The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-10
votes.
TELEGRAPHERs PREPARING BIG
2TRIKE ETTND

but Duncan received two-thirds of the
| votes.
TELEGRAPHERs PREPARING BIG
STRIKE FUND.
The executive board of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union OF America met In
New York yesterday TO complete prepara-
tions for a national strike against the
Western Union company II necessary. IL
was decided TO raise a fund OF 10000 in
addition 10 the $4,000 already on hand.
| The 100000 are TO be raised by an assess
| ment OF 81 and In case OF a strike the
per capita assessment will be raised to S..
| ASKING FOR slO.oo0.ooo
The Central Federated Union yesterday
| In New York decided To demand from
Comptroller Metz that he withdraw all
| opposition to the claims OF labor union
| men for $l0oI0.0c0 back pay during the
| time the S-hour and prevailing rate OF
wages law were declared by the courts
| to be unconstitutional He will also be
asked to withdraw communication 10
the city officials opposing the claims The
| action taken was at the request OF the
committee appointed TO secure the pay
ment OF the claims at prevailing rates
and union conditions on ell tunnels and
subways. The demands will be made at
once upon the comptroller
| BARTENDERs PLAN OUTING.
Boston Bartenders' union " will have
\
Providence, Sunday. Aug. 4. 1t Is expect
ed that 800 Boston bartenders will join
| 500 Providence bartenders i'm the outing.
| General President T. j. Sullivan of Hart
| ford, Conn, adjusted a grievance with a
| local concern. and his arrangement OF
the difficulty was unanimously ratified
yesterday afternoon by Boston Bartend-
| ers' union.
The committee to arrange for the picnic
and outing includes James J. English.
| Martin Matinee, James McGreevey, Pat
rick J. Sullivan. Thomas f. Mooney.
IL was decided that the officers Of the
state branch. A. r. OF L., the Central
Labor union OF Boston and the labor
press representatives will be invited as
guests. Athletic sports will be feature
PLENTY OF MONEY IN SIGHT.
Boston Team Drivers union 25, at its
| meeting yesterday, received more than
$1,000 in donations 10 the strike fund.
Six hundred dollars came in from the
| Boston G. l.. u, as an instalment OF the
proceeds OF the recent benefit concert, s12t
| from New York, New Haven and Hart
| ford Railroad Freight Handlers union 20
| which has levied a weekly assessment or
Its members. and the balance was from
| the 81 week assessment levied upon the
union teamsters now at work.
Thomas Hughes OF Chicago. interna
tional treasurer, promised it's full support
no matter how long IL required the Bos
| ton union TO secure Its victory.
COAL TRANSFERS NEW WAGE
SCALE!
Coal Teamsters' union said yesterday
that every firm is observing the new wag'
| scale and working hour schedule. There
were 80 new members admitted and L
were reinstated.
The union voted to meet but once g
month during July August and Septem
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second Sunday OF each month at Wells
Memorial building.
| COOPERS WILL RETURN TO WORK
In accordance with the mutually agreed
upon plan, as announced yesterday al
| the striking brewery coopers will return
TO work today pending an arbitration
hearing and settlement OF their wage de-
mand.
The coopers. who have not asked for a
raise OF pay previously for IA years. want
an increase from the present minimum
| of $3.50 day to one OF 81 day.
| NOT TO GO ON STRIKE.
Boston hotel and bar porters will not
strike this morning. as expected. because
OF the intercession OF the state board oi
| conciliation and arbitration.
BARTENDERSt MEET.
Local 2s5 Of the Providence Bartenders
union met yesterday afternoon in Labor
| Temple and initiated five new members
and received two applications. The bust
| ness agent made a report. The committee
| on arrangements for the annual outing
at Palace Gardens Sunday. Aug. 4, re
ported. There will be good purses offered
| and II Is the wish OF the committee that
as many members as possible take part
in the games and try and win as many
prizes as they can. There will be only
one meeting a month during the summer
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STATE
BRANCH OF A. r. OF L.
The special meeting OF the state branch
| of the American Federation OF Labor was
held at the Labor Temple yesterday after
| noon. The meeting was we'll attended
there being present 81 delegates. repre-
| senting IA unions OF the state The meet
| ing was a lengthy one and the entire af'
| ternoon was taken up in the discussion OF
affairs relating to the interests of loca
| labor.
| The most important feature of the bust
ness transacted was the decision of the
| delegates TO amend the constitution and
| hold quarterly meetings. decided change
| from the custom of holding but one meet
| ing per year. More extensive plans are un.
| der foot for the revision OF the constitu-
| ton and a committee, consisting OF five
delegates was elected to report on the
matter at the next meeting In September
The convention was called TO order by
President Koehler at 2:30 o'clock. The
minutes OF the previous meeting were read
by Secretary Pasquale and accepted, as
was the report OF the credentials com
mittee, composed OF Thomas Jette, Mar
| tin Cass and r. II. Murtha.
The delegates from the Brewery Work
| ers' union handed TO the secretary pub
| lished statement OF their views OF the con
troversy in connection with which the
| American Federation OF Labor annuuet
their charter. The outcome OF this diner
ence has created much comment In labor
| circles. The stand taken by the Fedora
ton OF Labor is that the men employed II
the breweries should join the unions II
| which their respective vocations would