The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-22

| IL was decided 10 nold an open hi'tNhS
| for the Swedish-speakng machinists or
! Providence and vicinity next Friday eve-
| ming The meeting is 10 be held In the
/ Labor temple when several swedish
| speakers will address those assembled.
LABEL LEAGUE TO START
! The first meeting in the attempt to form
| the Rhode Island Label league was held
+ last evening at Labor Temple. with about
| f5 delegates on hand. II was decided
/ after several enthusiastic speeches, TO
perfect the organization at n convention
! of delegates 10 be held I'm the Labor Tenn
! PIE on the evening OF Friday, oct 10.
| Among the most prominent speakers
| was George Il. Brady, president OF the
| Central Trades and Labor union. who pro-
posed the establishment OF n union label
! exhibit TO be conducted under the di-
roction OF the state branch OF the Ameri-
| can Federation of Labor assisted by the
| proposed Rhode Island Label league.
| matter he has been advocating for the
| past year. He also suggested the holding
| OF educational meetings, 10 be addressed
! by able speakers. He suggested that these
meetings be open 20 the public
| I'm order that all may become familiar
with the true meaning OF the union label.
Another suggestion by Mr.. Brady was the
appointment OF committees TO visit the
| mercantile establishments and urge the
purchase OF goods bearing the union label.
Other speakers were James A. DeBell
OF the Cigarmakers' union, NJ. E. Hughes
of the Typographical union, NJ D. Pas
quale. business agent OF the Journeymen
BARRIERS union: John Weiss Of the state
branch of the American Federation OF
Labor and organizer for the American
Federation OF Labor. and representing the
Brewers union; Messrs. Lynch OF the
Bottlers' union. Hunter Of the Carpenters
union. Henderson and McSoley of the
Iron Molders' J. Linden OF the Cap
Makers union. O'Connor Of the jewelers..
Burton OF the Leather Workers. II c.
Heggler Of the Tailors. Mccormick Of the
Hcrseshoers. Norfolk OF the Pressmen, c.
Malpas OF the Web Pressmen Murtha Of
the Lithographers and j. S. Houle, finan-
cial secretary pro tenn. OF the Label
league.
Permanent officers will be elected at the
October meeting.
OTHER LABOR NOTES.
The women cooks Of New York are
forming a union.
A baseball stttchers' union was recent
ly organized I'm Philadelphia.
The Bartenders' union Of New York
now has over 1900 members
The brushmakers have won their strike
In New York city and report an increase
In wages OF from % TO 30 per cent
The International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants union will inaugurate the
eight hour day May /. 1907. and will re-
fuse to work in open shops.
The San Francisco Building Trtdes
council 10 vigorously nghting a proposi-
tion 20 bring In 1000 japanese laborers
10 work on the ruins as brick cleaners.
Twenty five hundred girls employed In
the shirtwaist factories Of Philadelphia
struck recently because the workers in
clude employees distasteful TO a majority
OF the girls.
The Interna tional Brotherhood OF Book
binders is considering a proposition for
an assessment OF of 25 cents 10 81 a week
member for the creation OF a shorter
! workday fund.
President Gompers OF the American
Federation OF Labor announces that the
| Switchmens Union Of North America.
! with headquarters at Buffalo, had be-
| come afilliated with the American Fed
| Grafton OF Labor. They number 10000
members.
The tenth annual convention of the
| w FtutTHllon pl lHt SldNc
| Of New York convened in Central Labor
Union hall. Binghampton, n. Y. on Sept
| l.
| The union iron molders OF the country
| have been paying 10 cents week dues
| for the purpose Of providing defense
fund to combat the attempt of the Ma
tional Founders association to Introduce
| the open shop.
| The Joint convention Of the miners and
! operators OF Eastern Ohio has signed the
scale for two years, and the mines will
open giving employment TO 5000 men
who have been idle for four months. The
scale differs but slightly from the wage
scale OF 1908.
II has been definitely decided by the
Central Labor union OF Scranton. Pa,
20 build a labor temple for the use Of the
trades unions IL is estimated that tho
cost Of such building will be more than
$50 600. The money VIII be subscribed
by the sale OF stock
There are reported to be IS. 900 hands
on strike I'm the linen mills Of Belfast
and Lisburn. Ireland The grievances are
over the present scale OF wages and the
question OF the fine system. which. be-
sides reducing the workers weekly pay.
seems to be the cause OF considerable
friction and dispute
In all larger cities or Germany the To-
Gals OF the national unions have united
into so-called TRADE Union Cartels, or
ranizations which. like the trades and
labor councils Of the United States, have
the purpose OF regulating uniformly mat
ters common 10 all trade unions, ana or
giving the trade unions OF place UNI
form representation.
The piano Plate Moders' strike at
Springfield. O.. including the employees OF
all the plate manufacturing concerns or
! that city. Is sill on. The manufacturers
are securing the country for molders. but
/ with very poor success. II Is the general
\ belief that as soon as the stock on hand
/ becomes exhausted an adjustment OF the
! difficulty will be had. The employers. In
I an effort 20 stampede the strikers and
| cOcrce them 20 break their obligation to
/ their union and return 90 work under tho
! employers conditions have mailed 90 each
/ OF the strikers the usual notice OF dis