The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-09
STRIKE GRIP BROKEN.
Building Trades Board
Splits in Two.
PARKS, LABOR TERROR, In JAIL.
New League Of Unions Will
Seek Work and Peace.

to Form twill Propose Arbitration
To.da,-Jeromc to Hunt Brlbc Takers
- a Sehn nee InGuir,-He Learns
That Strikes Have Been Bousht "a
Wen as settled for Cash--Empi0yers
CaIl to lnionsto Down the Extortioners
Within few hours after tho arres OF
Samuel Parks, yesterday, on the charge
of demanding and accepting a bride OF
1900 to settle strike, the United Board
of Building Trades had split into two bodies.
sixteen delegates Of the more conservative
unions in that body leaving it to Parks
and his friends. and announcing their i'll
tcnion of forming new organization.
1t vas the opinion of those versed in
labor matters that this action breaks tho
backbone of the strikes w'Srh have caused
the shut down in the lumber yards, and that
speedy settlement of the existing troubles
in the building trades can be looked for.
At the same time that the fight in the
Board. which resulted in this way. was
going on the board of governors Of the
Building Trades Employers Association
we're meeting in the Townsend Building
al Broadway and Twenty-ffth street and
drawing up a proclamation to all union
workers involved in the present difficulties,
calling upon them to register protests
with their unions against the continuance
Of the lockout and to submit to the en-
ployers scheme of arbitration.
PEACE PARTY QUITS.
The delegates who quit the Board Of
Building Trades after q stormy meeting in
Brevoort Hall represented the sixteen
organizations which voted last Wednesday
to expel the Building Material Drivers
and Building Materials Handlers unions
from the board. They we're led by John j.
Donovan. president of the board, Vice
President Frederick Lemon and Secretary
William H. Farley. They represent the
skilled workers in the board, and are thoss
who have been most active in trying TO bring
about a settlement OF the strikes and lock-
outs which have brought building in this
city to a standetill.
The main question at the meeting was
whether or not the drivers and handlers
unions should be expelled from the board.
When this proposition was submitted to
the board last Wednesday the more con-
eervative delegates, representing the skilled
trades. favored It as the easiest way TO
eliminate the board as . body from re-
sponsibility for the shut down in the trade,
and to let men who have no individual
interest in the troubles OF the drivers and
handlers get back to work again. The
entire thirty-nine organizations in the
board were represented. and the vote was
10 to 20 for expulsion, three delegates not
voting Great feeling developed during
the meeting. and before a vote was taken
yesterday on the same proposition this
feeling again became apparent.
PRESIDENT LEAF sECEDERs
Both sides did good deal of electioneer-
ing before the meeting and during it, but
when the vote was taken the result was
precisely the same as on Wednesday
Those in favor of standing by the drivers
ard handlers, THAI is, the men who stood
with Parks At the last meeting, were jubiant
over the result until President Donovan
rose from his chair. threw down his gavel
and. announcing that he was through, left
The majority Of the delegates were not
prepared for any such move, and as Dono-
van walked to the door he was jeered and
hooted at. After the door closed on him
some Of the delegates called upon Vice
President Lemon to take the chair Lemon
r. ~ and declared that he wouldn't. Then
i" started out. followed 10y the sixteen
delegates who had voted TO expcl the drivers
and handlers.
room There were calls for an explana-
ti"n. hllt none was offered AS the last
OF the sixteen delegates passed out of the
room orc of thosc remaining arose ard
without any especial authority called on
one 81 his friends to act as sergcant-at-
arms and to clear the room Of all persons
having no business there. Secretary Far
lev. who had not left the room. but was
known as favoring the stand taken by the
others. got m and remarked that he sup
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as ho preferred not to he thrown out by
sergeant at arms he would go out by him
self He, too. was ieered at as he departed.
NEW ORGANIZATION TO BE FORMED.
Tho seceders went to saloon across
the street to consider what they would do.
They wouldn't allow any outsiders to hear
after they began talking they all came
out and il was officially announced that
new organization would be formed in place
Of the Board OF Building Trades and that
the nucleus Of it would be the sixteen boilers.
made at meeting to be held in this city
today, at the conclusion Of which Score
tary Farley will issue a statement to the
public. This statement is expected to be
in the nature of a peace offering to the
employers organization. The boilers are
not all ready to accept the plan OF arbitra-
ton proposed by the employers but 1t is
said they are ready to talk over q settle
ment on some such basis.
After the boilers left the meeting, the
Parks warriors tried to organize q new
meeting with officers OF their own appoint
ing, but there was no enthusiasm and the
meeting finally disbanCed. the delegates
gathering on the street to talk it over. but
declining to make any statement for publ
cation The delegates who boltcd repre-
sent these organizations:
=, The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters.
the the mathematical Sheet Workers. the Plain
GIasdtters' Local .No..s, Electrical Workers
.nion No - the Marble Cutters. the MosaIc
and Encaustic Tile Layers Union, the, I'll"
Layers: Layers Helpers. the Steam and Hot Water
ftit,ers, the Steam. Filters Helpers. the
men, the Rigeers and Pointers Union. the
Ionfncrmen Stone Critters Association. the
,ntoilerhood or Painters and Decorators.
n Elevator Constructors and the Slate.
lie and Metal Roofers.
EMPLOYERS TO THE WORKERS
The meeting OF the governors Of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association was
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