The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
MORE SLUGGING BY PARKS MEN
pIAsTERERS COMMITTEEMAN SET
UPON-ONE KNOCKED OUT.
Had signed the Arbitration Agreement
with the mplOyers--"Ought to BE
Licked" said Parks--And They We're.

Had signed the Arbitration Agreement
with the mplOyers--"Ought to BE
Licked" said Parks--Ald They We're.
More high links by the entertainment
committee" of the Parks faction in the
uo,sesmiths' Union, following the disorder
az fine union meeting on Friday night, were
ronorted Yesterday to the employers by
Patrick Grimes president of the Plas-
,orers Union. The plasterers organiza-
ton il not in favor with the Parks parti-
cans because it has signed the arbitration
agreement Of the employers association.
Tho actions Of the entertainment commit
toe" are likely to reflect Parks's senti-
ments.
Patrick O'Neill. Samuel Sherry and
Thomas Moynihan members of the Plas-
terers' Union were taking drink in Bar
new Lynchs saloon at Fifty-ninth street
and Third avenue about midnight on Friday
when, according to Grimes. Parks and the
entertainment COMMITTEES" walked in there.
What happened afterward was told by
Grimes as follows
1.-THE three men were talking together.
Parks went up to O'Neill and said he ought
10 be plugged in the face because he was
one of the COMMITTEES OF plasterers who
conferred with the plf sterers' association
Imnsii .tely O'Neill did get belt on the
face from some one. Then another ma n
ailed into Moynihan and so did lin
Mccarthy, Moynihan being pretty handy
with his fists. Moyniha n knocked McCa rthy
down twice, but half dozen others went
for him. Moynih; n struck right nd lett
like good one; but what could you ex-
pect? One mi n can't fight HI. II a dozen
te was soon l. id out cold, and when the
mix-up WIS over was taken for rep;.irs TO
the Mount Sinai Hospital. where q cut
four inches long in his ha WI $ sewed up.
He is now at home nursing his injuries.
He WI not out to-day,
ONeill was able to attend q meeting
at the Building Trades Club yesterday.
He was full of the story of the fight. Parks
couldn't be seen at his home. Reporters
we're told that he was in bed. When a
message asking about the fight was sent
TO him he returned the reply that he had
nothing to say.
Secretary Fertig of the Employers
Association said last evening regarding
the rough tactics of the faction OF the
HousesrTiths Union that the union is do
ing a good deal more than it knows to
hasten the general signing Of the arbitration
agreement. ,--
I'VE are receiving hundreds of letters
daily from housesmiths who want to go
TO work " he said
Mr. Fertig gave out this as a copy of a
sample letter received from member OF
the union:
To the Employers Association:
am an ironw orker and belong to the
union and write to ask if you cannot let US
men go back to work. | have been ont or
work for a long time and have been irving to
get JOB. but because spoke at meeting
in favor of going back | cannot get work.
Parks has his men working on the Fuller
Jobs and thev are making full pay and they
are the ones that are doing all the shouting
and fighting not to give in. There are LOT
of us ready to work and we will leave ana
jon some other unions as soon as We can
These meetings are no good.
There is fight il any one says anything
that Parks and his men don't like. and the
good men go home and after we are gone
they take a vote and do what they like. Parks
is getting SAP every week, and his gang are
getting good money every week, and they are
the men that say we cannot work. We. that
are not earning anything, do not have any
saw. We are ready to work. Only give us
a chance and there are lot of us-more than
YOU think don't care to put my name to
this, because if Parks wins | will never get
work.