New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
PARKS NAY GO TO AFRICA
TO CARRY THE WAR THERE
Not to Worry DeOerg, His Bonds
nlan-PLaStererS Break II greement.


eral desire Of the community. Samuel J. Parks.
the indicted walking delegate declared yester-
day that he was going to South Africa His in
tention, however, was not to contribute TO the
peace Of the community nor even to disquiet his
bondsman by this departure. but merely TO
carry the war into Africa"
You know what I am going to do?" shouted
this leader yesterday in his most boastful
strain ~ am going to make this building trades
fight an international affair. I'm going down to
South Africa and call out the housesmiths
there. There are a lot of New-York employers
with big contracts there and five hundred union
men, with new locals forming right along The
builders here have S35,000,000 invested in
bridges and tunnels there. and I'm going to call
the men of and tie them up"
Surely, you don't really mean to leave New
York;" suggested some one who was thinking
deeply about the size of Mr.. Parkss bail, put up
by big Chief" Devery.
We'll, If I don't 60" replied Parks at least
I'll cable"
Another indication of the sweeping character
of graft In labor circles was furnished yester-
day, In striking corroboration Of District Al
torney JeroYnes hemily Of Tuesday on the SUD-
tect Evidence was discovered which estap-
lished that at least one local Democratic AS
semblyman IS in the pay Of a prominent con-
struction company Of this city, and has been
carried on its payroll for some time. TINS woulo
indicate that the laws governing the building
trade in this State are carefully watched Dy
contractors
EMPLOYERS STILL GAINING
There were several minor happenings in the
labor war yesterday. but the general tendency
was In favor Of the employers and the success
of the arbitration plan. The Plate Glass Asso-
citation Joined the Building Trades EMPLOYERS
Association. The employers association locked
out eight hundred metallic fathers on loo OF
Otto II EidIitz because they refused TO sign
the agreement, and Isaac A. Hopper requested
tTenty-eight housesmiths working for MIN on
the Kingsbridge power house to sign the agree
Ynent individually The men refused and quit
the job. On the other hand there was detec-
ton in the ranks of the unions that have signed
the arbitration plan. Locals Nos 40 and 234
Of the Operative Plasterers Association broke
away from the agreement and returned TO
Sam" Parkss rump United Board, from which
they were expelled for signing the agreement
With regard to the situation in the Iron
League, which has sent an ultimatum, printed
in yesterdays Tribune. to its men. c. E. Cheney.
secretary of the league, said yesterday:
In answer to an advertisement for one thou
sand ironworkers that we have sent out we are
getting replies from cities in this vicinity by
mail in large numbers If they continue at the
sand by next Monday, when we propose to be-
gin work We shall, however. do nothing with
these applications until the housesmiths meet
Us on Saturday. We are receiving reports that
a number of housesuniths are signing the agree
1nent individually. There is every evidence that
we shall have no trouble in starting on Monday
OF course 1t viii take little time to get the
Industry back to its normal condition. but be-
lieve that within a few weeks we shall have
things running smoothly again.
AS an indication of the feeling Of the men gen
orally the following letter, which was reported
TO have been found tackled up On building for
which Otto NJ. Eidlitz had the contract, was
given out by the Employers Association yes
terday. The letter was signed by David Nc
Kay of the Operative Plasterers' Association.
1t follows:
The hrst court Of arbitration in the building building
aae6 di its Den dseson aq edTe 1G snd now the Wo
ings and verdict Of that court become matter OF
denied. vet in It's experimental stage it so fully
and Vicious system previously in vogue that even
stationary tsat s99Tt mas a vee s up 70 5ee s
enemies by its fairness and ability to settle the
Intend IN no way to go into the individual abi
ssHed Pis sb tRs orsr 81 se IF hss 3 an
desire to be perfectly G fair t 0s Just Just OF sS9uF n tbe
introduction OF unnecessary ana lrreIeyant 1l evi
IS better 94e uR 6 chg to $ Ks haR to have thu
pendulum swing 10 the other Cxtrme.
issue is not to be denied and an added response
bnty rested on that board, from the fact that or
failure Of arbitration in the building trade; whether
on the foundation reared by them fitting temple i
spectres Of injustice and malice should stan
were reasonable, and may be found so In tht
perusal of their official verdict, whose lucid anc
logical reasoning should appeal to all a spirit O
fairness and justice permeates the document
whose brev1ty has much TO recommend 1t.
That arbitration was an unqualified success a.
tts first trial is not denieble: that subsequent
boards should be guided by the gnderiyng pFtncpit
issue ought to be made a feature OF the comine
arbitration and that Is TO fairy eonsdeT tne Tght M
end grievances Of both eontendins parties TO th'
dispute. Then let the basis Of that settlement b'
peace and prosperity become a reality through
reason and justice, or, in other words, through
arbitration
The determination of the Iron League to in
wade the ranks Of the housesmiths the sub
3ect Of an extended TRADE by Samuel ]. Parks
last night. Parks accused the Iron League OF
violating its agreement Of May I, and declared
that his union would sight the league as II had
the Employers Association. and that the league
could not get an ironworker in the United
States to sign It's agreement. Continuing in thi:
vein, Parks said:
I am not opposed TO arbitration, but it must be
the right sort There are times when arbitratior
IS not such good thing as IL IS said 70 be. Take
FOR Instance when We were seeking an increase ir
Solfs| sng bsif Sa~ II we had waited for arb
tration our scale OF "a 50 day was decidedly not
We did not 90 on strike. I did not call strike
We were locked out Now we Will stay out. ] can
q year or anywhere from one 10 five years.
At the request Of Assistant District Attorney
sions yesterday set the date for the trial Of
sam" Parks, who is accused of extortion, fol