The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
THE FIELD
c.
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Bakers, Labor Temple.
Tailors. Labor Temple.
PLUMBERS HOLD SHORT MEETING.
The meeting of the Plumbers union
last evening was very short owing TO
the fact that the weather was rather OPP
pressive indoors After the opening of
the session by the president, the first
business that was taken up was the re-
ports OF the several committees. The
bership committee presenting the name
of one candidate. which Will be acted
upon at the next session.
The shop delegates. then made their re-
ports as TO the work OF the past week
and IL developed that one OF the shops
of the city was In need OF an investiga-
ton.
The delegates 70 the Buttdtug frades-
council then made a report on the bust
ness that has been transacted at the last
meeting. The matter of the election OF
a chief marshal then came up as part
OF the report and the action OF the coun-
ell was reported and endorsed.
The question OF the eight-hour day and
the attitude which those who had the
decision i'm hand toward the same was
then discussed at some length. and it was
voted 10 carry the question TO the polls
and there 10 decide In no weak way the
question OF granting the hours to the
, men.
The meeting then adjourned.
LATHERS PERFECT UNION.
At the meeting OF the lathers last even
ing, all the, members OF the craft con.
graduated themselves on the move that
had been made TO better the craft and
the announcement that there was now
but one member of the trade not in the
union.
The fact also became known that the
three organizations at work on a build
ing at the same time were TO form
council and the attitude was endorsed.
1t was seen that this was one OF the
best moves ever undertaken by the three
crafts and met with the approval OF the
members of all three bodies
The remainder OF the time was devoted
TO a discussion OF general matters among
them being the eght-hour day for the
city employees and the labor day prep
arations. II was voted that the union
would turn out in the parade and make
as good a showing as possible. The ses-
sion then closed.
CIGAR MAKERS WORKING FOR
LABEL
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the cigar makers for the pur-
| pose of advertising the label and union
| make cigars was al work this morning
| visiting the carious stores OF the city.
| They had visited number OF them and
| found successes and In order TO make
! the move more so they decided to ask the
| Bartenders union a its next meeting 10
| pass a resolution TO the effect that none
! OF the membmers of the bartenders craft
! would handle an unfair or a non-union
| product. 1t is thought that this action
| will be taken.
! The meeting OF the iron workers union
| last evening was very interesting though
| short. The memmbers distributed the
| journal TO the members and then talked
over the conditions that now hold In the
union. both in this city and in others.
President Powers was in the chair and
| conducted the business. There were a
number of letters read and acted upon.
| The shop delegates then reported on the
| business done during the past week. The
remainder OF the time was devoted to
a discussion OF the plans for Labor day,
after which the session closed
CARPENTERS COUNCIL.
The melting OF the carpenters council
was mostly devoted TO routine matters
| last evening and the report OF the dele
| gates from the various unions. The new
officers were In their places and filled
| the chairs TO the satisfaction OF all.
The chief talk was concerning labor
day preparations though nothing of def
mite nature was determined upon. After
the conclusion OF the business the session
| closed
WIFE VERY ILL.,
| The various members OF the carpenters
unions and the other labor leaders OF the
city are expressing sympathy for Mr..
! Thomas f. Kearney. who Is detained at
the bedside OF his wife owing TO her Sc
rous Illness. She Is reported to be dan
gerously i'll with typhoid pneumonia or
| typhoid malaria which the doctors state
may develop into spinal meningitis.
Mr.. Kearney's wife has been III for the
past four months though until within the
past few days she has not been severely
so All the members OF organized labor
express dep sorrow for him and hope