The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-03

20 routine business after which the mese-S
ing adjourned.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL MEET>
ING.
There was a very good meeting or rne
Building Trades Council last evening our
ing which one OF the principal topics or
/ discussion was the proposed ADMISSION Oh
the machinists delegates.
There were several other matters 10
come before the meeting before this was
touched upon. however, one or whicn was
| the question OF the business agent.
| This question was up for discussion et
several OF the previous meetings and at
the last one the committee appointed SUD-
mitted plans for the same part OF wnicn
the council approved. while rejecting the
remainder. asking that the committee
study the propositions further and pre-
sent some other plans more suitable
Thus instructed the committee went TO
work and last evening presented the fur
ther results Of It's work. This was dis
cussed but no general definite action
taken The question will be taken up
again at a subsequent meeting ana de-
clded IN full.
The committee on the af1liation OF the
machinists with the council made a re-
port after Investigating the subject and
found that the bylaws would have TO
be changed to admit OF delegates from
that branch OF the trade. This Will
complIcate matters somewhat and VIII
have to be taken up at some later meet
ing.
Ii was decided upon Investigating the
reports OF some OF the delegates 70 the
body that one grocery on Potter avenue
deserved 10 be placed on the unfair list
and this action was done.
Many other matters occupied the at
l..A- -
the time. after which the meeting ad-
journed.
CRACKER MAKERS MEETING.
Last evening there was a special meet
ing Of the biscuit and cracker makers
for the purpose OF discussing some plans
TO be taken relative 70 tho attitude dur
ing the present commotion and pending
the securing the signatures OF all the
firms OF the city to the agreement. Most
OF the time OF the meeting was occu-
pied with that and several OF the Of
ficers spoke on the subject. What action
could he taken or would follow was not
divulged.
| STONE CUTTERS REGULAR SESSION.
The regular meeting OF the stone cut
! ters was held last evening in the rooms OF
| that body, where the most OF the time
was spent I'm general discussion. The re-
| trades occupied the attention OF the body
for the greater part OF the evening Sew
! eral other reports were heard and voted
on, also several communications dis
cussed.
UNION MEN HIRED.
| The bartenders stated this morning that
| NJ Lenahan. who had been placed on the
unfair list by the central body and the
local had hired union men but refused TO
| N
| fact that he has hired union men, they
! say does not place him In good standing
| and some further action will be taken In
| the matter at the next meeting OF the
| body.
BAKERS WINNING.
This morning the situation among tho
striking bakers seemed TO have taken on
a decidedly better hue owing to the fact
that four more men were placed to work
this morning and Crosby, the firm maxi
ing the King Arthur bread. had this
morning signed the agreement. This lat
ter was one OF the firms standing out with
ward-Corby and It is thought that it's ac-
ton will have a favorable influence on
the latter. With this there has been put
to work this morning ~ of the striking
bakers which nearly completes the list.
MoLDERs STRUCK.
This morning a dispatch was received
from Bangor, Me-, from the Molders
union there stating that the union had de-
cided this morning to strike.
The dispute was with the Union Iron
Works over the question of wages and
the nine-hour day. The company refused
10 grant the same or to sign the agree
ment and the men went out
The matter has been pending for some
two weeks now and Mr. II. r. Bryant.
the agent OF the New England conference.
has made several trips to the place and
conferred with tho company on the mat
ter, out all 10 no avail and the last time
attitude would be.
The officials OF theunon had stated
that the New England delegate would
be on hand this week to confer with the
company. but the foreman announced
that any man coming with such mis-
sion would be treated harshly. Just how
Mr. Bryant was met has not been learned
but the men have gone out on strike.
OTHER LABOR ITEMS OF INTEREST.
II was seen that number OF the
saloons of the city were employing union
men. but were not displaying the union
shop card or sign. The bartersders wish
IL stated that they want none of organized
labor TO patronfze such place and only
those places where the shop label Is in
sight.
Tho committee from the Central body
visited Bnriingame and Whipple for the
teamsters, but failed OF their mission, this
firm refusing 10 sign the agreement.
Kimball and Colwell. sausage makers
OF Washington street. ask for n commit
tee visit to decide upon some questions.
Last year the agreement for an open
shop was signed. but there was so much
trouble over the matter that the local
wants the place rnionized.
There were two other meetings among
the unions last evening. the Hoisting En-
gineers and the Leather Workers. Both
OF these were full OF interest, but tho
particulars could not he learned.
The delegates from the Leather Workers
will soon be leaving for the scene OF tho
national convention. The men will be
given a send-off