detail the re- | sult of the many conferences held be- and. the roads . At the end of the ex lutjon was offered by officlals of the United Rail- lanation a reso- me of the mem- bers that in the judgment of the ex- | ecutive 1 committee the carmen could 3 justice to their organization d the principles of unionism, submit » the terms offered by the company. | The. resolution Was carried wunani- mously and after the vote a round of applause followed. After this decision 2 committee was appointed to draw up a statement to the public, outlining the views of the esrmen in case a strike should be arranged two tie | | MAHON’S OFFER | OF ARBITRATION | NOT ACCEPTED D. MAHON, Esq., In- ternational President sA A of S. E R. E. of A. Dear Sir: Your letter of the 20th inst. is received. It con- taius the offer called for by your by-laws to submit to arbitration sections 2, 6 and 8 of an agree- ment lately submitted by your local union. These sections cov- ered: First—The rate of wages, and Second—The retention in our employ of none but members of your union and the submission to arbitration of the discipline and discharge of our employes. In reply we say that we re- spectfully decline. Our reasons have already been stated at length.” In part they briefly are: First—As to wages, the pres- ent high scale was fixed by ar- bitration on November 2 last, | after nearly eight months of controversy. | Second—As to the discipline | _and discharge of our employes, we declined a year ago to arbi- trate, because where the respon- | sibility rests there the power must lie. Our recent offer falls if not | | | accepted to-day. Our regret is genuine that we | have failed to come to an agree- ment and we express the hope that the members of your union | ! will still accept the liberal of- fer we have made. The Board of Directors of the UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO, AR P By Its Executive Committee. | M. D. Mahon, president of the | | Auest_: W. B. Willcutt, Secre- Amalgamated Association of Street tary. and Electric Raflway Employes, who April 30, 1904. i — agreed upon by the men.. President Mahon also prepared a statement of his position and wishes, which was to be given out in case the men decided to strike. | The next question before the execu- tive committee was whether or not the vote of the union would compel its members who work on the inde- pendent car lines jn the city to quit their employment in conjunction with the employes of the United Ralilroads. It was finally decided that these men should be allowed to continue their |runs on the independent lines until they could be given an opportunity to meet and take separaté action on any | demands they may make. | MAHON HOLDS CONFERENCE. It was after 11 o'clock before the de- liberations of the executive committee { were ended. Before that time Interns- | tional President Mahon had withdrawn, {and after making e statement to the representatives of the press went to the Emma Spreckels building, where | he went into prominent representatives of local la- bor unions. Shortly before midnight he | | went to the Alhambra Theater and en- tered the meeting of the carmen. | The meeting was secret, according to | the rules of the union. From the out- side it appeared that all the seats on the lower floor were occupied. Some time before midnight, and before any | proceeding had been commenced, fully 800 men were in the body of the thea- ter. When Mahon entered he was re- ceived with a burst of applause. He stopped to chat with several members and walted until the meeting had been called to order before he advanced to the stage. He was the first speaker and he ad- vanced to the front without the for- mality of a useless introduction to the men. He spoke for upwards of half an hour, urging the justness of their cause | and the fallure of the United Rallroads to accord them consideration. He dwelt at some length on the actual | value of the street car lines of the city and the Income it received on what he said was an inflated value, which had been created by its employes and in which they should be allowed to share. E Above all, he cautioned the men that they were making & fight for the basic principle of unionism, in the preserva- | tion of which not only the street car- men’s organization, but every form of organized labor of San Francisco and the United States was involved. tween the representatives of the unfon| CloWing Mahon came Richard Cor- nelius, president of the local union, Secretary Bowling and other menibers of the executive committee. A general discussion followed, lasting until 2 o'clock, when the final vote was taken. REPLY IS RECEIVED. The reply of the company was deliv- ered at the headquarters of the Car- men’s Union at'11:10 &. m. Previously a telephone message had been received from the headquarters of the United Railroads that the letter was on its way, in the hands of e messenger. President Cornelius and Secretary Bowling received the communication and a few minutes later International | cials of the union and the practieal conference with other | . President Mahon arrived at headquar- ters and the three officials of the union | went into conference. Mahon was an