The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-30
THE FIELD
as
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight.
Carpenters mass meeting. Labor temple.
Electrical workers. Exchange place.
There was a very large meeting Of the
crafts interested i'm the formation OF the
Coal Handlers Transportation council
last evening and from the attitude OF all
those present II is safe 10 predict that the
council will be formed and that there will
be a greater success for the body than
evening there was not a voice that had
anything OF the tone Of dissent i'm it and
all bespoke Of harmony.
The meeting was called 10 order under
the auspices OF the committee appointed
by the Central Labor union to bring about
the formation OF the council and Mr..
Phillip Agnew. as the chairman Of the
committee having the affair I'm charge,
opened the meeting with a short speech.
After telling those assembled OF the
cause ~ the assembly. he introduced
President OF the Coal Handlers Union
Mr.. Michael Myland. who then took the
chair. My Myland, in accepting the Of
fee FOR the evening. made a few remarks
as 10 the benefit OF closer and more unit
ed action, and then he called upon Mr..
Lawrence a. Grace as the first speaker
OF the evening 10 start the ball of making
harmony to rolling. Mr.. Grace spoke Of
the past events Of the council and the
good that had been done when the for
ner organization was i'm existence and
then closed since he was 10 attend a meet
ing OF the Coal Teamsters OF Pawtucket.
The next speaker introduced during the
evening was MIR. George f.. Brady. Of the
Central Labor union. who also emphasized
the necessity OF harmony as a potential 10
success In any movement. whether II be
the labor movement or any other. He adj
dressed the men present at some length
telling them OF mistakes that had been
made in the past and also advising them
as 10 the best methods Of preventing the
same IN the future. He also emphasized
the fact that mistakes OF the past were
90 be forgotten, except for the lessons that
they taught.
When he concluded Mr.. Brown OF the
engineers and Mr.. John Andrews arose
and explained the sentiment OF their union
and the position i'm which they were as
regards. the formation of the council
When these gentlemen had finished speak
ing the meeting was made rather general
and everyone was allowed 10 express his
opinion and tell OF his ideas OF what
should be lone. Among those who spoke
were Mr.. Sweeney. and from the senti-
ment expressed generally there will be a
formation OF the council soon and the two
unions involved In the trouble OF last
spring will be stronger than ever.
The coal handlers are 10 open their
charter for the taking in OF new mem-
bers. and when that is done the three
crafts will come together and the council
will be n success.
PAWTUCKET TRANSFERS MEETING
There was an enthusiastic meeting OF
the Pawtucket coal teamsters last even
ing. and from the developments there IL
f. thought that the seriousness OF the
has been or will he averted.
The first thing done after the opening
of the meeting was the disposing OF the
routine business that was TO come before
the session. President Diskin was IN the
chair. and owing to the interest taken I'm
the affairs OF the union AT this time there
were a number OF the members or the
local from this city on hand.
The first business TO be disposed OF was
the taking in OF four new men whose
names had been presented by the mem-
bership committee. The men were in
and then n communication was
read from General Secretary Hughes
that President Cornelius +. Shea
WAS now IN bOSlnn anu Nbhih w Sihh W
take I'D the discussion OF the situation
with the union. Accordingly. IL was voted
n the secretary wire Mr.. Shea and ask
him TO make the trip to this city and in
vestigate conditions.
The ball committee made a report TO the
effect that they were meeting with sue
cess. and thai for the evening OF the anal
they had secured the services 90 Fays
Belmont orchestra.
The matter that was OF the most I'M
TO the members present was the
OF the agreement committee. This
body stated that they had followed the in
OF the union and had presented
the agreements 10 the coal dealers and
when asked for signatures II was told
them that tho men were all Satisfied with
their conditions and no agreement was
necessary. II was stated hat IL of the
men were obtaining all that the agree
ment asked and that IL was not necess-
sary 10 sign any agreement. II was then
voted hat n committee secure the names
OF all the men AT work In the several
yards stating that they were not satisfied
with the conditions and wanted tho sign
Ing Of the agreement. This was done and
now the committee was 10 see the dealers
or as soon after as possible and
present to them the signed statement OF