Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-01
LABOR oUTRAGEs COSTING PUBLIC FAVOR.

oTluSeueu OHlOu III 4>e" ioih, io o' last in a fair way to get the punish ment he deserves. He had already been convicted of assaulting fellow workman and last Friday was found guilty of extorting s20O from a con tractor on the promise to call of strike Three other indictments on the same charges are pending against him, and as District Attorney Jerome is pushing the cases Parks will soon Iset his deserts.
 Parks has signalized himself in the past by the great number of strikes he has called over a thousand within five years. Many of these he has used as a means of extorting money from con tractors, and most of the booty thus secured he has sunk in his own pock- cts. At the time be was first ar rested he was about to go to Europe. and he was said to have $125,000 on deposit with the Trust Company of the Republic. He travelled around town in hanson cab, and by the liberal use of his plunder and the plea that he was getting wages raised all the time he was able to be reelected walking delegate after his guilt had been made public. He had such influence also that he induced his union to continue striking, though offered arbitration by the Board of Building contractors. He also called a national strike of house smiths, but this fell of it's own weight
 The conviction of Parks and the term of imprisonment that will neces- sarily result should break his infiu- ence wito his own union and all others. It should also teach workingmen the dangerous character of so many of their leaders who profit So largely by stirring up labor troubles and then use the unions as a means of obtain irg blackmail It does not speak well that they are so indifferent to the character of their walking delegates and other leaders and the exposures that have been lately made have lost them the public confidence without which they can do but little. That this is becoming apparent to the wiser heads among them is shown by an in terview given out in Indianapolis last Friday by President John C. Mitchell head of the International Union of Stationary Bremen. His residence and headquarters are in Fort Wayne and he has alwas been an advocate of arbitration. He admits such settle ments not always. fair but the injury resulting in such cases is not to be compared with that resulting from strikes, and says he has found employ CTS always live up to the judgment rendered, though they may regard them as being unfavorable to their in terests Mir Mitchell gave out an interview last week which has cre- ated somewhat of a sensation in labor circles. He is quoted as follows:
 "I have travelled extensively during the last year in the United States, Canada and Mexico" said he today. "and am convinced that it is time for lobor unions to call a halt if they ex- pect to have the confidence of the peo- pie and contribute to the welfare of their members and to that of the coun- try at large. There are internal jeal- ousies among labor unions. which is a arurca If UookpoSc opd ,baro ;e too little regard for the rights of those with whom they are called to deal. They often exceed what is right in their demands upon the employer and are too frequently arrogant, stiff necked ard intemperate.
 "One thing which impressed me in my travels was the growing sentiment 10 favor of organization among the employers along the lines proposed by D. M. Parry. of the National Manufact- urers' association. This sentiment had its origin from troubles with labor unions and is being fed from the same cause. The manufacturers are un. organized, but they are in a position to effect organization speedily. for they have money. time and ability, and may become a power in the country and against the labor union. Laborine men have no conception of the growth of this movement and it may over. Whelm them if they do not adopt a more conservative attitude in dealing with employers
 "One of the marked changes in the iAst year has been in the press of the country which is now virtually on the side of the employer, and this is an Agency which win exert srest desl