early riser yesterday. He spent the greater part of the morn- ing as a passenger on the various lines of the United Railroads. He spoke to | | all the operators on the cars uponi which he rode advising them that it | was improbable the company would agree to thre’ arbitration offer of the | union. He told them that in no case should they become excited or lose { their heads over the situation. When | they had finished their various runs, he advised they should go home, and, | above all other things, not to @0 a sin- | gle act or speak a word that would lead the public or any portion of it to think that the carmen had precipitated the trouble. NO LINE ON RESULT. No accurate forecast of the resuit ot{ the early morning vote could be ar- | rived at during the day and evening. | Almost invariably the operators on the ears and the employes who gathered | during the day: and evening at union headquarters believed that a strike was inevitable. This view was further strengthened by the opinion of the offi- unanimity of the vote of the men to re- Ject the rompany’s terms. Still on the streats rumor after rumor | Spread of a constantly increasing ele- | ment in the union ranks which was op- posed to an actual strike at this time and it was said they had voted to re- company’s terms gnly because had hoped to force the United | Railroads to accept the union's posi- tion. Alsd current was the rumor that ~t the last ditch the prominent labor leaders in other lines of industries had informed President Cornelius that in thefr opinion a strike was inadvisable at the present time. Cornelius denied | that he had ever received such advice | and none of the labor men interviwed would corrobordte#he rumor. N MAHON GOING AWAY. | has been -in the city for some time in | connection with the troubles between the United Railroads and the Car- men’s Union, will leave the city on | | Monday, as he considers his work here is fini for the present at least. He will visit San Jose Monday or pos- | sibly Tuesday and the following day will go to Sacramento and later to the national headquarters in Detroit, | Mich. Mahon does not consider his pres- ence here would be of any value to | the local union and as matters of im- portance require his attention in other sections of the country, he will lose no | time in getting back to Detroit. Speak- ing of the matter last night, prior to the taking of the vote, he said: “To-night winds up my work here, and, as other matters require my at- tention, I will leave the State about Wednesday, stopping at San Jose and Sacramento. I do not expect to re- turn, as I see no occasion for doing so. The locals are in good shape and have their plans mapped out. My presence here would be of no benefit, hence I will leave for the national headquar- ters. “It is my candid opinion that the ac- tion of the United Railroads is a pre- concocted scheme to bring on a fight |and if possible wipe out unionism. in San Francisco. The matter will not stop with the carmen, but will be car- ried against every form of unionism. If the carmen accept the terms of the company in this instance it will be the entering wedge of the disruption of unighism in San Francisco. If the carm decide to strike the company will endeavor to break the union any way and the fight will be bitter, “There is more involved in this ques- tion than the general public realizes and all unions should rally to the sup- port of the carmen, for the result means the vitality of every union In the city.” “In the event of a strike being de- clared the men will finish out their runs to-night, including the “owl cars,” which turn off at 5 o’clock in the morn- ing. This action was taken by the ex- ecutive committee in order not to cause the public any immediate inconven- fence.” ———— 'SCHOONER STRIKES REEF AND HER CREW PERISHES Small Craft With a Cargo of Molasses Is Wrecked While Nearing Halifax. HALIFAX, N. 8., April 30.—A mes- sage received here states that the schooner Orono of Annapolis, bound from the West Indies for Halifax with molasses, is wrecked at Herring Cove and all on board were lost. The Orono, which was. a small schooner commanded by Captain At- kinson, struck on Duncans Reef. She is believed to have carried a crew of five men. ————— Lord Carzon Sails Homeward. BOMBAY, April 30.—Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India, sailed for home to-day on board the steam- ship Arabia. He was given a great send-off. The city was decorated and large crowds gathered on the gea front to bid him farewell. The Vice- roy appeared to be in excellent health, wtion of Mayor Schmitz the carmen postponed their decision relative to sltriking for three days. If was at the request of the chief executive of t he city that a committee of three was appointed at 1:30 | ng o have a conference with the company officials. Mayor Schmitz was later telephoned to to come to the Rialto building, where the conference was being held, and a short time afterward he telephoned Presi- [ it he still belie ved that if the men would postpone action for three days a settlement could be reached. The vote was delayed until 2:30 o'clock, at which time the count was taken to settle the question. L o'clock B CONTINDOUS .{ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION IS FORMALLY THROWN FIGHTINGON YALU RIVER Japanese Attack the Russian Posi- tion, Slavs Confine Their Efforts to Harassing Ene- my’s Advance. Mikado's Troops Are Pouring Across the Stream in the Face of a Heavy Fire. LONDON, May 1.--The Observer says it under- stands that the Japanese Legation here has re-| ceived a long dispatch confirming the reports| of fighting on the Yalu, but the contents of the dispatch “are ot now available. TOKIO, May 1, 11 a.-m.—Ad- vices from the front say the Jap- anese forces began an attack on the Russians on the Yalu River last Tuesday. The battle was con- tinued Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A decisive struggle is expected to-day (Sun- day). Thursday the Japanese effected a crossing of the Yalu and secured a lodgment on the right bank of the river. The fighting on Satur- day was at long range and this was a duel with heavy guns across the river. Fighting was resumed at daylight to-day (Sunday). The Russian force is estimated at 30,000 men. The Japanese loss is reported to have been small thus far. — KAUPANGTZE, Manchuria, April 30: There are persistent reports here that the first land battle of the war has been fought on the Yalu River. It is said that 16,000 Japanese crossed the river on Thursday, the 28th, and at- tacked 30,000 Russians who were in strongly fortified positions. This morn- ing it was rumored that the Japanese have received reinforcements and that the battle was still in progress. The Japanese sharpshooters are said to have killéd many Russian officers, who were made comspicuous by their uni- forms. ST. PETERSBURG, April 30.—An of- ficial dispatch has been " received at headquarters concerning affairs on the Yalu up to April 28. It follows: “Official reports received during the last few days state that on April 22 a movement was seen among the Japa- nese troops on the Yalu, small detach- ments moving on the left bank. On April 23 larger bodies concentrated op- posite Wiju, and the Japanese pro- ceeded to cross by small detachments. About two companies, with a small body of cavalry, crossed at Slaopous- siekhe. From the evening of April 24 onward reports began to come in to the [ great plaza. The grounds and build- effect that the enemy was preparing to cross at Wiju, Turencheng and Tchao- chenling. FIGHT ON RIVER'S BANKS. “On the following day the Japanese endeavored to throw bridges across the eastern arm of the Yalu, qpposite Turenchéng and Siaopoussiekhe. To- ward 2 o'clock in the afternoon they occupied the island of Somilinda and spent the night of April 26 on an island north of Sandakou. E <l “The Japanese, who numbered 500, were received by the firé of our light cavalry, who, being numericaly infe- rior, took boats ahd crossed to the right bank, whence they kept up a lively fire, occupying a narrow paf along the bank, sheltered by a light cavalry lost Chieffof Detachment Lieutenant Somenoff and eighteen men wounded, but their severe fire at short tange against ‘the Japanese in close formation must have inflicted’ consid- erable losses. R 4 “Af 3:30 a. m., April 26, by their - Continued on Page 26, Column 4. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC E3 Exercises “of ‘a Simple Nature - Mark;the' Inaugural. ST. LOUIS, April 30.—The Louisiana Purchase Exposition was = formally, opened this afternoon. The inaugural exercises were simple ana were car- ried through without delay and with- out a halt of any description. The weather” was without a flaw. The handling of 'the crowd, ‘the guarding of enclosures sacred to the participants in the exercises, and the police work generally eould not have been better. The work was inthe hands, of officers of the regular army, who directed. the exposition guards. T It had been arranged that President Roosevelt should press the button ex- actiy at 12 o'clock, but when that hour arrived several adaresses had not beea completed. At 12:15 St. Louis time, in orcer that his timc mizht not be encroached upon, th2" signal was civen th President Roos:velc that sl things were ready. In a few seconds came the arswering touch over the wire from the” White Hous>. % This officially opened the exposition, but it was determined to conclude the programme and the signal for the actual opening, Iug the unfurling of the flags, the ringing of bells and the operation of the great cascade was not given by Director of Works Taylor un- til 1:04. It was several minutes later than that when President Francis of the exposition formally announced that the fair was open to the world. ST. LOUIS, April 30—The following message was sent by President Francis of the Exposition to President Roose- velt: 2 3 “To the President States: In Tesponse to flashed by the President of the United States the Louisidana Purchase Exposi- | tion has been*opened. The sky is cloud- less. Th® -people assembled fill the of the the United signal ings are complete. The exhibits are in order. Nothing has occurred to mar this most auspicious occasion. In be- half of the exposition I wish to ex- press to the chief executive of the na- tion our most sincere thanks for the honor done in formally opening the ex- position. = DAVID R. FRANCIS, “President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.” The following reply was received from President Roosevel “Hon. David R. Francis, St. Louis: T congratulate you and your associates on this memorable occasion. I wish well to ail for the success of the great enterprise, and on behalf of the Amer- ican people I greet the representatives here to co-operate. with us in celebrat- | LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO- SITION "IN _ST.. . LOUIS. —_— ol Exhibit of California Is Not Yet Ready for Display. et BY PAUL EDWARDS. ST. LOUIS, April 30.