1920: America's Great War-Earc
“Despite the fact that thousands of people had been evacuated from San Francisco, many tens of thousands more had arrived from the south. The already tight situation regarding food and shelter was rapidly becoming critical. Useless mouths had to be sent away. Anyone who wished to enlist in the military or get to work on the city’s defenses was welcome to stay. Others had to leave unless they could prove themselves to be useful to the defense forces.
This did not go over well with some of the pop...ulation. Those who’d just arrived as refugees were exhausted, often sick, and had no inclination to flee further. Like refugees everywhere, they often had little in the way of clothing, furniture, and had no idea where to stay. Those who had been living in San Francisco had survived earthquakes and fires, and didn’t feel that any damned army had the right to make them leave. There were confrontations and violence. Mayor Rolph didn’t like having his power usurped and let everyone know it. A couple of newspapers, in particular Hearst’s San Francisco Examiner, printed editorials saying the military administration was illegal and called for Californians to resist what it called an unlawful and unconstitutional occupation.MoreLess
This did not go over well with some of the pop...ulation. Those who’d just arrived as refugees were exhausted, often sick, and had no inclination to flee further. Like refugees everywhere, they often had little in the way of clothing, furniture, and had no idea where to stay. Those who had been living in San Francisco had survived earthquakes and fires, and didn’t feel that any damned army had the right to make them leave. There were confrontations and violence. Mayor Rolph didn’t like having his power usurped and let everyone know it. A couple of newspapers, in particular Hearst’s San Francisco Examiner, printed editorials saying the military administration was illegal and called for Californians to resist what it called an unlawful and unconstitutional occupation.MoreLess
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