The sun., 1903-12-14
ALL OYER WITH PARKS UNION
ITS LEADERS KNOW TT AND HAVE
TOLD THE MEN 50. :

Buchanan Appeals to the G. r. u. to DO
Something 10 Save the Organization
and Gets an Investigating Committee
Appointed He Knows It's Too Late
The privilege OF the floor at yesterdays
meeting Of the Central Federated Union
was given to President Buchanan and Gem
eral Organizer Fitzpatrick of the Inter-
national Association Of Structural IRON
workers, who made last appeal TO the
c. +. u, to save Local No. 2--the old Parks
organization--n possible. from going 70
pieces.
According to reports received yest er-
day from reliable SOURCES by members OF
the Employers Association. Local NO.
has passed the stage when it can be resus-
cttated. In fact the employers heard tnat
the men we're secretly told last week TO
rive up the fight and go back to work or to
seek work on the best terms they couid.
Neither Buchanan nor Fitzpatrick, now
ever, said anything about this to the L. r. U.
Buchanan described all the troubles OF
Local No. 2 beginning with it's April agree
mani With the American Bridge Company
and other employers and its fight with the
Iron League over the arbitration agreement
with the EMPLOYERS Association, winding
up with his last futile effort to bring about
an agreement with the Iron League by
which Local No. 2 would be recognized.
He carefully avoided all details as to the
present condition of the union.
Are YOU going to stand idly by and
zee an organization that has =. made ;d,uon, such
he asked. we have tried every plan
to bring about an amicable settlement,
but nothing but complete humiliation OF
Local No. 9 will satisfy the Iron League.
We do not want financial assistance. but
YOU could assist us by appointing com
mittee to investigate II our fight was right;
then if you find that we were in the wrong
YOU can say So II not, you can help us
to win
buchanan went on to say that the sympa-
thetic strike was the backbone Of the labor
struggle, and by. cutting that away the en-
poyers deprived the unions of their best
weapon. He referred cautiously to the
methods of Sam Parks, without naming
Parks. That there were men In the trades
union movement who were corrupt did not
mean that the labor movement was corrupt,
he said, any more than corrupt legislators
made an entire Legislature bad.
The employers are really, responsible
for any corruption there is he said. II
there were not people to give hribes nobody
could be bribed. The employers have now
formed a national organization in Chicago
we have on our hands"
Fitzpatrick made speech on generalities.
He also did not deal with the present con-
dition OF the members of the Parks local.
Then James p. Archibald OF the Brother
hood of Painters spoke He said 1t would
he very hard to strai ghten out the tangle OF
the iron workers but one thing he was sure
Of and that was that the employers were
trying to wipe the Parks local out OF eI.
istence. The union had been attacked
both from the inside and the outside.
Delegate Enkresser OF the Steam Nttes'
Union said he had question to put to
Buchanan.
"Sit down." said the chairman.
Il have a right to speak, said Enkreeser.
II want to know why he voted against the
Steam Filters Union having a national
body at the convention OF the American
Federation in Boston and comes here for
cooperation?".
Ihe chairman declared Enkresser out of
order He insisted that he was in order
and demanded that the question be an
swered
fused to sit down. Buchanan did not
answer, and the chairman loudly ruled
Enkresser out Of order. Then, on the
motion OF Archibald it was decided TO APP
point committee of five
When the chairman began to name the
committee there was trouble. No one
ppeared to be willing to serve. Finally,
after many delegates had offered many
excuses, the chairman appointed com
mittee consisting of Delegates Holland
Downey. Haas, DAILY and Archibald one OF
two Of whom accepted the appointment
very much against their will.