The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
THERE is NO PEACE.
Adjustment of Iron Workers
Troubles Only Temporary.

Kansas City. Mo, Sept. 2S.-The dove
/ of peace that settled over the delegates
to the annual convention of the Sfruc-
tural Iron and Bridge Workers associa-
ton for a brief period on Saturday had
been rudely disturbed over Sunday,
and this morning the tension between
the Buchanan and Parks contingent
was close to the breaking point. Be-
fore the convention met today a split
seemed inevitable.
Samuel Parks refused to discuss the
caucus he and his followers held last
night with the avowed intention of map
ping out a campaign to capture the
convention and elect H. r Donnelly of
Albany as president and President Blu
chanan was equally reticent in talking
of the alleged plans of the anti-Parks
element to walk out if the turbulent
New York element should continue their
antagonistic tactics of last week
The report of the committee on presi-
dents address. in which it was believed
President Buchanan would be attacked
for his attitude in the New York
troubles, was one of the matters up for
ccnsidera ton when the convention met
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning,
stlll behind closed doors
President Buchanan called the con-
Ventlon to order as if nothing unusual
had happened since Saturdays session.
Before proceeding to business he adj
dressed few words to the delegates,
urging harmony. and saying that he
had only the best interests of union
abor at heart and wanted to do what
would accomplish the most for labor in
general. He urged the necessity, espe-
cially for the effect it would have upon
the country at large. of dignified,
business like convention.
There was no attempt on the part of
the Parks crowd to interfere with the
routine work in hand and any antago-
nistic action that they may have had in
mind was postponed for the time being.
Perhaps the most Important action of
the morning session was the granting
of charter to the architectural iron
workers union of Chicago, with a
membership of about $50. Mr.. Hill,
president of the Chicago local, was
given seat in the convention but
without vote. This class of labor has
between 5000 and 5000 members
throughout the country, most of whom
already affiliated with the Internation-
al Structural and Bridge Workers.
Grievances presented by Detroit. Kan
sas City and other locals were referred
without action The following petition
was presented to the convention:
I'VE the delegates representing locals
10 of Minneapolis, "a of Denver. p of
Salt Lake City, 100 of Kansas City, 80
of Des Moines and u of Omaha. re-
quest that some action be taken to Sc
cure control of the road work being
done by the several roads west of the
Mississippi river. There are number
of fair contractors who have agreed to
recognize our union and pay the STAN
dard wages with regulation hours We
find that such roads as the Union Pa
cific. Oregon Short Line and others are
paying their bridge men as low as IS
per day for 10 hour day. We recom-
mend that some action be taken by this
convention that would either force
these railroads to pay the standard
wages or to let their bridge work to
contractors who are fair to organized
labor AS far as could be learned no
labor" As far as could be learned no
Daniel Brophv who held q proxy
from Scranton. Pa, and who was I'M
seated last week. sat in the convention
this morning. but without a vote. Last
week when he was unseated he left the
hall in an angry mood and refused an
invitation attend the sessions.