The evening world., 1903-06-27
Committee Of the Reorganlzed
Building Trades Board Mott
fies Contractors that All Jobs
of that Kind Are Exempt.
PARKS OPPOSED SCHEME.
Chairman Of state Board Of Arbltra.
tion Declares He Has Reason to
Believe that the Opposing Forces
VIII Soon Be Brought Together.

Work on the public school buildings
in course of construction will not be
lnterfered with by the Building Trades
strife in % far ~ the mechanics are
concerned.
This important step was decided on
at a meeting of the Strike Committee
OF the reorganized Board Of Building
Trades to-day. Workmen employed by
contractors on the public school build
lngs were informed that they would not
be called out, and word was sent to the
contractors hat they could employ AZ
man. idle mechanics as they saw ft 20
rush their work to completion.
This concession. for which The World
has fought unceasingly since h inau-
guration of the building trades lockout
eight weeks ago. was not achieved
without strenuous opposition from sev-
eral members of h United Board.
Samuel ]. Parks. the reelected Walk
ing Delegate of theHousesrniths' Uaion.
was the leader of the opposition. He
protested with his usual vehemence
against any concession being made to
the contractors. He said that public ne
cessity cut no figure.
The question OF public necessity An
volved in the completion of h new
schools had no weight with him. His
efforts were overridden by the conser-
vative element In the committee, led
by former Secretary Farley of the old
Board.
Wants Tie-Up Absolute.
Tho Strike Committee met in the In
te~rnational Hotel. opposite their head
quarters in Brevoort Hall. with Alex
ander Nelson In the chair. 1t was de-
cided to call out the few undred men
still employed on emergency Jobs out
side of the schools and make the tie
up absolute.
The COMMITTEE adjourned to meet
again on Monday afternoon.
John J. McMackin. Chairman OF
the State Board of Arbitration and
Commissioner of the Department OF
Labor, said to-day that he had received
a reply from Otto NJ. Eidlitz. Chairman
of the Board OF Governors Of the EN-
ployers' Association. to his commun!ca-
ton asking that tho present lockout be
declared of and that committees repre-
senting the employers and mechanics
get together to devise a plan OF arbi-
tration. Mr.. McMackin said that Mr..
EIdlitz reported that the suggestion
would be taken UP to-day by the Board
of Governors.
II didn't, write h a letter WITHOUT due
The position Of The World is correct
in placing the blame for the present
on the employers. the men
are willing to arbitrate, but they Will
not assume an attitude OF aoJect de-
pendence and treat with the employers
as il they were serfs and the employers
czars. That Is the position Into which
the employers are trying. to force them.
The matter of walking delegates is not
Of such vital Importance that the entire
building operations OF q great city
should be tied up.
Looks for Peace.
1T believe that conditions will right
shortly through outside In
itself. Owners OF buildings are not go
Ing to lose thousands OF dollars because
OF this bubble o walking
Ma Of them r.. have n,S so Slses to me the w,' sit1
ton, N 1. think, the pressure mat
will be brought to a will soon end
the existing situation
Parks, having brought about his own
e reelection as walking delegate OF the
Housesmiths INC Bridgemen's Union.
has Induced that body to appropriate a
fund sufficient to employ probably some
OF the highest priced counsel In the
city to defend him on the four charges
OF criminal extortion for which he 10
under indictment. Members OF h union
admitted to-day that the law Arm OF
Black, Olcott. Gruber q Bonynge had
been retained to defend Parks. that
Governor Frank Black would
personal charge OF h defense. be-
Ing assisted In SQUIRT by former District
A certain portion OF the Housesmiths
and ~Bridgemen's Union protested when
they heard of this. =. as they hold that
the employment Of counsel for Parks
on such charges should not be charged
to the union, and hat II It were to be
so charged less expensive. counsel could
be secured. 1t Is said the union has
agreed to pay Parks's lawyers an ad:
vence sum of 1900 as a retainer. N
then $3.50 every day the cases are called
In court! This may bring the total
charges to something X $40. 1000.
Many members Of the union objected
to paying the attorneys for the fame
they acquired in the defense Of Moli-
neux. but Parks Is 30 powerful in the
union that his word Is practically that
OF a dictator. and he Is said to nave In
sisted on the employment Of Gov.
Blacks firm.