The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-24
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OF LABOR


Bartenders, Labor Temple.
Typographical union. Labor Temple.
PRESIDENT LYNCH COMING.
The members OF the Typographical
union are preparing 10 entertain with
great lavishness the president of the In
ternatlonal, r. Lynch, who IL expected TO
visit the meeting tomorrow President
Lynch has been In Boston during the past
week and at the meetings there last Sun
day addressed the men. During the week
he has been visiting the various unions In
this section and knowing that Providence
was one OF the strongest unions In tho
country and in this section, he reserved
! Sunday for a visit here.
! CENTRAL BODY WRITES PRESI-
DENT ROOSEVELT.
At the meeting Of the Central Labor
| union last evening IL was voted that the
body send the president OF the United
| States a communication, asking him 10
I veto the bill on the eight-hour question
which Is about 10 be presented in the
national house OF representatives. The
| bill has In n the purpose OF destroying
1 the eight-hour law and the labor people
! all over the country are protesting against
its passage
The meeting last evening was very in
| Brady Mr. Edwards OF the Retail Clerks
| presided After tho preliminary matters
| of opening the session. the first business
! taken up was the admission of the dele
gates. OF these there was one from the
| cap Makers. one each from the Station
airy Firemen. Brewery Workers, 1l4 Elec-
| trical Workers 25S.
The reading OF communications then
| occupied the time there. being in all 10
| OF them The first one came from the
American Federation OF Labor. telling
| that there was about to be introduced In
| 10 the house OF representatives at Wash
| ington a bill to repeal the eight-hour law
| and the advice was given that the Central
| body and all the affiliated locals write
| to President Roosevelt asking him to veto
| the bill should the house OF congress see
| fit to pass II.
The action was endorsed and II was
voted the secretary send the necessary
letter and that each Of the locals Of the
| city do the Same. A communication was
received from the printers OF Pittsburg
| asking for assistance.
| letter was received from Mr.. George
| II. Webb OF the bureau of statistics ask
| ing for the privilege OF addressing the
meeting on March 9Th. The permission
| was granted
The communication was received from
| the A. r. OF l.. in reply to the one sent
| by the secretary concerning the trouble
| between the building trades conucil and
| the Hanley Brew. The communication
deplored the wretched conditions existing
in this city which brought about the con-
troversy with the two bodies at odds
The committee fro mthe bartenders
stated that It had been at work with
good results and there was every pros
pect that before the next meeting there
would be O settlement OF the affairs be
tween the two saloons OF T. +. Domain
and the Hindle place.
A communication received stated that
one OF the large firm OF clothing dealers
in this city patronized by the union people
had been visited relative to the garment
workers complaintc and the statement
| made that no settlement could be reach
ed owing to the fact that the firm had u
five-year contract with the Stein Bloch
people and could not be released. Under
those conditions the central labor union
instructed the secretary to communicate
| with the garment workers and TO say to
them that any literature which they had
to circulate in this section telling of the
| conditions OF the stein Bloch clothing
| would be distributed.
| A letter from the iron workers asked
for leave to send delegates to the meet
| ing The request was granted
| Under the head OF trade reports num-
| Der Of the unions made known their con
ditions and the grievances. The cigar
makers stated that they needed the as
sistance OF every union man against the
| Upham cigar, the team drivers asked for
| the moral support OF union men In the
| organization OF the coat and apron driv-
| ers The soda drivers asked for the same
| support
Mr.. Grace then gained the floor and
spoke at some length advocating the
| principles OF the poorer classes as against
| some OF the stores I'm the city. 1t was a
| very enthusiastic addresses and one that
| appealed TO each OF those present.
| The printers, retail clerks, jewelry
workers, stage employees. and several 9TH
er unions made appeals for moral support
| In their struggles.
| Mr.. Brady arrived before this time and
made an appeal to the delegates, using as
| his text the act OF the ex-president OF the
| Musicians union I'm refusing 10 accept a
| piece OF Jewelry without the label
| The team drivers stated that the depart
| ment stores were signing the contracts
| with the union.
The matter of the business agent 20 act
| in the place OF special committees was
laid on the table. There being no further
] business the session then adjourned
| PLUMBERS SHORT MEETING.
The meeting of the Plumbers last even
ing was very interesting. though but a
short session. President Dood was in the
! chair and conducted the business.
| The report OF the convention committee
|
1 charged.
The matter with the tinsmiths was dis
| cussed and n committee was appointed to
confer with them I'm the attampt TO adjust
| the same. The committee consists OF
Messrs. Smith, Merrewether and McCor-
| mcks
The matter Of the one sick member was
| acted upon.
The delegates for the next convention
| were then chosen as follows: Messrs.
| Merrewether and Sullivan, and the place
| designated as Hartford.
The executive board then made n report
on the business that had transpired at its
| last session.
! The business agent then made his re-
! port after which the time was devoted
| to the matters OF general interest. fol-
! lowed by adjournment.
Bailey Camp Meeting Association will
hold a revival service at the Randall
Square Gospel mission. No 81 Gladstone
avenue, Sunday afternoon. at 2 o'clock