New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-11
PARKS'S MEN DEFY HIN
REFUSE TO GO TO WORK.
JVant Police U7fthdrascn from Build
"GranGstaad Play"

SAN Parks received a setback from the men,
hers OF his own union IN spite o. his boosted con
troll over the members. yesterday. when he went %
tho ButtericI Building and asked the striking mem
hers o. the HousesIniths and Bridgeuens Union 70
return 20 work. This strike. according 10 the
union was not ordered b. Parks. that he seemed
10 be figuring in tho new role OF peaoeTnzker
The members 81 the union say that the siFlAers
Quit work members az The HousesEnilhs
Union OF Ncw-Nork. which was formed under the
arbitration agreement o. the Employers Associa-
ton. were put work BY flchey. Brown a Don-
aid 10 whom part of the irOnwork was sublet oy
the George A. Fuller Company. Pending confer
cnce yesterday forenoon between committee ap-
pointed by The Board OF building Trades on
wednesday. when Il reported that the strike
Lad been called OF. and Tioe-President McConnel
o. the George A Fuller Company. PARKS ana
Tin" Mccarthy called az the Butteriok Building
and tried TO get the strikers. most OF whom we're
standing around. 10 back. be alternately plead
"a and ordered. but his words % no use.
The men declared they would not return until the
police who guarded the new men were Withdrawn
The contractors say that II the police are with
drawn they could not get the new men 10 stay.
they would be afraid OF violence
As the contra ctcrs would not withdraw the police
and Parks couIc not induce The strikers 20 return.
Re and Mccarthy went away. Parks rensrlins
that he woud try 10 set the police Withdrawn
later.
The committee appointed ny the Board % Busld-
ing Trades met Vice president Mcconnell of the
Fuller company IN the afternoon. The committee
was made Up q John Tasker. % TIE steanhtters'
james Nugent 81 the stearnatters helpers; Tin
Mccarthy Parks's indicted fellow delegate; Rich
ard Carr-l OF the derric1men- and AleNanoer Nell
s1- q tho granite cutters. The committee came
out utue later looking crestfallen- Nioe-Ffesi-
dent Mcconnell said after the meeting;
The meeting was very short The committee
ees =, would not direct that the sub-contractors
Discharge members % the new Housesuliths' Inloa
% New York refused 70 interfere.
Vice President Mcconnell said that ne commit
Tee had also asked him 10 instruct J. J. Frsn'iss,
who had s1h-c0-tract Cor steam httinE az 10. =
rroaav-ay % employ only union stearnftters- ne
ESQ refused 20 interfere in this case. and ADDED
..r--sc- no Circumstances will We undertake the
trouble are Joss ~ taking u7 any flo-coftIa--s'
sn6 We vii Dot interfere with ine soo-clA'
~ dictate % ra-l as The men they s1a4 employ
z +ofs +ha committee this. Z suppose j shan not
see this committee arain. and The first thing eA-
,o-t to hear Is that strikes win he ordered on al
our contracts"
..-I-- MCCARTHY was seen later and asked what
tie union irtended TO Go. He replied that some
-tt,- ,--,-1s se doing soon. but SAID re CID iot
t.-ou- exactly what step would be taken hrsL il Is
.,-e--ef tfat strikes IN al the RULER coHtreC's
vii re ordered al The meeting OF tho honsesnil'hs
ard B-idcemens Union tonight
No one appeared 90 be more c-sgIs1ea - ne
,.-s,-i-- yesterday than Mr. star-itt manager Of
he Fuller company. when see late n The AFTER
-oCr be- said.
I'VE frrr care any more Tor Parks or MS UNION
90 <,- what the Board 90 Building Trades may 90
rsfs ordering the men back 90 work was only a
niece of e-auGstan5 rlsy. There is no use IN max
s-e any agreement with the unions We VIII 60
-.rft on and -ry 90 pun work through TIE day
sftar -he stesrftters s.Ened an agreement with rs
rtev went ca strike. This shows the useessress q
making an agreement with e union"
Pres. .e~t Buchanan ~ the international Bridge
s-F Structural Iron workers Union is san ID Jhis
cry ard has been trying ucsuccsssfllly 10 bring
rholt ignition fCr The Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union by the Employers Association lie is
very arzious 10 bring about peace. as far rs this
,.rion IS concerned ana has had talks with indi-
nldual members o. the Iron League, but has had
Do conference with any one as q representative Of
-.e learue. The representatives o. the league re-
f-e-ated yesterday that they would noc oonfer or
fs business with the ole union
e was learned last niEht that the contractors
st tbe Buteriok Building had discharged num-
re- of la1o-ers who 1ut work when the house
smiths struck N-o-e 81 these viii De re-e-nployed.
The signing az the arbitration agreement u the
Eurloye-s Association by the Board q Building
Trades Yesterday has weakened the waning power
90 that body. IL has row practically only two
unions % skilled trades left The other trades are
ether helpers or regarded - uuski,lcl by the en-
uloycrs.
The buuding trades section - the Central Fed
Grated Union reported last night that q had or
6ered the building trades unions connected wiki ne
Central Federated Onion NOT % elbow their mem
hers 20 work with TIE new union OF engineers
formed by the Employers Assoclauon- Il was also
decided &c ask any q TIE cd unions 81 the build
sng trades not connected with the Central Federated
Trion 70 take similar action