The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-04
IT WON'T PUT STRIKERS OUT.
but THE BUILDING TRADES
BOARD INVITES THEN TO GO.
Split Into Two Factions for Peace and
war. With the RetiOubtabie Sam
Parks Leading the Warri0rs--Meantime
100000 workers VIII Remain Idle.

War, With the RetiOubtable sam
Parks Leading the MISUNDERSTANDING
100, 600 Workers VIII Remain Idle
After an uproarious meeting in which
it developed that the Board Of Building
Trades is divided into two factions, one for
peace and one for keeping up the fight
which has made 100000 workers in the
building trades idle, the board voted down
Yesterday the proposals Of its committee
Of Ave, which conferred with the Building
Material Dealers and Lumber Dealers
associations ON Tuesday.
The committee proposed that the Build
ing Material Drivers and Building Material
Handlers unions should be expelled from
the board to induce the dealers to reopen
their yards. The board wouldn't have it..
A faction led by President Donovan clam
ored to have the proposals adopted. A
majority OF the board, led by Sam Parks,
virulently opposed this. Parks. after being
quiet since his return from Hot Springs
a few months ago, has flung himself into
this fight, ordering strike Of his House =
smiths Union on one contract-despite
the fact that it hes an anti-strike agree
ment with the employers-to support the
striking architectural ironworkers.
Parks and his followers IN the board
argued yesterday that, if the lumber yards
remained shut till doomsday, the board.
having Endorsed the two unions, should
stand by them. The delegates got very
angry about it.
Donovan produced letter from T. +.
Mccarthy, president of the Team Drivers
Association, stating that the unions had
been signing agreements with their en-
ployers on any terms. Then he charged the
Building Material Drivers Union with
treachery IN having sent coRmittee
to james Sherlock Davis, pres ident of tho
Lumber Dealers Association, to try to settle
with the dealers. This committee, as told
in yesterdays sun, didn't get TO see the
dealers committee.
The Parks faction laughed at the letter.
Some of the Parks men wanted to know
what harm it did II the committee had
tried to settle the trouble. Donovan and
his followers said that sending the COM
mittee while the board was negotiating
was an insult to the board. After a furious
wrangle the recommendations OF the COM
mittee were rejected by vote OF % to 10.
Then 9 proposal was made to ask the
two unions to withdraw their delegates
unions we're allowed until Monday to answer
They will hold meetings in the meantime
and will vote on the ques ton.
As the men want to return to work, they
will probably agree to withdraw.
When the meeting Of the board was over
every one looked hot and tired The COM
mittee OF five looked crestfalleh. The
Parks fact ion was defiant.
Our recommendations were rejected
was all that Secretary Farley Of the board
would say.
What will you do now he was asked
IL hn cotl Nhn h
seems to be still on.
carried asking the two unions to quit tho
board.
We'll that was really important, said
Farley, looking far from cheerful, however.
when the board meets on Monday we will
take further action"
Every ono appeared to be at sea as to the
outcome Of the meeting.
III the report had been presented proper.
ly. said delegate, "the whole thing would
have gone through. Now it's all in
, In a saloon across the street free fight
among the delegates was threatened Sam
Parks aimed blow at small man and
nearly overbalanced. A bigger man started
In TO tackle Parks, but WAS seized and held
back. A big crowd collected, but the
would-be fighters were kept apart
James Sherlock Davis. secretary OF the
committee OF the Lumber Dealers Associ-
alton, said last evening that the shut down
would continue until the Building Material
Drivers and Handlers unions were out OF
the Board Of building Trades.