The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-25
THE FIELD - OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Tinsmiths, Labor Temple.
Building Trades Council. Labor Temple.
Stone Cutters Labor Temple.
Cracker Workers, Labor Temple
Building Laborers. North Main street
PAINTERS ALL AT WORK.
The most encouraging bit OF news an-
nounced at the meeting OF the painters
union last evening was the fact that all
the men were at work and the business
agent was looking for IL or Is more men
20 be placed.
The meeting was called for the purpose
Of making an assessment for the support
OF the men out on strike but that was
found TO be unnecessary since all the men
were now at work.
The first business OF the session was the
reading OF communications one OF which
was from the international relative TO the
progress Of the strike.
The reports OF the committees was the
next To receive the attention OF the body.
The first OF these was from the executive
committee which stated that there was
now not a man out of'work and that the
agreements with the independent dealers
were being signed rapidly. At present
there are 20 OF them signed and the whole
matter Is now left I'm the hands OF the
business agent who will visit the several
chops remaining and obtain the sigma
lures
The delegates TO the building trades
council made report OF the last meeting
and the action taken there for the aid OF
the painters.
The membership committee stated that
there were last evening applications re-
ceived out OF which five were made mem
bers OF the union.
The remainder OF the time was devoted
20 matters OF general interest and a DIS
eussion Of the situation here.
There was considerable rejoicing over
the fact that there would be no assess
ment necessary
ENGINEERS DENY ALLEGATION
II was said this morning by some of the
engineers that one OF the men now at
work in the coal industry Is making the
statement 10 the dealers that he would
Join and would have Joined the engineers
union some tome ago n they had accepted
his application.
lie stated 70 them that his application
had been refused. The engineers state po-
sitively thar this was not 50 and that
they have never had opportunity % pass
upon his application az all
u was known q them that he had made
appica flon % fnn Coal Handlers I Mon
for admittsnce and had beer refused but
that he had never made any att~rnpt 20
JOIN The union - engineer hence his
abatement was falee
As 70 the situation. lt remains ne same
with the engineers e1rfderf ~ winning
out. The officials stated This mDruing
that they were in hoyes = having aror hsT
conference curing fhs early parf - next
week
RAILWAY CLERKS NEET
There was a very parr1 rnss+lrE - fhs
members ~ tie Railway C1@rks nlrr
last evening ar fEe heafg ..trfe-r - ffs
club when several natter ~ .rfer-s- Fl
the union were talked yvsr
For the greafer part - fra r~sr "a
however he time 49, few.fef fl F@ra~s'
rVutine matters and SOM ura.F rtsr ~
on matters pertsir4nR ~ che r1rx - .ts
craft.
BREWERS ExCT RsTON
One ~ the frpf rgrs - the c9-lrK -
sumner n the erCurvi1r - ffa BraTerv
Workers which fskes piare ~ fnr err -
June The cornrnlffee has neer wording
hard for the sUccsas - ~ a~sIr ard
from the sale - tiekets ~ Ia bound ~ re
The outings % this union are alws-s
sornethins 20 be looked forward % an5