The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-12

Meetings tonight:
Blacksmith Helpers. Labor Temple.
Plumbers. Labor Temple.
Central Labor Union. Labor Temple.
Carpenters District council, Labor Tenn
Linemen. Local 25s. l54 weybosset
street.
STONE CUTTERS MEET.
Local 20 of the Stone Cutters union met
last evening in Room s. Labor Temple.
and transacted considerable routine busl-
ness. There were no new members or APP
plications received. No trouble Is report
ed In stone cutters circles.
CALL MEETING.
A cali meeting OF Local $50 OF the Bar
tenders union will be held on Sunday af-
ternoon at $3.50. Important business is to
be transacted and the election OF a finan-
cial secretary will take place. Every
member of the local should be present
TO FIGHT TO A FINISH
That the American Federation OF Labor
does not intend to allow the Brewery
Workers, simply because II Is n strong
organization, TO defy the mandates OF the
parent body, the American Federation OF
Labor, is the matter which Is stirring Ia
Dor unionism In This city 10 its founda-
tion, and the issue is to be fought TO n
finish declared President Huddell OF the
Boston central body yesterday in conver-
sation with the labor editor OF the News
Democrat. The international Association
OF Engineers OF America have placed the
entire strike fund OF the organization at
the disposal OF the committee having in
hand the settling of this question and as
Providence is the only large city In New
England where the Brewery Workers
have thrown down the gauntlet IL is here
that the efforts OF the international offi-
GERS will be directed 1t is proposed that
all engineers. firemen and teamsters shall
Join their respective locals. the same as
In other cities and that this fight Is one
TO decide whether the Brewery Workers
are bigger tina nthe American Federation
OF Labor or whether theyfare amenablc
TO discipline the same as smaller unions.
In Boston where they have five year con-
tracts, all employees are in their respective
locals and no non-union man can obtain
employment at any OF the breweries
President Huddell will return here on
Tuesday TO attend the meeting with the
brewery owners and IL IL is found neces-
sary will stay here until the trouble ~
settled. and that IL can be settled without
trouble IL the Brewery Workers desire II
Is the opinion of those who have followed
the controversy.
INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE. MEN.
The nrst annual convention OF the In
uustrlal insurance men OF North America
Will be held in Faneuil hall Boston. on
Friday, July 19, at 10 a. m. The purpose
or this convention shall be ito launch an
international organization of Industrial
insurance employees. adopt a suitable con-
stitution and bylaws, elect officers, ap-
point organizers and route them through
the country TO organize the insurance
men OF all companies; the revenues of
this body to come from a per capita tax
on the membership. charter fees. profits
on supplies, and any other legitimate
source. The recent action OF one Of the
leading companies In cutting the pay
without moments warning and the
helpless position of the agent and other
employees unless he merges his grievance
easily seen. therefore II behooves US to
be up and doing or our rights will be fur
ther encroached upon"
The Providence branch will send two
delegates. Tonight the recently-elected
delegates from the city branch OF Indus
trial Insurance Agents will send their
nrst delegation TO the Providence Central
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
well-attended meeting of the Build
Ing Trades Council was held last even
Ing In room 10. Labor Temple. President
Coleman was in the chair. Delegates from
the Carpenters. local 632, and from local
692 OF the Olneyville Painters, were ad-
mitted and seated. Delegates TO the La
Bulletin. Labor day COMMITTEES reported
progress. Tho election OF officers for the
ensuing term then took place. and result
cd as follows; President. James III. Cole
president, J. w. Clayton OF Painters To-
cal 1876; second vice-prcsident. Il. J. Cum
mings, business agent. local 1876; recording
secretary. Joseph Mcdonald. OF the Elec-
trical Workers, local 90, financial secre-
tary, II. A, Ripley. OF local 90, Electrical
Workers. Former President Thomas Fin
negnn installed the officers. II, McGeary
Of the Plumbers, local Is. was appointed
sergeant-at-arms, and j. w. Clayton
business agent OF tho council for the next
six months.
Nominations for chief marshal for La
Dor day was laid over until next week to
come UP under special order of business
EVERYBODY IS GOOD FOR SOME
THING.
Some members OF a labor organization
wrongly imagine that nothing is required
OF them aside from paying dues and at
tending few meetings of the local.
This is a mistaken opinion, and IL per-
sisted in will result in harm TO their asso-
citation, as no organization, labor or 9TH
erwise. will ever succeed unless the mems
bers attend the meetings regularly and
enter enthusiastically into the welfare
and aims tending TO promote the welfare
and progress OF their association.