The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-09
DELEGATE sam PARKS IN JAIL.


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| President Neidg said that the Hecla strike
lasted six weeks, and that he always un-
derstood that the check was paid to Parks
for waiting time. Parks, ne said, PAID
a number of the men out on tne emeG ;n
| and later on the union, to show its apprecia-
ton Of Parks's good work, presence 10
| him diamond ring. President Frank
/ Buchanan of the International organiza-
! ton OF structural iron workers salo ne
had heard of the 81, 900 check episode and
J had always understood that it was PAID
! for waiting time" Both men admitted
that the Hecla strike was ordered by Parks;
and Mr.. Neidig said that Parks ordered
, it because at the time the Hecla people
| had four non-union workmef IN thelr
| employ
FALSE REASON GIVEN FOR STRIKE.
| Mr.. Poulson declared Yesterday that this
| statement was absolutely false.
| During our strike" he said, "other firms
tried to get me. to make every enort 10
to come and talk things over win me
| Neidig came with walking delegate, ana
we asked them what the strike was about.
Nedig said Parks call it because we
had employed non-lnon men. Wheh
showed him that that statement was al'so-
! lutely untrue he apoogized for the strike
and said that some of our workmen must
have lied to Parks He asked my per-
mission to have them punished by the union
| and | told him to go ahead.
| AND 81 DEMANDED bEr'Nr mr. h'"''
| Only part Of Mr.. Poulson' 3 81 DRY is told
in the affidavit he made for the District
! Attorney. The rest he told to a sun re-
porter az follows:
About year and a half ago Parks met
George Low, the superintendent OF our
| outside work in Manhattan, and told him
| that our firm hadn't looked out for the walk :
| ing delegates as other firms had. He
showed Low a number Of checks and said
! that it would go easy with the Hecla people
- - 4 : mn i hnrx ri In
them il they did not Low told me Of this
and declined to give Parks a cent. Low
! told my decision to Parks, and the very next
! day we had strike on our hands: .Ihe
| workmen told MS that Parks ordered them
| out because We had non-union men on
! bank building We were constructing. They
| said they had told Parks themselves that
this was not so and that he had merely re-
| piled that they must stay on strike as he
wanted 70 teach Us Is, a less sen. ,ro., w.s
| tie up by our strike asked me TO arrange
| meeting with Parks and did So He told
| me hat-footed that our men could not go tn
work until / paid him $4,000. J. told him
| that mistake had been made in ordering
strike on our place and he replied:
| az don't care a damn for the union or lfs
agreements, or the laws Of the country.
| You'll start your works when you pay the
money. I'm Sam Parks, am.
II refused to give him cent at the time.
| but later decided that we we're losing too
much money, and agreed r. pay his demand;
| 1t was at my request that Mr. McCord Issued
that check.
INSURANCE ON HEcrA WORKS cASCELLED.
Shortly after Justice Mayer had issued
| a warrant for PARKS and before the man
| arrest District Attorney jerome gave out
! this statement:
AT lsO o'clock This morning ] gave
out the information that had check
,,,alU nrly- itl
| had been extorted from the Heola Iron
| Works for settling strike. | requested
| as much publicity As possible. SO that tn"
! delegates to the Board Of Building Trades
could judRc, for themselves OF Parks s de-
| hour and a half after this statement was
made public the Frna Fire Insurance Com
! pany tplnphoned to Mr.. PoulsoI, cancel
| ling its policy Of sj,cm on the Hecla plant.
! This is n striking illustration Of the fear
/ in the heart of business; men over the
| present labor situation. There have been
several fires in the Heca plant since the
| strike was declared there. ut least one of
origin. have notified Capt Piper Of the
| situation and tn" Hecla company will have
| ample police protection.
| ON Bu VINO STRIKES AS WELL AS PEACE.
| This thing is the sor, Of thing the CONF
! munity cannot stand for. My relations
| with organized labor are friendly. and the
! beSf DI me union lllPN iiHNf 'pIle w fl'N
| to talk on a variety Of topics from time to
! time | am satisfied that the bulk Of the
| laboring men are homes, and want to do
the right thing. Tho trouble is that he
executive machinery, has fallen into the
| control Of men who have not got tho real
int erests of labor at heart. Their interests
are entirely in their pockets
Il am going TO institute John Doe pro-
| ceeding at once to get at the bottom of the
various charges that have been made
| ,,, ,L,.n ,att nrs n desire
| is to bc absolutely impartial
IL have held aloof from these things as
long as possible, but now tho interests of
the city demand an investgati ion. 1t is
| reported that some firms have bought up
the walking delegates and that they escape
| penalties when they get behind in their
work by having thcs" delegates order
strikes | shall summon employers and
| employees. and the hearing shall be abso-
lutely impartial
THE CANCELLED FIRE INSURANCE.
| W. A. Warburton of the Etna Fire In
surance Company. of Hartford, declared
yesterday that the arrest of Parks had
nothing to do with his company cancelling
the policy of the Hecla Iron Company.
| He said the policy was cancelled under a
| clause which allows the company that
course on five days notice where the in
sured party has a strike.
The present iecla strike, he said, was
regarded as sufficiently dangerous to war
| ,
especially as there have beel several small
fires there. lately.
! President Samuel p. Mcconnell of the
Fuller Construction Company when asked
if Parks was well enough known TO the
officers of his company for them to cash
| check for 50 900 for him sal I.
PARKS was employed by us in Chicago as
| foreman. He came here to take charge
| Of some Of our work in similar capacity.
Since he has been a walking delegate have
no hesitation in saying that we have seen
him, because II has been our absolute
policy to deal Will, the walking delegates
Of the unions when any difficulties have
occurred on jobs,
| EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION CHEERS
| When the members of the board of COVER
| nors of the Employers Association heard
yesterday Of District Attorney Jeromes
| Intention to investigate labor and en-
! ployers they cheered heartily All Of the
members declared their willingness To testify
at the investigation.
| MAN OF 5000 TRIREs.
| Parks is 30 years old. and his salary as
walking delegate for the ironworkers is
| $27 a week When he first came to New
| York some years ago he was very large
| man, weighing nearly 300 pounds He