The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-26
In the World
Of Labor.

OlHDn Ultl anu 10 utN UltilOtlr were en-
rolled. and arrangements were made for
parading on Labor Day.
A special meeting OF the Cigarmakers'
union was held last evening at Labor
Temple TO take action on some matters
relating 10 the trade
The Electrical Workers union held
their regular meeting last night and elect
ed and Installed ITS officers for this term;
VIM. T.. sedgley president; J. l., Den
yer. vice president; T.. w. Judson. record
ing secretary; H. c. Riley. financial Sec
rotary.
After the installation refreshments
were served and speeches and songs
were given by different members OF the
union. The executive officers OF the Cen
trail Trades & Labor union were in at
tendance as guests.
Two meetings of the Motormen and
Conductors union were held this week.
one at . o'clock. Monday evening. for the
accommodation of the early men when :
about 100 were present a greater part of
them not having been able to attend any
OF the meeting They were initiated and
received their certificates OF membership
over so OF them work on the Pawtucket
street railroad.
The second meeting was held at 1
o'clock, Tuesday morning, and the regu-
lar routine of business gone through ev-
erything being reported as going along
satisfactory.
The mulespnners held its. regular
monthly meeting last evening and death
benefits were ordered paid 10 one of the
deceased members and one for "A MEM
ber's wife. Business I'm the yarn mills is
still duh.
A member of the Cigarmakers' union
gave the job OF painting his house TO a
boss painter on condition OF doing IL by
members OF the painters union. After the
job was partly done II was found out that
the men were suspended members of the
painters union and ne cleared them OF
the job. and the house was left partly
painted for nearly two weeks until union
men were AT liberty 10 do II.
The Painters union thinks that this
cigarmaker ought 10 send up a box OF
union cigars to their meeting for being
fooled so easily into the belief that these
non-union painters were union men. The
painters union meets next Tuesday and
had ordered pipes and union tobacco for
the occasion, but that order Will be coun-
termanded IL the cigarmaker does the
right thing.
We notice that AL. Hoelher OF the Paw
tucket Cigarmakers is again in active
work for his union. The old delegates 10
the Central Trades and Labor union will
extend 20 Mr.. Hoelher the glad hand and
be highly pleased 10 see him i'm harness
again as he is one of the ablest and most
level-headed men that ever represented a
union.
The German Brewery workers have
completed all arrangements FOR the flag
dedication and picnic to be held near tho
Narragansett Brewery on August 81 and
ith
The officers OF the various labor unions
OF the state have received invitations TO
the picnic. printed on red silk. Delegate
Arnott of the Engineers union will be
expected to deliver an address there I'm
the Scotch language ON Trade Unionism
and Socialism" and he * going to invite
the Scotch clans to sit amongst the au-
dience and TO translate into American.
The 47th annual convention OF the In
ternational Typographical union of North
America will be held at Birmingham,
Ala. Aug. 12 to IL.
The board of supervisors OF San Fran
cisco. Cal. have issued an order TO the
effect that the Allied Printing Trades
label must appear on all books and sta
tionery printed for the city.
John Phillips, secretary of the United
Hatters' union writes that there Is no
union Of straw hat makers, so far as
known. Consequently no union label sp-
Two officers OF the German Brewery
workers hunted all over Providence one
day trying To buy two silk hats with the
union label on until they met a member
OF the Hatters' union. who told them silk
hats never had the label in, so they have
decided not TO wear silk hats an their
picnic but headgear with union label in.
The United Brewery Workers union
have voted $4,000 TO the striking ma
chnists.
They have also, by a majority vote OF
5042 decided to nominate and elect their
national officers by the Initiative and
referendum system.
New England Iron Molders' union, is In
Providence. and reports that the molders
az the Franklin foundry. Mass, recently
made a request on that firm for "A mini
mum rate OF wages of SID q day and the
abolition Of piece work. and at the eNpi-
ration Of the stated time the firm locked
the men out and refused Ia arbtrate the
dispute. About 80 men are involved IN
the lockout. lie also reports the iron
molders on strike at RoXbIry and Fitch
| niTrT UaSF m WV Britain. Conn. tho
men are locked out rather than accept
new scale offered TO them by one firm
there f-f
At westerly Cottrcl Printing Press
company the iron molders are locked ont
because the firm has demanded that the
men leave the union.
They have also a strike AT Richmond
Stove works at Norwich. Conn. because
the firm insists upon the skilled moluers
working alongside unskillcd iaborers ana
wants the skilled molders TO be reSpoh-
sible for the molding being all right
lie also organized a new union az Mio-
dletown Conn week ago "Wednesday
of 80 members. being all the molders IN
that town. AZ Mcriden. Conn ne mas
been strengthening the union by gctunE
iu the non-uuion men.
Tho New T.ucland conference or me
Iron Moldors' union Will meet ~ loNeU
Mass July p ror the election or onlcerS
and other business.
Providence union has two mcmherS on
the hoard f. Fleming vice-pres sidcnt, and
IT, r. Bezant. business agent
The ahIc manner IN which H. =. Bee
zant has handled matters since he was
business agent should insure his rc-elcc-
tion II he desires TO stand. which IL Is
TO be hoped he VIII.
Mamma" said little Bcrtie, do ravens
have headaches?" "Why. no. my dear
the childs mother answered. .What
makes YOU ask such "A question as that
well, ! heard papa say this morning