The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-05

The strike OF the Journeymen plumbers
Is the most complicated now on and both
sides show a disposition to fight It out to
a finish. The picketes stationed about
the city by the United Association OF
Plumbers brought In their reports last
evening and plans were prepared for the
fES SIGNATURES RECEIVED.
The reports showed ten signatures 10
tho agreement. but all the signatures Sc
cured were thise OF independent Master
Plumbers, and none OF the Master Plum
bers association has as yete signed the
agreement.
The ten independent Master Plumbers
who signed have put TO work about ~
journeymen and this leaves about lDo on
strike. OF this $50 about 40 were sta
toned about the city doing picket DUTY
and keeping a sharp surveillance over all
work attempted in the plumbing line.
The remaining 10 men were busy on
emergency Jobs and very few journeymen
plumbers were to be seen about the union
The daily strike roll call was read at
noon and the names were responded to.
with a heart!ness which indicated that
the men believed they were in the right
and were confident OF winning a victory.
The plumbers union will hold Its regu-
Ter meeting next Friday evening and on
Saturday the strike benefits will he paid
The dues of the plumbers union are
trades unions and the strike benefits are
proportionately larger and are paid at the
end OF every week while the strike Is In
progress.
ONLY EMERGENCY WORK.
The union plumbers have secured over
$500 worth OF outside plumbing work to
DO but have refused to do any work ex-
cept In emergency cases, about ten CT
the men working on jobs OF this kind to-
day.
The Master Plumbers association con-
siders the demands OF the union unfair
and considers that journeymen plumbers
at 1925 day are the best paid mechanics
which enter house.
President j. ]. Stanley in stating the
position of the Master Plumbers asso-
citation to The News representative this
made every effort to avoid the strike.
lie said that he considered the action or
the union inconsistent in refusing 10
recognize the Master Plumbers as an as
sociation at conference meeting held
about two weeks ago. He said that the
proposal OF the Master Plumbers 10 Je
dse.lt With IA an association was made
o% as suggestion. put did not meet
'Csitatlves.
The Master Plumbers who have signed
ehe agreement. according to Mr.. Conroy.
ere not to be considered In the same class
as employers, as they do most ALL OF their
work themselves and only at extra busy
times hire I'm an extra man or two.
The union representatives on the other
hand say that the Masters who have
slsned the agreement are putting about
twenty men to work and are strong un-
ION shops.
Mr.. Stanley stated that only about N
of the 40 men who struck or 6s were ac-
tually employed at the time the strike
begun.
MR.. CONROYs STATEMENT.
Secretary OF Master Plumbers associa-
Ion J. G. Conroy I'm speaking OF the |
ftrike said that the present trouble would /
1ecessitate an advance IN prices which !
would have 90 come out OF the public.
In regard 10 the Master Plumbers as
'ociat!on he stated II was willing 10 ad-
NIT all licensed Master Plumbers 90 |
The master plumbers association met |
yesterday mt o'clock and holds another
Iession at the same hour today. Presi= !
lent STANLEY reporter that no action |
owards arbitration had been taken az
ret by the association. nothing being ac-
,omplished at yesterdays meeting be-
'ond a discussion Of the situation.
$50 CARPENTERS OUT.
The carpenters strike shows but $50
men on strike today compared 20 the
1000 which were out May 1st.
This gain has been accomplished by the