New-York tribune., 1903-08-07
BREAK IN PARKS FORCES.
One-sirth of Metal Lathers' Union
LeaUe 1t an a Body.
EMPLOYEES DENY KNIGHTS DEAL


The first real break in the Parks forces. from
the standpoint of the Building Trades Employ
ers' Association. though it does not directly
affects the Housesmiths and Bridgemens
Union took place yesterday. one hundred OF the
six hundred members of the Metal Lathers
Union leaving il in a body. These one hundred
members were organized as the New-York Iron
Furrins and Metal Lathers' Union, and Will be
put to work to-day.
The Metal Lathers' Union is a branch of the
Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union Origi-
nany it was an Independent union but the
Housesmiths and Bridgemens Union kept up a
constant war on it to get the work for the
housesmiths The fight was settled at last by
the Metal Lathers and Bridgemen's Union be-
coming branch of the housesmiths' organiza-
ton. Sam Parks took an active part In
bringing this about. The secession of the one
hundred men is looked upon by the employers as
a blow to the prestige of Parks, and is expected
to be followed by housesmiths going in greater
numbers to work.
c. E. Cheney, secretary Of the Iron League.
said yesterday that every day saw more house
smiths going to work as individuals under the
arbitration agreement, but that there was yet no
stampede.
Isaac Sanderson, general worthy foreman OK
the Hayes faction, said yesterday that there was
bers of the American Federation of Labor could
not work together. and that some of the indi-
viduaI members of unions in the American feu-
Grafton of Labor were knights.
"Pres;dent Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, at one time Knight
of Labor" he said. IF an organization rises
that any of our members considers better thah
ours we will place no bar to any of our mem
bers Joining it who wish to do So
AS to the claims of Simon Burns TO be general
master workman, he said that Burns was
elected general master workman IN 19oo anu
had afterward been reelected. He became IN
clined TO be autocratc. and after stormy de-
bate. Sanderson said. went out and never re-
+nrned This Sanderson said, according to the
constitution of the knights, ruled him out OF
Office and John w Hayes was elected general
master workman
He admitted that the Burns faction held gem
eral assemblies just as the Hayes faction dlo-
These however, he said, amounted to nothlns'
as under the constitution of the order the re-
gala and other property were necessary ana
these had been awarded by the courts to the
Hayes faction
Leonard X Prince chairman Of the press
committee of the employers association SAID
Yesterday evening that the knights had not
been invited here by the association or held any
conferences either with the association as d
body or any employer representing 1t. he aooeu
There are great many members in the assSela poE
ton and it may be possible that the hhsnIS I
seen or had talk with individual enpl1yerS oyer
which they called conference ! hay nave ,in6 n0T now
ever been apprised Of anything OF the Klho'
Asked if the new unions had joined or woulo
ioin the knights of Labor, he said;
1,7o bova Nothing TO do with their applications
They organized as independent unions WIateEer
they affiliate with if anything Is 'heir o"" "'A1-