The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-10-01
PARKS MAGIC WAND
81.
Seems TO Control the Iron-
workers at Their Convention.
FOR PEACE AND HARMONY
Will Affiliate with American
Federation of Labor.

Kansas City, Sept 30.-Samuel Parks,
walking delegate from New York, waved
his magic wand over the delegates to
the annual convention OF the Internation-
az Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers again today and brought
peace and harmony out of conditions that
seemed only to portend strife and split
that light have meant a disruption of the
Organization. Before the conventio neon
vened the Buchanan crowd had intimated
strongly that they would withdraw if
money were voted TO Local No. ? of New
York Later, after Parks had addressed
the delegates. they voted $1,000 loan from
the association. Practically no opposi-
tion to the appropriation was displayed.
Mr. Parks evidently had reconsidered
his plan to ask the convention 10 vote
an assessment of 81 agains each of the
$1,000 members throughout the country,
and he ridiculed the statement that he
would finally ask that each member of
the association donate a days salary,
which would aggregate close to $500, 600.
After the convention Mr. Parks said Of
well. seem to be in the running yet"
9 s-92spite reports that an unfavorable re-
Nrt would be made on III annual report
: If President Buchanan, the committees
report as presented was favorable 10 the
president. 1t was adopted without de-
bate. and most of his recommendations
were favorably acted upon.
Three delegates each were appointed
from the locals at Pittsburg and Wheel
ing to adjust the differences between
those two cities. In case of failure an
uninterested person viii be named by
the national association to act as arbi-
TRAITOR.
The fight to unseat the three inside
delegates was postponed until the end OF
the week. Chicago Local No. has in
strueted its members here to work for
the unseating. oe these men.
Another victory, in a way. for the New
York leader was the action of the con-
vention in voting almost unanimously to
affiliate with the American Federation of
abor. President Buchanan. who had
voted against affiliation at the Boston
convention two years ago, today briefly
addressed the convention in favor OF Il.
lie had favored such action in his annual
report Delegate MoGovern Of Albany
made q set speech in favor of af1liatioR,
and then Delegate Parks followed him in
q ousing talk that carried the conveR-
tion with him almost TO a man. While
he had fought against it in bygone days,
r., said. he was now in favor of affiliation
with all central bodies, Local No Of
Nev York would. he '1eclared,s affiliate
III the Federation Of Labor no matter
vfat action this convention might take.
No 2. he added, would also affiliate with
all other like associations as soon as the
opportunity offered.
Another victory was the adoption Of
the minimum road scale of $3.50, which
will cover ali territory not now controlled
bv existing locals. The question of ap-
prcnticps, it was decided. would be sub
nlitttd to the various locals Of the coun-
try for a referendum vote.
The committee on constitution was re-
,red to bring in an amendment to the
= Institution defining more clearly the
yer Of the president and executive
.,oard in calling strikes. This question
J probabiy will be considered tomorrow.