Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-05
A FANCY ROAST
What is Proposed For
Wheat Cole
BY THE CARPENTERS UNION.
Rousing Meeting Last Evening in
Favor Of a Nine-H Hour Day.

A meeting was held IN Young Irelanders
Hall last evening under the auspices of
the Carpenters and Joiners Union OF this
city. There were nearly two hundred of
the tradesmen present when Chairman
James K. Duffy called the meeting to
| order.
Mr.. Duffy stated that IL was we'll known
| to the carpenters OF the city OF Pawtucket
that on and after the 18th OF this month
the carpenters will request a nine hour
day with a full days pay.
Mr.. Duffy also said: sin doing so we
are not only protecting the carpenters,
but we are also protecting the contractors.
To prove this may only say that these
contractors VINO refuse to give them the
| nine hours jump out of one city into an
other and thus hurt the contractors who
are giving their men a nine hour day and
a full days pay.
| "lf you are working for anyone who
| Will not give you nine hour day join the
ranks and we will put you to work on the
18th and there will be no strike. There
Is plenty of work. Twas member OF that
| commit ee who went around to see the
bosses of Pawtucket.
| "Three small contractors, Messrs An
derton, Burgoius ana Duprez refused"
Some one asked about Wheaton Cole.
Mr.. Duffy said Mr.. Cole, as soon as told
what the mission of the committee was,
ordered them out and even after they were
out stood on the sidewalk and abused
them.
Mr.. Duffy then introduced William
Shields OF Boston, the speaker OF the even
ing.
Mr.. Shields said "Mr. Chairman and
brothers. / congratulate you on the
large gathering here this evening. 1t is
only short time ago that the charter Of
this organization was secured. IL means
that you want shorter bours and more
pay.
"The objects OF the union are a shorter
day and more pay. the carpenters are
and always have been the poorest paid
men In the building trades. We in Mass
achusetts have been working nine hours
q long time.
"Providence has nine hours and Paw
tucket should have the same. The car
penters OF Boston are getting s3 day
and the people Of Pawtucket do not want
the population to drift towards other
cities where they can find better condi-
tions. They want to offer them induce
meDts to stay and Others to come here.
"In Chicago the carpenters are getting
40 cents an hour and working eight hours.
The reason that the Pawtucket carpen ters
have not what they want is because they
have not been organized.
"This boss who insultet your commit
tee Is a candidate for political honors.
Remember him on election day and be-
stow whatever honors you have to give
where they belong. There are plenty of
good men and you do not want such q
man as this Cole.
"Be careful in selecting your politicians.
do not think the men in power in this
State today are in sympathy with the
working people.
"This is shown by the way the shorter
hour bill for women and children wenc
The shorter the hours the higher the
wages will be. A Chinaman is always
working, but receives the smallest wages.
"Regulste the condition OF the labor
maker 80 that there will be work for all
and there will be no need for a man to
tramp.
"a man who works 10 hours Is surely
driving some poor wretch TO tramp, and
in the name of manhood we should share
our work with the poor devil who has to
walk the streets.
"In the city of Boston four OF the prin-
cipal trades have been granted eight
hours. The average pay Of a carpenter In
Pawtucket is s2.25, yet a Boston hod
carrier gets 81 1-2 cents an hour. He does
not have to furnish tools, does not even
have TO buy his hod.
"Rhode Island is a little backward.
rhe carpenters OF the Bay State will have
eight hours before you get nine. 1t is not
the fault of the business men, but 1t is
your fault for not asking for what you
ought to have.
"I have visited some OF your mills here
and know how the little children are put
to work before they are much more than
able to walk. These women and children
are crowding men out OF work.
We are not organized to strike.
The organization is not in ia
vor OF strikes and whenever we do
strike we are forced to IL and often by
the craftsmen on the outside OF the
unions fold. On the 18TH you will
get the Zine hour day. Don't
stand on the outside willing to
accept the nine hours, but not willing to
try to secure II. Let each aud every man
Join the organization. 50 appeal to you
to send In your name to the boys and be
one OF them. Every French carpenter
has Joined. Why in Gods name can't the
yankees have the spirit to come in and
help along the good work."
| District Organizer Costigan OF the Hotel
and Restaurant Walters Union OF Mass
schusetts then made an earnest and
strong appeal In favor OF organization.
| He raised every atom OF enthusiasm. lie
| said: "In regard to this man Wheaton
Cole I say In the language OF the walters,
put him on the gridiron and give him
fancy roast.
"Your legislators whom you elect,
when they get into the State houses, sell
you body and soul.