The evening world., 1903-07-14
Neither Employers Nor Walking
Delegates Have Won Decis-
lively and Conflicting Claims
Befog Real Situation.
NUMBER OF MEN DOUBTFUL
Parks Declares Not More than SOC
Men Have Resumed Work Under
Arbitration Agreement and En-
ployers Contradict Him.

The building trades strike Is no nearer
a settlement to-day than 1t has been
/ for a month. II anything. according to
the statements OF the walking delegates.
who control the situation. the lines are
to be drawn tighter.
Representatives Of the four unions
which were expelled from the Building
Trades Council yesterday called on the
members of the Civic Federation and
assured them to-day that they would
not go back and that they would stand
by the agreements made and return TO
work. In addition to this the plasterers,
1t Is said, will sign the agreement to-
night.
These four unions-tbe Tlle-layers and
their helpers. the Cement Masons and
he Electrical workers-were practically
Expelled from the Building Trades Coun-
ell yesterday for taking the action they
did. To-day 1t was said these four. see
ing the helplessness Of their position
unless there Is a further break in the
ranks of the unions, will ask to Do
taken back in the Building Trades
Council.
Civic Federation to-day set at rest the
rumors that they were to go back. Tne
representatives said they had no inten-
ton Of going back in the Building
Trades and did not purpose to form a
new Building Trades Council. They
said in future they would work along
as single union. looking out for It's
own interests alone.
The ultimatum of Sam Parks. who is
In control of the situation. Is that the
unions will all have to stand together, as
without the sympathetic strike no union
single handed can accomplish anything.
Parks has no faith in the Civic Fedora
tion, and does not hesitate to say 80.
He says to abide by the plan Of the
Civic Federation would be to surrender
every advantage thus far gained, and
that the builders can not hold out much
longer
Parks Is the Ruler.
The rule of Parks in the United Build
ing Trades Is almost absolute, and 1t Is
considered unlikely that any agree
ments will be signed until the house.
smiths and bridgewo-kers. as the strud-
tural steel men are known. have secured
all their demands.
without the work of the men in this
union but little building can be done.
and the claim Is made that the workers
in this branch are 30 thoroughly organ
lied in all parts OF the country that
there are few II any non-union men to
take their places. Even II the men In
all the other trades should decide to re-
turn to work but little could be accom-
plirhed, as the lack of iron workers
would prevent much work being done.
The action OF the unions yesterday in
refusing to accept the plans OF the
civic Federation was great disappoint-
ment to the men in that body, who had
hoped that the way had been paved for
a settlement Of ali the difficulties.
Only a Few Men Go to Work.
Parks. for the walking delegates,
declares that not more than 500
men have returned to work on New
York buildings. and ridloules the oppos-
ing statement OF Mr.. Prince. OF the
Building Employers Association. that
thousarids OF men have resumed work
and that the members OF ten unions
are ready to sign the arbitration agree
ment.