The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-15
THE FIELD
Gs5as sa.:sElEssl IS
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
| tonight:
Msnchinists. Labor Temple.
Stationary Engineers. Eddy street.
Cigarmakers. Labor Temple.
Blacksmiths, Westminster street
BARRIERS TO FINE MEMBERS
Last evening there was "A very enthu-
siastic meeting OF the members OF the
BARRIERS union. President Lew Herscy
was in the chair and he presided over one
OF the warmest sessions that have been
known TO the local for a number OF
months.
The meeting was we'll attended also
and the business trnsacted caused the
session TO last until late in the evening
Several matters OF Importance occupied
the time Of the members, one OF the chief
being the lengthy discussion OF the plans
for Labor day
The committee in charge Of the affairs
for that day reported, telling OF the plans
mat the committee had rarrangcd for
that the committee had arranged Cor
the suits. One OF the features OF the
parade each year has been the dress and
the marching ability OF the members If
the BARRIERS union and this year the COM
mlttee intends 10 make that again sea-
ture.
The dress Of the local will ne M unique
as In Other years and fully as attrac-
tive. In order that there might be as
many OF the men in line as possible II
was voted that fine of 81 would be
pl.ced upon every man not marching on
that day.
The membership committee made a re-
port, stating that there were six mem
bers 10 be reinstated and fivo new ones
initiated. The standing OF the men was
investigated and then they were all taken
into the union.
The delegates To the Central Labor
union made report. stating that the
business done there at the last meeting
was very interesting TO the local and
that all tn other crafts Of the city were
In a flourishing condition
IL was voted that every member OF iha
union found working on that day would
be fined
After considering a number Of other
matters pertaining 10 the union the ses-
sion closed
CARPENTERS WIN RIGHTS.
II was thought yesterday the strike OF
the 2S carpenters at work at the Brown &
Sharp works for the Fosburg company
have won what was really theirs and now
Will ne Idlu ht the regular weekly rate,
just the same as the other crafts.
Owing TO the fact that the men were
not receiving their wages according 10
the same arrangements as were the mem
bers OF the other crafts employed on the
work. after some attempts TO have the
matter settled satisfactorily without sue
cess, II was decided that the men would
refuse to work
When Il was seen that tho mon would
ho a.,
despite the iact that IL was announced
that the members or the firm who were
in power 10 remedy matters were at their
summer places, having vacations, and
could not be reached. when IL came 10 a
crisis some one OF the officials OF the
firm was reached and the matter adjusted
to the satisfaction of the union.
When the requests Of the men were
granted the strike was then declared of
and this morning the men returned TO
work
TYPOS IN CONVENTION.
Yesterday was the opening day for the
convention Of the Typographical unions
| international 10 which the union OF this
| city sent two delegates.
According to the report of one OF the
! members of the Providence delegation,
| Mr.. ELI Afford, the occasion Of the open
| ing OF the convention was made fete day
for the citizens OF Toronto. and almost
everybody turned out to witness what was
| possible OF the affair.
There was large parade OF the dele
gates who had assembled from all over
Canada and this country TO the number
Of about 200 and these with the mem,
bers OF the union in that city turned
| out 20 welcome the delegates, making
IL quite "A parade.
After the parade was over there were
speeches made at the convention by the
! premier OF Ontario and the mayor OF
! Toronto. President Lynch OF the typos
! responded with very neat and able
speech making the officials for the nos
| ptabe manner I'm which they had wei
| coined the delegates and expressing the
| friendly feeling which the people or the
| United States had for their neighbors'
| the Canadians
The business OF the convention then
proceeded and the time after the read
ing OF the credentials was devoted to
| the appointment Of the committees. upon
| two OF which the delegates from this
city and Boston found themselves.
| Mr.. Afford was appointed a member OF
| the committee on ways and means ana
| his colleague was a member OF the hnan-
! cial committee. They were both members
| Of the committee on reports.
! one OF the chief topics that Will come
| ip Will he the discussfon or INC e1gntT
! hour day.
CHIEF MARSHAL CHOSEN.
! A well-attended meeting Of the Central
! Trades and Labor union Of Pawtucket
| was ncIt lNet evening III i.Hpoi lNhhp.'
! with President Terrence Gibson presid-
| ing Besides several matters OF import
! gi,n 10 tho uuion. the principal busines
/ was the selection Of chief marshal Tor
the Labor day parade, and for this po-
/ sltiou President Terrence Gibson was
chosen. President Gibson Is proninent
| member NJ the Team Drivers union. His
| selection FOR tho chief rarshalship met
! with unanimous satisfaction.
A = Hohler was elected n delegate 20
the state branch of the American Fedora
! tion Of Labor which is 10 meet I'm Wester-
". Sept ~. other matters In connection
with the central body were discussed ana
| acted upon.
The reports received thus far from the
! various labor organizations regarding the
observance OF Labor Day point 20 de-
| cided success As was the case last year
the celebration so far as Pawtucket ts
concerned will be a parade only. This VIII