The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-10

| trical Workers, who are trying TO secure
-ooms In the same building with the Mold
| ers union on Exchange place, Should that
| bc oune the local Will move there on next
Monday night Last Monday evening the
last meeting was held inthe old rooms, and
about /? o'clock that night everything was
As soon as new quarters can be secured
there.
PAINTERS REPLY TO STATEMENT.
The announcement made In one OF the
papers OF the city 10 the effect that the
r.inembers OF the union had made mis-
statements was today refuted, these same
the announcement OF rhe committee from
the masters to the contrary, notwith-
standing.
II Is fact that large number of the
master painters. whether members OF the
association or not. have granted the de-
mands since the strike, while a number
OF others gave the wages asked without
the necessity of their men coming out on
strike, AS 10 The few shops In the CEN
tire or the city. IL was stated that those
few were among the largest and there
we're any number OF the smaller ones who
had taken back their men at the com
promise I'm wages.
This could be evidenced by the fact that
at the present time there are but & of the
members OF the union who were out OF
employment out OF possible 40 who
came out on strike. small proportion OF
these went away where conditions were
better but the most OF them have gone
back 10 their old employers al the better
wage scale and are working harmonious
~.
The strike the men say could not have
been started by a few oft he floating
members as was announced for all action
of such an important natHre-had to be
taken at summons sessions only when
every member OF the union was compelled
10 he on hand and vote his sentiments in
the matter under discussion.
There was not satisfaction al the wages
that were being received and is was owing
10 the fact that most OF the work figured
by the master painters had been estima-
ted at prices i'm anticipation OF the in
crease in wages, as had been found upon
investigation TO be the fact. Consequently
when the plea was made that for public
interest the Increase in wages could not
be granted. that was simply done for ef-
feet The men state that they are salts
fed with the success shown thus far and
as 10 the future time would tell. The sec
ond week OF the strike funds had been
paid the men and until the affair was set
tied entirely this fund would be availa
BILE AS TO the stand taken relative TO the
open shop, such a condition had been very
largely In existence with the members OF
the association heretofore and as TO the
advisability OF taking such a stand at this
time. the future would also show.
The officials say that the men are work
ing where they find the employers willing
10 give the unions scale OF wages and
where they are not the men arc not at
work.
CARPENTERS 81 MET.
There was a meeting OF Carpenters "a
last evening at the Labor temple. AT
which time routine matters took up the
greater part OF the attention OF the as
sembly.
Several new names were added to tho
list and the delegate 10 the Building
Trades council. as we'll as the Carpenters
council made reports, which were ac-
cepted.
The news that came from the other
unions OF the city was also very favorably
received.
After large part of the time had been
spent in transacting the routine business
the session closed.
ITALIAN CARPENTERS.
The Italian carpenters also held a ses-
sion last evening at Labor temple. where
many matters pertaining 10 the work OF
the union came 10 be discussed The
session lasted some time. after which a
general discussion ensued, followed by ad-
journment