The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-12
STEAM FILTERS HAVE NOT WITH
DRAWN.


Steam Filters. abof Temple. A
STEAM FILTERS HAVE NOT WITH
DRAWN.
The members OF the United Association
of Steam Filters local this morning
wished IL understood that they have not
withdrawn from the building trades coun-
ell, but simply are going TO affiliate with
both the leading bodies of workers In the
city.
The question most agitated at the meet
ing last evening was that of the struggle
between tine two branches Of the cfatt,
the n. AS and the T. AS. 1t was learned
that the National Association OF Steam
Filters have been granted charter by
the American Federation of Labor eXecu-
tive board at recent meeting, and that
means that there are two national asso-
Citations now In existence.
The two bodies have been opposing each
other I'm the matter of membership for
the past two or three years ana up 10
this time the United association had the
charter while the other did not. At the
las convention OF the American Feisrd-
ton OF Labor the question was brougut
up and IL was voted that the question
would be settled. at one OF the meetings
Of the executive boards. Some claim thal
the board was instructed 10 grant the
charter by motion of Cornelius T.. Shea,
While others claim that the motion ala
not prevail and IL was left 10 the dlscre-
tion OF the board TO grant the chartef oi
not The board evidently saw ht 10 grant
the charter. and now the steam htters u
the United association are preparing TO
give the rival body fight Tor the neih-
There was little other business done ex-
ceDt 20 d .scuss this question and 20 dis-
pose OF the routine business.
TRANSFERS PETITION TURNED
DOWN
The meeting of the Labor day GO comm,'tGe nm aie
last evening was very interesting ana az
most all OF the business was settled III
connection with the celebration whlCh h"s
just passed. ,o.. 49,,
the meeting was the protest of the teams
ters against the awarding OF the prize
TO the bartenders for the largest body OF
men I'm line.
The protest was presented in writing by
the business agent OF the union as tol-
lows:
To the Members of the Labor Day Com
mittee:
sirs-We. the members OF local $50 or
the coal teamsters of Providence do mere
bv respectfully protest against the decl'
sion of the Judges on Labor day In award
ing the prize for the largest number Oh
men i'm line to the Bartenders union.
II has been conceded by the members OF
the press and the general public that ac-
cordins To the orders of the chief marshal
the coal teamsters had the largest NUM-
her OF men I'm line marching I'm fours. an1
we hold this TO be the cause and are
willing 20 offer proof.
According to the general understanding
those riding i'm hacks are not To be IN
cluded when the prizes are To be award
ed according to men marching In Tours
and while not wishing TO criticise the tnd-
ing OF the committee yet we feel that we
have been dealt with n little unJustly.
though by an inadvertence.
We do not undertake To say what RENE
DIV can be applied now but think that you
will readily see that according to the or
.a..N.s tho aGT N Ia q
the decision which caused us TO lose
prize for which we were striving and
which we believe was awarded without
a true know ledge OF the real situation.
Very respectfully,
COAL TRANSFERS LOCAL IS.
l.. 4. Grace. Business Agent.
After the protest was read then the
discussion OF the merits OF the case start
ed. There were number OF the dele
gates present who favored the teamsers
as being i'm the right among them being
the president OF the central body and
the chief marshal There were still 9TH
ere who claimed that the bartenders were
I'm the right and deserved the prize.
They argued that the right OF the bar
tenders to turn out IN hacks had nothing
to do with the marching orders Of the
marshal and that the Judges had no claim
orders The bartenders claim that they
made such sacrifices 10 turn out what
with their number there ought 60 be no
question as 20 the winning of the prize.
The coal teamsters on the other hand
claim that II they had thought such
decision would be made they would have
had a number OF their men In hacks for
whom the suits were ordered. but who
could not parade They also claim mat
the bartenders had numbers riding In
the hacks that were not bona ide mem
bers of the craft
All these claims were presented last