The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight
Central Trades and Labor Union. Labor
Temple
Electrical Workers. Labor Temple.
Plumbers. Labor Temple.
Iron Workers, Labor Temple.
COUNCIL HOLDS REGULAR MEET
ING.
Last evening the members OF the Build
ing Trades council met for the regular
meeting OF the body and for the discus
sion of topics OF interest to the crafts al
lied
The first business was the discussion of
. the conditions existing in the several
trades. The reports Of the delegates from
each OF the unions~ was made and COM
mented upon after which they were Lp-
proved.
The questions that have been agitating
the council for the past few weeks were
talked over and action taken 10 nave
them adjusted. one of these was the mat
ter relative to the steam filters unions.
This was reported upon as progressing
During the evening labor day matters
were talked over at some length particu-
larly the ball game coming between the
council team and one fran the central body
for the OGorman cup IL was predicted
that the cup would come TO the council
which had already won one game OF the
series
The question OF the business OF the
meeting was then taken up and after all
was disposed of the resignation of the
recording secretary was presented.
After a discussion upon the latter IL
was voted not to receive IL and Mr. Bax
endale still remains the secretary.
TINsMITHS SHORT MEETING.
The meeting OF the Tin, Sheet and
tgN a
devoted for the greater part of the time
to routine matters. Several new appli-
cations were received and voted TO be
held over till the next session.
The question of the parade for Labor
day was then taken up and the suits were
passed upon. 1t was decided that every
member of the craft would be on hand
10 follow the float which would be i'm
line.
The remainder OF the meeting was de-
voted to routine business. followed by ad-
journment.
ENGINEERS SHORT SESSION.
The members OF the Engineers union
held a very short meeting at Weybosset
street, at which time the reports OF the
delegates 10 the Building Trades council
and the special committees were heard.
The matter OF the coal companies was
talked over and IL was finally voted 20
place the questions at issue into the hands
OF a conference committee for action.
The delegates 10 the Central Labor
union also made reports, after which the
meeting ended
INVITATIONS TO OTHER CITIES.
The members OF the Typographical
union at a meetisg this morning voted 20
send invitations 70 the unions Of Pawtuck-
ct and woonsocket to participate in the
parade in this city on Labor day
The plan Is 10 have all the typographi-
cal unions of the state, If possible, in
big demonstration here on Labor day.
such as the molders held at Worcester
last year.
TRUTH ABOUT THE BANDS.
There were 70 men i'm each OF the locals
both I'm Pawtucket and Woonsocket and
their full complement will be on hand.
A statement was made I'm one of the
papers that Fay's band was not 10 be
hired for a parade in PawtucEet 10 be
held on the 7th OF next month II was
announced Fays band would not be en-
played on account Of the fact that II was
one of the bands TO break a contract. In
the first place the union men claim that
the iremen broke their contracts, or
words when the band which caused all
the dispute was brought 10 this city and
in the next place the true situation Is
that when the lodge from Newport comes
up II will bring a band which the union
men have been fghting and therefore II
was very likely that Mr.. Fay's band
would have objected TO parading with the
band I'm question
The union men claim that when the
facts concerning the whole controversy
are made known the unions will be fully
vindicated. They state that at the time
when the band was being discussed they
offered the committee a union band OF
IL pieces and one OF the friends OF the
unions offered to pay the expenses Of the
union band to have the matter settled
and after a promise that this would be
acceptable when the company appeared
II had the band with them. Hence hav-
ing broken faith the men considered that
they were right i'm following the laws as
laid down by their oaths and the princl-
Piles which they had espoused