The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-08
THE FIELD
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oFLABOR

One OF the issues of the coming cam
paign for the labor people OF this state
Is the child labor question. Every one
knows the conditions under which child
labor is employed I'm this state and city
and also the way the dominant party has
treated the petitions of organized labor
for betterment OF conditions up to the
present time In other states the cam
paign has been waged with equal avidity
and the latest efforts in the struggle is
a fighting creed which all the labor in
terests are approving of
The creed is comprehensive and un-
doubtedly voices the sentiment OF all
child labor reform organizations Its nine
articles read:
First-We believe in the right OF every
child TO health and education.
Second-We believe that child labor in
terferes with that right.
Third-We believe that child labor is in
Itself cruel and wasteful. that IL is men
tally, morally and physically Injurious 10
the child, and that II is a distinct menace
10 the nation
Fourth-We believe that no child un-
der IA should work in a factory work.
shop, mercantile house, store, office, no.
tel or apartment house, I'm any place OF
public amusement, or should be employed
In making preparing or distributing arti-
cles of sale or commerce at home or in
any place in the nature OF a factory.
workship or mercantile establishment.
Fifth-We believe that no child between
| II and 16 should be permitted TO work
under the conditions specified unless the
child can read fluently and write legibly
simple sentences In the English language.
SiXth--We believe that no child under
l6 should be employed between the hours
OF p. IN. and a. m or longer than eight
hours In any "a hours. or longer than 4S
hours a week
Seventh-We believe that no child under
1S should be employed in occupations dan
gerous 10 life limb health or morals
Eighth-We believe in the establishment
Of permanent chlldren's bureau to be
conducted by the national government
for the purpose of investigating and re-
porting upon the general conditions di-
rectly involving the welfare Of children.
] especially all matters connected with
child labor
Ninth-we believe that uniform laws
! against child labor should be enacted
without delay in every state, territory
and colonial possession OF the United
States
THE LOCAL LABOR FIELD.
The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Tailors. Labor Temple
Bartenders. Labor Temple.
Musicians. Weybosset stree
MACHINISTS IN LARGE MEETING
The mass meeting of the machinls;s
last evening was about as large and sue
| cessful as has been any held among tho
| unions in this city in a long time.
Mr.. III. y. Churchill has been working
! for the success OF this meeting and TO re-
juvenate the Machinists' lnion for the
| past two or three weeks and his work has
! been a great success This was SHOWN at
| the session last evening when very
| large number OF the men were on hand for
| the business and also by the number OF
| applications received
| Mr.. Churchill had provided A number of
| prominent speakers for the evening ana
| the machnists listened TO them with
| much attention. They heard tho remarks
| with so much satisfaction and were so
| thoroughly convinced that after the meet
ing between 40 and 80 of the men handed
I'm their names as applicants for member
ship.
Among the most prominent Of the
| speakers were Mr. Robert Tate. secretary
| of the executive board of District 10 who
| spoke to the men on the benefits of or
| ganiZation. Mr.. s. M Thompson, chair
man OF the executive board OF District 10
who told OF the results OF organization
and Mr.. II. L. Churchill of the New Eng
| land district the business agent who
urged the members To join in the great
throng of machinists who were aiding In
making the movement for better cond!-
| tionS a success.
The results OF the meeting were enough
to satisfy Mr.. Churchill as far as ii has
progressed at this time and will continue
to push the work OF organization right
along
He states that he will not cease to work
until all or the greater part of the ma
chinists of this city are allied under the
banner of the International Association Of
| Machnists. 1t was stated that there
would be another meeting during the COM
ing week the date TO be fixed later.
PLUMBERS FINE MEMBERS
The members Of the plumbers last eve
ming held very stirring session at the
rooms OF the local. IL being the occasion
for the fine session.
The first business was disposed of was
the receiving of three applications and
the turning of them over to the committee
for consideration.
The next question was the imposing OF
fine upon one OF the members from the
Worcester local who was i'm this city at
long discussion over
he same and when IL was all threshed
but, the man in question was fined
IS. one of the officers of the Worcester
local was on hand to press the charges
The assessment levied for the benefit NJ
local No was paid. after which the
question OF the delegate to the convention
was taken up. There were two candidates
and after the balloting was all over IL was
found that Ed j Sullivan was the man
to represent the union. The money for
his expenses were appropriated and ne
was given instructions. as TO the desires
OF the union on several matters.
Several visitors from the Pawtucket To-
| cal were also received and given a chance
to speak.
HIGH OFFICIALS HERE
At the meeting of the carpenters coun-
| oil last evening the delegates were plea sed
to entertain two OF the high officials Of
the craft in this section in the persons IF
New England Organizer Shields. and
Business Agent Cameron OF the Boston
I council These two offit~rs delivered
some very interesting addresses to the as
sembly after which the regular business
was disposed OF and adjournment taken.