The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-11
WOULDN'T WORK FOR PARKS.
BUTTERJCK BUILDING STRIKERS
DESOBEY THE BOSS,

And the Fuller Company Declines 10 Com.
pei Ns Contractors to Boycott
the New Housesmiths' Unisn 10 Help
Psrks's. So More strikes May Follow.
A spirit OF independence, new In Sam
Parks's housesmit his union, was exhibited
to Parks yesterday when he went to order
back to work the strikers on the Butterick
building. who quit because, Richey, Brown
4 Donald, sub-contractors for the George
A. Fuller Company, gave jobs to members
Of the new rival union Of housesmiths, or
ganized under the Building Employers
Association. y - H'F's q:
Parks didn't call the strike, but yester-
day he went with his indicted :co-delegate
Tim Mccarthy, to the building and pleaded
with the men to return to work. :
Until those fellows are taken away.
said broad-shouldered striker, pointing
to the police who were guarding the new
men, we stay out. See!"
The strikers gathered around applauded.
The necessity for police protection was
shown by the subsequent remarks OF one
Of the strikers.
LET us get In there for a minute he
said land will show those scabs who's
boss
Parks ordered the men back, but they
didn't 60. With Tim Mccarthy he dis
appeared, remarking that the strikers
would return later. Mccarthy was asked
afterward what the union was going to do:
you'll see," he said. Something will
be doing in a day or two"
At the same time statements were given
out by Vice President Mcconnell and Man.
ager Starritt of the Fuller company to the
effect that the company doesn't propose to
allow Parkss. or any other union. to run
the companys affairs.
Trades called in the morning on ex-Judge
Mcconnell to try and get the company to
order it's sub-contractor to discharge other
union workers: John Tasker Of the steam
filters, Tom Mccarthy Of the housesmiths,
Alexander Nelson Of the granite cutters.
James Nugent Of the steamfitters' helpers
The conference did not last five minutes,
Mr.. Mcconnell refusing to direct his SUBJ
contractors to discharge the men OF the
new union. Mr.. Mcconnell said later:
We cannot and will not dictate to our
sub-contractors whom they may employ
trouble Of taking up any sub-contracts. We
refuse to take any dictation on this point.
The sub contractors may have any men
they choose. I do not expect the COM
mittee to call again and the next thing l
expect to hear is that the Board Of Building
Trades has struck all our jobs.
Manager Starritt Of the company said:
"We have no more use for Parks or his
union because it is useless to make an agree
ment with it. There is not a doubt in my
m ind that his trying to get the men to re-
turn to work was a bit Of grand-stand play:
II so IL doesn't fool us, The steamfitters
struck the day after they signed an
arbitration agreement with us. We don't
care now what Parks or the unions he is
supposed to control do r. .'
II WIS learned last evening that num-
Der Of laborers who also quit work at the
Butterick building when the housesmiths
struck have been discharged by the con-
tractors. who say they will never be re-
employed
Predict ions that there will be split In the
Housesmiths' Union tonight If any attempt
is made to discipline President Robert E.
Neidig. for not parading on Labor Day
we're freely made yesterday Such pre-
dictions have been made before, but the
union remains intact, and whenever il has
an opportunity to show its enthusiasm
for Parks seems to do So President
Buchanan Of the international union is
said to be anxious to play the peacenaker.