The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-17

tic body was the matter of the treatment
TO be accorded to the men working In
shops under certain conditions. There
have been a number OF the shops I'm the
city where the men nave been at work
under peculiar conditions. When the
question was raised at the meeting pre-
Nious but IL was OF such Importance that
II was thought better to have all MEM
bers present when the debate upon the
vsame took place.
Accordingly, the members assembled
last evening and debated the question Of
wages at some length. After talking
over the conditions under which the men
were at work it was voted that all mem
beers OF the union working In unfair shops
would be expelled from the union. Along
with this question came the other. as TO
who should be considered unfair shops.
1t was decided on that that those shops
hiring men on Saturday afternoons. when
the other men were working, should not
be considered unfair II they were giving
the men the wage asked by tho union
last April.
There were a number OF the men who
debated the questions at issue under the
good and welfare OF the union. among
these were Messrs. Clayton. Hays. Kin
ney. Cummings, Green, Harding and
Hogg.
II N'l'SAANN w btl' HtifAhi AsANflANpii
to be held in Memphis, Tenn, next month,
Messrs. Sam Marshall and Joseph Hogs.
gave some interesting remarks and re-
ceived instructions
After the discussion OF general mat
ters the session then adjourned.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
The meeting of the Building Trades
council last evening was n very interest
Ing session, though for the greater part
OF the evening there was only routine
matters 10 occupy tho attention OF the
delegates.
The delegates from the several unions
made their reports as TO the condition
OF the business or the crafts during the
past week and as TO the matters that were
TO be attende dto at the session.
There were "A number of these smaller
matters that were needing the attention
OF the council. The delegates to the Cen
trail Trades and Labor union made n re-
port on the business done at that session
and the part they took In 1t.
The questions that came up under the
head OF trade autonomy are still In abey-
ance. the other trades not having pre-
scented their claims as yet.
After several other matters had been
disposed OF and the general talks the ses-
sions closed.
MOLDERS HEAR
Az the meeting OF the molders' union
last evening there was n large part or
the time devoted 10 routine matters and
the hearing or the report OF the commit
tee on the ball. The committee made II,
report to the effect that all the returns
were not In yet but that they were nearly
enough in 20 indicate that the sralr
would be a success.
The remainder Of the session was devot-
ed 10 hearing reports and general discus
sion under the good and welfare Of the
body. This was followed by adjournment.
LOCALS AT CONVENTION.
This city has three delegates AT the
convention OF the American Federation Of
Labor at the present time. Two OF these
were there from the opening OF the ses-
SLAMS. being Messrs Grace OF the teams
ters' union, and Flynn OF the Gas Work
ers' union. Yesterday MI. George r. Bra
dy, the president OF the central body and
president OF the international jewelry
workers union left 20 spend n few days
there. lie will urge the matter OF the la
bel for tho jewelers. the Improvement
OF the conditions Of the trad In this Sec
ton.