The evening world., 1903-07-09
Walking Delegate Of the House,
smiths and Bridgemen's
Union Seems Bent on rfv
longing the Building Tie-Up.
HOLDS THE WHIP HAND.
N His Union Holds Out the Other
Unions Can Do Very Little In the
Building Line-contraetors May
Yield a Little.

New York contractors expect to reach
an agreement with the unions at the
conference which Is being held to-day
in the rooms of the Building Trades
Tluu. At No. 1l2S Broadway. 1t is ex-
pectcl that the majority OF the repre-
scntdtiyes If the strikers will agree to
the plan of arbitration proposed by the
contractors and that work on some Of
tho uncom2ie.ed buildings will be re-
sumed in the morning.
T~wenty-four of the striking unionn
have sent delegates to the conference,
which number includes all the important
ones with the exception of the Houss-
smiths and Er'dgemen's Union. OF which
Sam Parks Is the walking delegate.
The employers take a most hopeful
view Of the situation. They expect that
some slight changes will he asked and
they are in a mood to grant them 30
long az they do not materially affect the
plan to WHICH they have adhered So
closely.
To Curb the Delegates.
1t is said that all OF the unions rep
resented NJ the conference have agreed
to curtail the powers OF the walking
delepltc. the thing most insisted upon
by tho contractors.
Needless TO say Sam Parks is not
among the representatives at the con-
ference. In fact he is hurrying around
to.div, seeking to prolorg the strike.
H. SAIL to-. day that he woul order
men of the Housesm.ths n Bridge
mems Union to work on the buildings
under contract ty Fuller G Co., but
that the strike would be continued
against the others.
II certainly am not going neal the
conference" he said to-day THE
Fuller agreement IS good enough fes
M II when the lest of them syn on
tir same basis our men will go back
t. work"
Fuller Agreemer. Suits. :.
II will be remembered that Fuller O.
Co. make no objections to the walking
delegate. and, in fact. have been notice.
ably friendly to Parks. =
While the situation will be much I'M
proved by an agreement to-day, the
relief will be only temporary. Without
the housesmiths and bridgemen there
can be no permanent resumption OF
work. Parks's union is the strongest in
the city. Ineir WORK must De done De-
fore the men who are about to settle
their differences begin. Come work can
be done on unfinished buildings. saving
thousands OF dollars to the contractors.
but until the housesmiths and bridge
men get into line the strike cannot be-
said to be settled. II.
More Unions Agree. 9f
w. X. Fertlg. Secretary of the Board
OF Governors of the Employers Assocl-
alton. laid later this afternoon that he
received assurances that five more
unions had signified their Intention tn
accept the terms OF the peace agrees
ment and go back to work.
Delegates of these unions and Of the
unions which have alre ady voiced their
intention Of making peace with the ems
ployers viii attend a meeting OF the
Employers' Association this evening.
when 1t Is confidently expected that the
Anal terms o. the agreement viii be
and ratified.
Mr.. Fertig said that he was supremely
confident that peace would be effectel
within the next t~wenty-four hours ana
work be begun on the long-deserted
buildings Immediately. 10