The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-27
THE FIELD 60 OF LABOR

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Building Trades Council. Labor temple.
Tinsmiths, Labor temple
Engineers. Weybosset street
MIR. TERRY RETURNED
Mr.. w. t. Terry. who has been in this
city In the interest of the tahors and
! who has placed the union on such a
sound basis in this city, has returned TO
the city after an absence OF few weeks
! at his home I'm Washington.
Mr.. Terry went TO Washington at the
! call OF the officials OF the American Fed
| Grafton OF Labor TO attend the sessions
OF the executive board there. Having de-
cided upon several important matters po-
| litically and all OF those present having
/ received instructions as 10 the policy 10
! be pursued Mr. Terry returns 10 this city
/ and vicinity 10 continue the work of or
ganzation and will remain here for some
| time.
After doing some further work in this
| city he will visit Pawtucket and other
| cities OF the state and will carry on the
! same work there.
! CARPENTERS WILL BUILD $4,000
HOME.
Mr.. Thomas +. kearney one OF the
delegates 10 the convention OF carpenters
| at Niagara Falls, has written TO the
News-Democrat announcing the fact that
the convention has decided 10 build a
| home for the aged members OF the union
10 cost not less than $4,000. The communi-
cation In that part which relates TO the
convention proceedings is as follows:
Action was taken at the morning con-
vention yesterday to appropriate the sum
or 10000 for the purpose OF purchasing
permanent headquarters for the brother
hood In indianapolis. In General Secre-
tary Duffy's report to the convention he
recommended two propositions.
one was that the convention vote the
sum OF $4,000 for the purchase of plot
OF ground and the erection OF 10-story
building, and the other that $4,000 be
spent for the purchase OF a building in
the heart OF indianapolis and for remod-
cling the same to make a suitable office
building for the general headquarters.
Both propositions were taken under
consideration by the committee on gener-
al secretary's report. and after careful
deliberation that body decided in favor OF
purchasing the building under considera-
ton and having IL remodeled
Another busy session was on, consider
ing mostly routine business the reading
Of committees reports on general presi-
dents and general secretarys reports
with the continuing OF the selection Of
the balance of the delegates 10 the
Structural Building convention occupied
naming delegates to the American Fed
eration Of Labor was decided yesterday
afternoon, Macfarlane of Buffalo and
Swartz Of Pittsburg winning out. Up
TO noon four OF the five delegates TO the
Structural Building convention will be
one Of the questions. Henry Cook OF Gin
cinnati and Philip Carlin OF Minneapolis
being elected in addition TO Leonard
Funk of Spokane and James Kirby OF
hn
The other member will probably be Sc
lected this afternoon, and will be either
w. j. Byrne OF New York or w. II.
Meachean OF Memphis.
Yesterday afternoon the convention
was called 10 order at 1880 o'clock, and
was in session until o'clock The re-
port OF the treasurer was approved and
the committed heartily commended Mr..
Neale on the simple ana efficient manner
in which the books and records were
kept.
New York union. No 375. presented
a resolution asking the adoption Of May
! Of each year as a general holiday for
all members Of the Brotherhood The
committee did not deem IL advisable at
this time. but requested that the matter
be taken up by the local unions.
John II. Clark ana Henry H. Moses
OF the United Garment Workers of
America were present at the meeting
yesterday and talked on the necessity
of always demanding the label on all
clothing purchased.
An appeal was made by the Saw
smiths union of indianapolis to the del
egates to take back to their locals the
names OF several unfair firms.
Mrs Lucy Einstein of the Woman's
Union Label league was allowed the
privilege of the floor and she asked that
the delegates take notice that the union
label fair in convention hall would con-
tinue throughout this week A motion
was made and carried that all delegates
take cognizance OF the fair being open
this week and as many as possible at
tend.
There will probably be a night session
tomorrow. 1t will be decided tomorrow
morning whether one is necessary or not,
and Il Is probable that the selection of
the city for the next convention will
be one of the questions settled In a night
session.
Up to the present time none of the
represe natives OF the Amalgamated
Association OF Carpenters. the English
branch OF this country, have appeared
and asked for the floor, and unless they
coue before the convention the relations
with the -amalgamated men Will remain
as they exist at present
lhADH-o w AANA'iANps
The present indications so far as the
strike OF the Building Trades council on
the Technical high building are concern
ed bid fair to be settled shortly in the
entire favor OF the union men. Some
portions OF the discussion have already
been settled the plumbers having decided
that the union plumber named should
have the remainder OF the work.
The whole question will be talked over
and a full report made TO the Building
Trades council as well as the final state
ment of the committee on city property.
which met for n third conference with the
board of business agents yesterday
After finding that the men would not
concede one single thing To the commit
tee and there was a likelihood of political
capital being made out of the controver-
sy IL was thought advisable TO settle the
affair as soon as possible and the chair
man is to send a letter to the council to-
night
LITHOGRAPHERS MAKE STATE
MENT
Reiatfve to the strike OF the lithoEra-