The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-20

The following unions will hold sessions
tontgnts
ca<pentsrs District council Labor
tsrnpfe.
Iron Workers. Labor temple.
Linsnen. Haniey building.
Plumbers, Labor temple.
Tile Layers Labor temple.
CENTRAL BODY HEARS REPORTS.
Last evening the adjourned session OF
the Providence Central Trades and Labor
union was resumed for the hearing of the
various reports to be made by the COM
mittees appointed at the last meeting.
The first OF these to be called for after
the opening OF the meeting was that OF
the Bakers body appointed to investigate
into the matter relating TO the signing OF
Ward-Corby 10 the agreement The
committee reported that this firm would
not sign the agreement and asked for the
same consideration as had been shown TO
other firms. saying that they had been
allowed till October for signatures.
The result OF the Investigation was to
place that firm on the unfair list
The Sausage Makers committee report
ed a call upon Andrew Kardaluski and
asked for further time 10 adjust matters.
asking also for a joint committee from
the body. The requests were granted
and Messrs. Hayes and Thompson were
appointed.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges of tho BARRIERS local against
the shops Of Farriere and Arthur report
ed that these places would not comply
with the requests made and recommended
that they be placed on the unfair list.
This was done @
The committee investigating the
charges of the Bottiers was the next to
report, stating that Capelli Brothers re-
fused to comply with conditions present.
ed. and thus were unfair. The report
was received and the action endorsed.
The committee OF the Horseshoers re-
ported that II had not had sufficient time
for the completion of the Investigations
commissioned to II and could only report
progress The report was received and
the time extended.
The committee appointed to investigate
the matter pertaining TO the teamsters
and Brownell & Field. consisting OF
Asssrz Asnew and Grace, reported pro-
gress and asked for an extension OF
time. This was granted.
Tor the hartenders, the committee re-
yopted that NJ Lsnahan was unfair and
refused to comply with the requests OF
the local. 1t was recommended that the
Arm be placed on the unfair list. This
was donsl
After that the main question OF the
evening occupied the attention OF the
body the question OF the jurisdiction of
the engineers and fremsn employed In
and around the various breweries OF the
city
7 This question has aSitated the whole
labor world for the past three years and
has r. local rs we'll as International
phase. For some time past the Central
body has been making attempts to settle
the matter and the session adjourned 10
last evening from the regular meeting TO
allow the committee appointed 10 make
. report as TO conditions.
This was done last evening and there
was considerable debating on. In oonnec-
tion with the matter a communication
was read from the executive council OF
the A. +. OF L. In which the Brewers
union was 10 turn over the engineers and
nremen 10 their respective organizations
by the 3oth OF July, together with all the
charters and paaphernaha. or forfeit
Their cha<ter. This is the decision OF the
n. r. OF L. IN the matter and the Central
body here Will do nothing IN the matter
till the date set when the action recon-
nended win be taken. II is stated.
In behalf OF the F1remsn and Engineers
he International President. Mr. Healey
was present and spoke ir "A very interest
ing vein This concluded the business %
the meeting and adjournment followed
LEATHTR WORKERS VOTE
Last evening was the time FOR the
regular meeting of the Leather Workers
union Of This city and Q very interesting
time was had with a very large attend
ence.
The occasion OF sach an attendance was
che casting or the vote for the national
officers Before this was donc. however.
q large amount OF routine business WAS
disposed OF
The committee on members reported
three applications for membership aud
these were taken into The body and
initiat
There were several communications
Treated during the evening. among the
most important of which WAS that ~ the
Bakers containing the resolution regard
frg the label. This was adopted
The local entertained ne iis guest iast
evening Mr. Kreble of Newark. who has
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Kearner. He gave some very Timely ad-
Nice 20 The local ana spoke interestingly
'upoD the conditions of the leather
iNorkers ~ that city.
He said that the local had Just won a
rtrike after II weeks of effort and
rconprornise was struck that was very
agreeable 20 both the employers and the
men He said that the demands made