The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
PARKS CALLS BIGGER STRIKE.
SAYS IRON LEAGUE JOBS MUST
STOP EVERYWHERE
TIL the Bosses Arbitration Agreement
Is Broken as to Iron workers-ThOu-
sands OF Men I'm Many Cities 10 Quit
work while Parks Rides In Cab.

work while Parks Rides In Cab.
II the plans outlined by Sam Parks at tho
weekly meeting OF the Housesmiths and
Bridgenens Union last night are carried
out to-day by the International Association
Of BrNgemen and Structural Iron Workers,
Strives will be declared this morning in
evgv part Of the United States where
members of the Iron League are engaged
on contracts.
The decision made by the Housesmiths'
Union last night at Parks's dictation is
by far the most ambitious that the iron
workers have ventured upon since they
began their fight. 1t means, according
to their officers. the throwing out of en-
ployment to-day of thousands Of men in
almost every city in the United States
and the cessation of all work 10y union
rcn on scores of important contracts.
When Sam Parks was asked last night
s he had any reason to believe that the
International associations president,
Frank Buchanan, would refuse to carry
out the plan of the Housesmiths' Union,
he said that the international association
had agreed in the afternoon to carry out
a national strike, providing the House.
smiths Union passed resolution demand
ing such action.
The decision reached last night does not
mean that there is 10 be a strike on ma
rerials manufactured by the firms which
The union is endeavoring to bring to terms.
These firms are J. NJ. Cornell & Co., Cooper
4 Wiegand and Milliken Brothers. They
are the principal firms in the Iron League
and Parks declared last night that even
if he goes to Jail he will continue the fight
on them until they surrender.
4 fight on the materials turned out by
these concerns would be an even more
serious thing than the strike. which is 10
be ordered to-day. 1t would mean that
union men would not be allowed to handle
any of the output of these foundries. This
move is to be made if the general strike
order on the contracts of the three firms
mentioned does not have the desired effect.
Parks said last night that no one but a
fool would play all his cards at once and
that the materials strike was little argyll
ment that he meant to hold up his sleeve
until it became necessary to Use II.
The contention Of the union is that the
Iron League, by entering with the en-
blowers associat ion on scheme OF arbltra-
ton which the employers have been trying
to force on the union, has violated the
agreement it made with the Housesmiths'
Union last April.
The union, or rather Sam Parks, de-
clares that the Iron League must repudiate
the plan of arbitration offered by the em-
ployers' association, and must come to an
agreement with the ironworkers on terms
laid down by Parks.
4We're just waking up said Parks
last night we have laid back and let
the other fellows do the talking. Now
we are going 10 get in the game. To-inor-
row we strike every Job these firms have
got in the United States You'A hear
something drop tomorrow, The materials
strike will not come now. But il will come
later if these fellows don't come to terms,
This ia fight to the finish, and Sam Parks
il not going to lay down.
Talks absolutely dominated last nights
meeting If there is any opposition to
Ibis man, who Is now on trial before Re-
,order Golf aud jury in General Sess ions
on n charge of cXtortion, who is already
under conviction for assault and against
whom iintried indictments are pending, it
does not dare to show itself openly. When
he offered his resolution to HE union last
night, demanding general strike all over
the country, he was choercd uproarious!y
Parks, as usual. CaUlH 10 tho meeting
Ias' night in cal