New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-08
WOMEN EXECRATE PARKS
LABOR PARADE Il FIZZLE.
COnUicted Leader Kissed Al Along
Line-DeUery Cheered.

A~dbOI, HoI OdlH EaTkS, was NlHulCdleu YES
terday. when that convicted leader lead not
the one hundred thousand of his boasts. but a
scant nine thousand down Fifth-ave.. while men.
women and children. the victims Of his strikes.
Kissed him at every turn. Now and again, IN
the case Of the women, they burst into epithets
Of eXecratOn. as they behei the man who had
brought starvation and want to .heir children.
boldly leading a procession of lahorers. for as
sauIting one o: whom he is now awaiting
tence. for grating from all of whom ne is
now either under indictment or sentence.
Not out of place in such procession rode
William 5. Devery. lending the sanction of an
eX-chief of police 10 convicted criminal The
thin ranks Of labor were reinforced by hundreds
of the followers of Devery, and cheers for the
Big Chief" quite dwarfed the Parks applause.
Only the housesmiths and bridgemen remained
loyal to their chief. and even their ranks were
depleted and their president. Robert Z. Neidig,
absent
But IL the crowds were hostile and viewed
with Indignation and disgust the spectacle Of
Parks. that worthy was not affected. Exchang-
ing the soberer stripes he recently wore at Sing
Sing for the gay and flaming red blouse of the
housesmith, decorated by white and gold sash
bearing the mystic letters IS. p" Parks rode in
front mounted on white horse, symbOlizing
purity in the world Of labor. But the unfort-
Onate letters on the SdSlt lGit IHt eiAt't-
stolen property: Stolen property, yelled
somebody in the crowd. and as Parks. with ef-
fort. swung his horse in that direction. some
one from the other side called States prison
States prison. This a part of the vindi-
cation while from every vantage point came
burst of Kisses and cries of Sing Sing birdr
When are you going back. SAM? Such was
the reception that greeted the convicted leader
As he rode al the head Of the procession sur
rounded by walking delegates. two of whom
Richard CarviI and Tim McCarthy-have
also been indicted for extortion. Parks showed
evidences of his stay i'm Sing Sing His close
cropped hair and incipient mustache gave token
of the hand Of the prisoners barber, while the
pallor in his face gave the clew to his recent
residence. DeverY. on the other hand, sitting
in carriage with Parks's wife. and rejecting.
as becomes a prudent bondsman. on the value
of her diamonds which were on exhibition, was
comfortable in his assurance and Melted few
cheers In his course.
Kisses FOR PARKS AT START.
The vindication Of labor. on the other hand
was complete. Only eight of the twenty-three
unions that belonged of old TO the United Board
of Building Trades and owed featy to Parks
paraded. Even the Housesmiths Parks's own
union which fined all members not parading $40
and used all the various methods Of the Enter
tainment Committee" TO drive it's men into line
could only turn out 2,25O out of $500 while the
president and the respectable portion stayed
away.
Perhaps the most dramatic incident of the
whole day occurred while Parks was riding at
the head Of the column. Just at the start. AT
Fifty-ffth-st. and Fifth-ave. stands the build
ing at which the labor battle began. II was in
calling a strike on this building that Parks vio-
lated the labor agreement When the lire came
to this building yesterday the men beheld to
their surprise that the work was nearly fin
ished. The new and rival union has taken up
their work and completed it. There was Wild
shout from the men as they passed. hut their
faces showed that they had caught the point.
and they looked ahead at Parks in his glory.
suIIenIy. recognizing whittier ne leading
them
The parade formed at Fifty ninthst at about
Q o'clock For the first half hour it seemed as
If the police would outnunber the paraders so
carefully had the preparations for handling the
crowd been made. When the paraders began to
arrive the red shirts Of the housesmiths we're
by far the most conspicuous. These shirts
which were forced on the men al the price Of
s. % were made under contract by a tailor
who submitted the largest price. but also sent a
bouquet to Parks Yesterday morning the
housesmiths who had not invested were hustled
over 20 Mannerchcr Hall. their record investi-
gated and then the uniform handed out 10 them
and charged against them on the union card In
this fashion were the ranks recruited.
While the crowd was gathering. Parks mount
ed on a white steed and gayly arrayed. rode
up accompanied by Mccarthy. CarviH and Pat
rick O'Nen also horseback
This is my day--Tve got the bunch" he pro-
claimed belligerently.
While the crowd was still regarding Parks
with disapproval. a carriage drove up and Mrs.
Parks and two small nieces were recognized.
There was a great Grazing OF necks TO see the
wife Of the labor leader. and finally there was
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