—The Californian building was not opened to the public to-day. Many visitors called, expect- ing to see inside of the Golden State structure, but were met by a sign that it would be open on May 15. The cause of this was that many of the exhibits were not in place. Some of the coun- ties-will be ready with their displays before that date, but it will be impos- sible to complete all of them in less than. two weeks, owing to unexpected complications. 8T.- LOUIS, April 30.—California will be the only State in the Union whose counties will make individual exhibits and who send special representatives. Each of these representatives |is naturally zealous for the welfore of his county, though all are working to- gether in the main for the interests of the whole State. The scramble for spack naturally brought about seme disputes with the commissioners. These disputes have nearly all been settled amicably, and the matter of space has been adjusted with satisfaction to most of the counties.. ‘Those who have not received exactly what they desired have accepted the situation good naturedly. SLIGHT TEMPEST CREATED. A tempest was created a few: days ago by an effort on the part of the State Commission to switch the ex- hibit of San Luils Obispo and Monterey counties around so they would face the ELECTRICITY BUILDING AT THE. | | ascent. Qur | 0f forelgn countries who have comeend Instead of the side of the coast counties' space and extend Fresno and irg in an appropriate fashion the one | Kings onto some of the original coast hundredth anniversary -of the event|counties’ space. This plan was made which turned “i into a continental ‘ “THEODORE -ROOSEVELT."- Details Opening Day See ble through two of the counties ailing to exhibit and leaving a large | | White House, fired a national | Roosevelt Presses Key -and the Machinery Is Started. WASHINGTON, April 30.—President Roosevelt to-day pregsed the gold key which completed the electrical current and released the gigantic power of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, putting in motion the 40,000 horsepower machinery and the Tfairy- like eascadés on. the exposition | grounds, The ceremony occurred im the east room of the White House. As the President pressed the .key the | Third ‘Battery of United States Artil- lery, stationed on the grounde of the ‘Washington monument, south of. the salute | of twepty-one guns. Congratulatory | message8 then were exchanged between | the President and David R. Francis, president of the Loufsiana Purchase Exposition Company. The historic ceremony wak witnessed by a notable assemblage. Among the guests of the President in the east | room were the members of the Cab- | inet, except Secretary Taft, who was | in St. Louis as the personal representa- | tive of the President; the Chief Jus- | tice and the Associate Justices of the | Supreme Court of ‘the United States; Senator Frye, Speaker Cannon, Eifn- | bassadors, Ministers and other repre- | sentatives of foreign governmentis at | this capital; the Missouri delegation in the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives and prominent people in the various walks of life. The Marine Band was stationed In the vestibule of the White House and | rendered a suitable programme imhme- | diately preceding and subsequent to | the ceremony In the east room. The telegraphic faeflities were in- stalled under the supervision of Major | Benjamin F. Montgomery of the United States Signal Corps, Chief of the Tele- graph and Cipher Bureay at the White | House. 3 k The handsome mahogany table which supported the telegraph imstruments was located in the south end of the east room. . On a small dais, covered with blue and gold plush,. lay the gold key with which the President closed the circuit. The same dais - and the same key have been ‘used on several similar historic occasions. In 1893 President Cleveland used the i key in starting the machinery of the Chicago Fair, and in 1398 it was used to start the American Electrical Institute. The key and dais have been in the pos- session of Genmeral Greely, presidgnt general of the Sons of the American Revolution. 2 In a thoroughly democratic way the members of the Cabinet, members of Congress and other civilian guests as- sembled in the east room. THe mem- bers of the diplomatic corps gathered in th red parlor. Among these were geveral of the ladies of the embassies area of extra space. R. L. Janney, representing San Luis Obispo and “Continued on Page 30, Column 1. and legations. Two minutes before 1 o'clock the diplomatic corps was ush- mnm’.cms