The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
THE FIELD
g.
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow: .It
Typos, 80. Labor Temple.
Bakers, Labor Temple.
c. l.. l.. TAKES ACTION.
There was a very interesting session OF
the central trades and labor union last
evening when several matters not of the
regular routine were disposed OF.
The first business lone after the open
Ing OF the meeting by the vice president,
Mr.. william Meegan was the reading of
the minutes OF the last session. Then
came the admission of delegates OF which
the building trades council sent three,
and the sausage makers sent one.
The next business was the reading OF
communications. the first OF these being
from the building trades council asking
for the appointment OF a committee OF
three 10. act Jointly with the one from
that body for the purpose OF planning a
rally to be held some time in the near
future. The committee appointed was
made to consist OF Messrs. Agnew, Grace
and Ripley.
Under the head OF special committees
there was a report from the body having
In charge the communication with the
building trades council relative to the
method used In placing the Westminste
Theatre on the unfair list. II was stated
that the matter had now been adjusted
and the place removed from the unfair
list.
The committee on the coal handlers
transportation council made a report OF
progress stating hat there had been two
or three meetings and an Investigation OF
the conditions at present existing and
that a meeting had been called for to-
morrow night I'm ono OF the large halls In
labor temple when after a mass meeting
an attempt would be made To oragnize the
craft again and then form the council All
the men who could be reached and who
were working along the Water front I'm
the coal Industry had been notified and II
was thought that there would be a very
large number present.
The business agent then made a re-
port, which was received. Tn delegates
from Engineers local 81 made. a report
OF progress for affairs OF tina local. The
cigar makers asked for the support OF th,
union all over the city. The retail
clerks stated that there was one Arm I'm
the downtown district whose clerks were
not members OF ~ union and who were
keeping open on Saturday evenings until
ii o'clock. when all the other stores were
closing at 10. A committee was appointed
to Investigate the matter and TO report at
n later meeting.
The committee having in charge the
matter with the Five sullivan brothers
had not done lts work. and n motion was
made that the committee be discharged
and another appointed. This was done.
The committee had in charge the COM
plant or the leather workcrs
Under the head % trade reports the
typos stated that they were making a re-
quest for an eight-hour day all over tho
country. and that UP TO this time all the
cities OF the union had granted the same.
with the exception 81 30. including this.
They stated that they would make the
request here soon and hoped for sue
cess. They also stated that they were
levying an assessment 81 ~ cents per
week from all their members for the sup
port ~ the contentious
The communication from the Eastern
Coal company hat had been received was
laid on the table indefinitely.
The last business OF the meeting was
the voting 20 the delegate 10 the a r of
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iulr was late. and though there was still
br important matter 10 come before the
Dody the session closed.
The matter upon which the body ives
90 have acted was "a censure for one ~
the prominent political parties on account
~ the way n number of those who had
secured their positions through the votes
% the labor unions and had not lived
up 20 their promises 20 them. TIE unions
represented had Determined "a TAXA a1tiaz