New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
CRITICISE BUCHANAN.
Walking Delegates Say He Came
Here to Stir Up Trouble.

President Buchanan of the International As
ISOLATION Of Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers had several conferences yesterday with
Samuel DonnelIy. OF the New-York Civic Fed
Grafton. and Ralph NJ. Easley. secretary OF the
National Civic Federation. As far as could be
learned. he made no attempt to put himself in
communication with the American Bridge Com
pany. and the strike situation unchanged
A representative of the American Bridge COM
pany said in reference to the statement ot
Buchanan to ]. Pierpont Morgan that the COM
pany had violated an established agreement BY
employing non-union men,
1--WE have always employed union men when
the union able to furnish them I suppose
Mr.. Buchanan refers to contracts We had iu
Pittsbu-g some time ago. At that time there
was a great demand for men. The union could
not supply us, and notified it that If IT could
not in four weeks supply US with all the men
We needed we would put non-union men to work
where we could not find union men. The union
could not supply enough men at the end Of the
month and we had TO put nOn-union men 70
work on some of the contracts To avoid shut
down. The union knew Of this. and did not Oh
ject.
AS TO the situation in this city. he said. over a
million dollars on contracts were tied up in the
iron work alone account OF the strike Re
garding the yearly contracts. he said that al
the contracts on ApCil oi eACHA1l III tAi-
cago. where there was a three years contract
which expired on March 81. He saw 10 chance
Of ending the deadlock unless Buchanan allowed
the local unions to take charge of local disputes
IL was learned that some of the business
agents of the building trades have been crtt1-
cising Buchanan for coming to this city
TO stir up trouble when at his national head
quarters in Chicago a strike for a new agree
ment had been threatened. Buchanan says that
the architectural irOnwOrkeTs' union and the
local union Of structural irOnworkeTs. at meet
ings late on Tuesday night. indorsed his stand
and expressed their willingness to order strikes
in sympathy. II was learned, however, tHar
they are not eager to strike just now. and that
nothing is likely to be done until Samuel j
Parks. the chief walking delegate of the House
smiths and Bridgemen's Union. who was on his
way from Hot Springs. Ark, to this city yes
+erday arrives There are three other walking
delegates in the union. but all three look 10
Parks who is something OF despOt. and whose
word is looked on as law
.sI+,s all I'D to Parks" said walking delegats
of the carpenters yesterday. IF he says the
strike is to extend It will be extended II ha
saws IL must be called of OF that the proposition
Of the American Bridge Company to meet local
committees must be accepted Buchanan must
knuckIe under None Of the other trades want
trouble JuSS OOWs ID Nc AAehfN 1AeN'A-0 -
our own When Parks arrives there VIII De a
strong man to take the rens-
The redoubtabIe Parks, who IS reputed to %
feared by both employers and unions, IS ex-
pected in the city to-day
Buchanan late last night gave out a statement
defining his position. He denies that he ordered
the strike here in sympathy with strikes IN other
cities He received notification from local unions
in New-York, Buffalo. Pittsburg. Albany and
Philadelphia Of trouble with the American
bridge Company. He tried in vain TO get a
conference with representatives Of the company.
and came here Failing to get a conferences
when he came here. he ordered the strike
He saws that the company in refusing 20 see
International officers OF the union has changed
it's front. Up to some months ago ne had con-
fereuces with it's officials. and a year ago the
company proposed a national agreement