The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-01
STAND BY sam PARKS AGAIN.
MOI SESNITHS TURN down THE
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT.
Then Yelling Crowd Garry Parks and
Mccarthy 10 the street ON Their
ShOulders-Only the Four Dele
gates Win Confer with Employers.

Sh0uldcrs-OnIy the Four Dele.
gates Win Confer with Employers.
Sam Parks and his entertainment COM
/ mittee again won victory at last night a
meeting of the Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union in Maennerchor Hall, Fifty
sixth street near Third av4nue. The
meeting voted almost unanimously to
, reject the arbitration agreement Of the
employers association.
1t also reaffirmed its action Of last week
in refusing o appoint COMMITTEES OF seven
| ty-fve to confer with the Iron League,
and again directed the four walking dele
gates to call upon the Executive Committee
of the league to-day.
President Neidig of the union, who il an
anti-Parks man, was there but his infiu-
ence was nil. Parks was carried out of the
| hall on the shoulders of his friends, as was
also Tom Mccarthy, the other indicted
walking delegate.
Parks and his committee followed by
IT." entire Parks contingent we're among
ihc first arrivals and quickly rushed up
stairs to the meeting hall on the third floor.
For about half an hour the stairways were
black with men Crowdng in. The room
will seat 800. There were nearer 200 men
pa, led into il.
The board OF governors of the employ
| ers' association, which was as Interested
| III the outcome Of the meeting as the work.
ers Themselves. made sure that there was
| ample police protection, and kept in touch
with the proceedings. Captain Tighe of
4 10 ~,
hand early with ten or twelve uniformed
mon. Half dozen detectives in plain
clothes were also around.
Presiu ut N.idig, who was expected to
start movement in favor of signing the
| agreement, vas neutral. He ms de q speech
in when he denied that he had any inten-
ton of causing a split in the union.
Il am prepared 70 go the way the union
goes" he said. Il am not here to lead
any split. | am president of the union,
and my place is with the union, no matter
what way it votes.
The letter from the Iron League, urging
all the members to attend the meeting
and to use their influence to get committee
of seventy-ilve members appointed to
meet tie representatives, of tine iron Lea que,
was read and received with jeers.
Parks made several speeches in which
he urged the men not to sign the agree
ment He was received each tin.1 With
shouts. led by the entertainment COM
mittee. In one Of his speeches he said
They talk about one-man power in
lahor, bat We are fly ht!ng against one
nan power in capital We are fighting
y VI. Cornell. president of the Iron zee que,
who is its one-man power. We are not
lighting the American Bridge Company or
any corporation"
Parks went on to saw that he would never
stand FOR the arbitration agreement,
Neither would the union, he believed
ave have our agreement with the en-
pl0yers for two years beginning last May
he went on, referring 70 the agreement
with the Va ronai Association Of Structural
Iron Manufacturers
The Iron League il irving TO backslidc
and &C. out Of that agreement, but it wont
do. II We sign THIS arbitration agreement
il will nullfy The other one"
More speeches wer" made and then a
show Of hands was taken on the rejection
both Of the proposition Of the Iron League
and of the arbitration agreement Ii
looked - if every one voted for rejection.
Then with cheers resolution was carried
appointing The four walking delegates to
ca'l on the Iron League, instead Of u com
iu.ttec Of SeVenty-tive, snd TO inform the
League Of the decision of the union.
Parks was hen hoisted on the shoulders
Of two OT his men ana carried down the
stairs 20 The stree, his entertainment com
mttee shouting Whats the matter with
Sam PARIS"
Shortly after, little Tim Mccarthy. look
ing very uncomfortable. was carried down
tho stairs in the same way. He got lost in
the shuttle, but Parks WAS carried up to
FIFTY ninth street along Third avenue.
Then he was carried back to he ball this
time on the shoulders Of one giant, followed
iy yelling crowd. Parks is so thin that
the big man who carried him trotted mp
tire stairs. The executive board of the
union aiterward held a meeting to instruct
the four delegates us 10 what To say TO the
Iron League.
"Yo can say, said one Of the house.
smiths, that President Nei&is cut no more
figure AZ the meeting than "A fy. We lis
tened to him. Int Sans the real thing
Tn" board Of governors OF the employers
isocihton will meet to-day to act on the
uncxpec I'd turn OF aft irs in tho iron work
ers again rejecting the overt,Ires OF the
Iron League.