The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-01
STRIKE FOR
AN EIGTH
HOUR DAY


the job printers Of the city along with
others all over the country. began a
struggle for the s-hour day. In this city
when the clash began there were about
66 OF hte men out and four apprentices
with the prospect OF "A number OF others
coming out before the day Is over. This
Is the statement OF the chairman OF the
strikers who was chosen at meeting this
morning.
'.he strikers assembled In hall No. OF
Labor Temple and held the first meeting
inaugurating the strike, making plans
and outlining the committees work TO be
done while the men are out. The first
thing the assembly did was to choose a
chairman and secretary, Mr.. Charles
Chrtsty. being the secretary and Mr..
r.. l.. Pike. the chairman.
The chairman then appointed a label
committee 10 inquire into the use OF the
label by the shops OF the city and TO
bring the matter 10 the attention of the
Allied Printing council, which isues the
labels. This committee will report at 8
O'Clock this afternoon and the plans viii
sthen be further outlined
There are at present 10 shops affected
among them being some OF the largest
In the city. Among those affected are the
Snow a. Farnham Co. J. G. Hall Co, Liv-
ermore g. knight, What Cheer Printing
company Standard Printing company. J..
j. Ryder Co, Remington Printing Com
pany,, f. II. Townsend, r. A. Johnson.
ard tho Providence Visitor.
or these shops Snow e. Farnham CO..
Livermore e. Knight, and the What
Cheer Printing company are completely
tied up while the ]. c. Hall Company
has but two men at work. The other
shops are smaller and have all their men
out
Tho master printers who have signed
the agreement are the VIM. r. Brown Co..
j. H. and r. j. Matthews. Providence
Linotype Co, Franklin Press, Ideal
rintinG Co. Empire Printing Co., John
Holland g Son. Star Printing company,
Anime Printing company Industrial
Printing company. James ". Day and the
ploy about 20 men. all Of whom are at
work at the union scale OF wages.
Yesterday afternoon the typographical
unon held its regular meeting at which
time aside from the election OF the off,
GERS there was n general discussion OF
the strike 10 be inaugurated today and its
probabls outcome The sentiment OF those
present was that difficulty could not last
more than one week since there are no
men here able to take the place OF the
strikers
From their view II Is not a matter OF
no amount OF none SA&could make an m
skilled man into a skilled one so that the
work could continue. II is this that makes
the mon so hopeful that the strike will
last but short time
a rumor came 10 the meeting vester-
d1y 10 the effect that the men az work
for the Remington Printing company had
been given one share OF the stock OF the
con- 'ern ard had been made members of
the firm This the men claimed would not
make any material difference n the me1
worked over hours per day they would
be forced to come out OF the office even
then. This runlor was found to be ground
less. however when the men from that
firm assembled at Labor Temple
After n long discussion OF the various
uhases OF the question the election OF the
officers OF the union took place. the re-
sult being as follows; President. r. o.
Beacham, vice president, Mauri.e s.
Hughes: recording secretary. Ell Afford
| financial secretary. Charles Carroll: treas
urer, Rudolph Deleuw; executive commit
tee. Messrs. r. o. Beacham. James II
Graham, Charles A. Cole, Carl Robb and
j j. Horton; sergeant at arms. John
Mnguire; auditing committee, Robert T.
| Newton, T.. O. Beacham. Geo ii. Huston
| inquiry committee. Patrick eastman
James 7. Cox and Frank Howard dele
gates to the allied printing trades coun.
| ell. Charles A. Cole. J. s. Houle. F.. l.
Pike; delegates TO the central labor union
Messrs. Geo. II. Brown. ]. p. Dorl. o. II
| Redman. Robert Hunt and Carl Robb
A SPECIAL ARGUMENT.
Washington, Jan 1.-Because OF n spe.
cal agreement between the Typothetac
| OF Washington, and the local Topographic
cal union Jan. 4. and not January l. is the
date when the demand OF the union that
all shops shall be closed to non-union mer
and placed on an eight-hour basis 10 be
| enforced here.
Most OF the printing establishments are
| standing together In their opposition 70
| The Demands OF the union.