New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-30
TO FIGHT IRON LEAGUE
TICTORY FOR PARKS MEN.
Inside and Outside VOrkers to
Strike in Many Cities.

a national strike OF structural ironworkers
was ordered yesterday evening under the au-
spices of the International Association OF Bridge
and Structural Ironworkers against the men,
bers OF the Iron League to compel the league
and the Employers Association to recognize
local men, This strike ordered by the In
ternatlonal and local committees OF the associa-
ton after a lengthy meeting at the Ashland
House, in spite OF President Buchanan, who
though he has been ignored more than once by
the Iron League. was in favor Of making at least
one more effort at amicable settlement.
The strike decision was brought about by the
efforts of the Parks element, who. though Parks
is in the shadow of Sing Sing prison. were able
to control the joint meeting of the committees
The strike, which goes into effect tomorrow
viii affeet-n not only the contracts OF members
Of the Iron League in all cities outside of New
York. but on all contracts sublet to the Amer
lean Bridge Company by general contractors in
the Employers Association. The strike is also
10 extend TO the inside iron work, the inside
ironworkers having become affiliated with the
internat ional association. How far the Amer
lean Bridge Company which controls 60 per
cent of the output Of structural iron, VIII be
affected. could not be learned yesterday.
Among the firms in the league affected by
the new strike the ]. Il. & J. ". Cornell
Company. Milliken Brothers, lowering Gar
the Thompson-Starrett Company and several
others. The cities in which the strikes
are TO be ordered include besides New
York. where the strike will be lightest.
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Easton. Chicago. ST
Louis Cincinnati and Cleveland.
The Iron League was formerly member
the National Association of Structural Iron
Manufacturers and Erectors but left that body
some months ago. Had it remained with the
body effort would have been made to indorse
the entire national association. and strike.
which would have thrown almost million
people idle in nearly all the building trades,
would have been aimed at. This at
time the pet idea OF Sam Parks.
II the present strike order is generally obeyed
L will affect about 10000 ironworkers, and in
a short time, from 100000 to 10000 men In
other trades would be thrown idle President
Buchanan said last night: We have always
won. and expect to win again
He was asked if in case the league relented
there could still be peace before the strike went
into effect. and replied in the Affirmative The
employers. however, say they will never recog-
nize Local No. 20. The fight now ordered it is
agreed will be decisive. If il is lost II means
the breaking up of the unions involved.
Some of the members OF the Building Trades
Employers Association said they doubted If all
the locals would obey the strike order. Mem
bers OF the committees who ordered the strike
said last night that it expected that several
hundred members IF the Housesmiths' Union
OF New-1ork. which formed under the
bitratiOn agreement, Will leave il and join in
the strike Tomorrow.
The Housesmiths' Union of New-YOrk is the
only union Of structural ircnworkers recognized
ny the Employers Association, and two
thousand members 1t has submitted
trades agreement to the Iron League for a
scale OF wages and conditions which is indie
pendent of the arbitration agreement This
agreement, which is being considered by the
executive committee of the Iron League, calls
for 81 80 a day for constructors and fnshers
So 80 for helpers and 81 90 for apprentices.
a member OF the Iron League said that five
hundred members of the Housesmths and
Bridgemens Union have deserted il and are
working under the arbitration agreement.