The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-13
JEROME ADVISES The UNIONS.
WALKING DELEGATES HAVE
EVERY CHANGE TO GRAFT.

Formal Demand Should BE Made for Watt.
Ing limo Before Strikes Are Called
and Payment should He Shown on the
Union Books--More Charges Brewing.
District Attorney Jerome went to his
country place in Iakeville yesterday. No
against Walking Delegate Sam Parks,
who has already been arrested three times
within a week
Walking Delegate Dolan of the House
smiths Union called on the District Attorney
yesterday and offered to give himself up.
Josephus Plenty, the Jersey City skylight
manufacturer, who caused Parks's third
arrest, told Mr.. Jerome how Dolan vowed he
didn't get share Of the loot that Parks got.
Mr. Jerome told Dolan he wasn't wanted.
Mr.. Jerome talked yesterday Of con-
versation he had had with President John
j. Donovan Of the Board of Building Trades.
Il told Mr. Donovan" he said, shat both
employers and employees are to blame for
the trouble. The union gives immense
power to the walking delegates and the
employers hold out the temptation. 1t
gates cannot resist the temptation to graft.
| The by-laws Of the organization are loosely
| drawn. In my opinion, they could be so
amended that the union. IT the employer
| broke his contract, could send walking
delegate to him, who could say: Now,
| you have broken your contract with the
union and II we order strike, when the
men return, you must give them their time
pay, .nv .n,,,,vo, ,.d .rv ,ims =. ' n
give to the union he should send 1t TO the
treasurer Of the union, 30 that everybody
could see it in the books. This wouod
| obviate 50 per cent. of the labor troubles
| In this city.
-One labor leader told me that when a
strike for higher wages was going to be
he told his fellow workmen that the de-
mands they were making for higher wages
we're too great. He told them also that
II the employers granted the demands
now they would get back in the slack
| season
"He was overruled and the demand wa g
made. It was granted. But when the
slack time came the men had to 60 All
| the money in the unions treasury was eat en-
up and some Of the men were starving
When trade frightened up some OF the
men who struck got employment, but it
| was at much lower wages than they pre-
viously had
The special committee OF the Building
Trades Employers Association appointed
to take charge Of cases Of extortion against
| walking delegates spent good part OF
Thursday night and the greater part OF
vest erday over complaints against dele
gates. Charles l.. Eidlitz Of the committee
said:
"A great mass of evidence. more con-
elusive than any we have vet had has come
before us. When we have gone through
1t we will submit it to the District Attorney
Every case we will bring to Mr.. jerome
hereafter will show that the money passed
to the delegate and that some one other
than the principals in the transaction sa"
| it."
William r. Farley, secretary Of the dis
rupted Board of Building Trades, Offered
the statement that he was ready to submit
the books of the board to the District Attor
ney for inspection. They would show nc
records of any money being paid to cal
of strikes. Mr.. Jerome had hardly ex-
pected that the books would.
Each half Of the divided Board Of Build
ing Trades held a meetings yesterday, bu
did nothing OF Importance.
Parks attended the meeting OF the faction
that supports him. He said after it wa,
oyer. 80 '.
II am stronger in labor circles to-da,
than ever. With regard to r. +. Neidig'i
statements may say that he Is on the side
Of the contractors and not,of the poor down
trodden workingmen.'