The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10


Temple.
Plumbers Local 2s meets in Labor Tenn
pie.
Biacksmiths meet at n Westminster
street
MAcHINIsTs TONIGHT.
special meeting will be held tonight
In Machinists' hall. Labor Temple for
employees OF the New England But COM
pany. Union and non-union men are in
vited to attend az business OF special i'm
portance to all will come before the meet
Ing. Vice President Wilson and other or
ganizers will address the men on vital
questions OF the day.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
The regular meeting OF the Building
Trades Council was held last evening In
room 3. Labor Temple. The minutes Of
lAst meeting were read and approved. The
accredited delegates from the steam it-
ters was obligated and seated. The next
business was the agreement which the
plumbers are to present June ! to the
master plumbers. The demand calls for a
e-hour day and hours on Saturday and
the "a day wage scale. The council en-
dorsed the agreement IL is understood
that a number OF the master plumbers
have already agreed to sign the agree
ment and no trouble Is expected from the
remainder
The labor conditions at Vanity Fair
We're discussed and while the conditions
there are not altogether favorable to the
trades with the exception OF the carpen-
ters, no action was taken other than 70
leave the matter In the hands of the va
rious business agents TO bring about
better condition OF affairs II possible The
committee on compensation for the city
employees was instructed to take the mat
ter up with the council and try to bring
about the re-arrangement OF the Saturday
half-holiday.
A special committee was appointed to
define the action 10 be taken against those
candidates who may OFFER for re-eelction
TO the city council. who were IN any way
against the granting of the half-holiday
70 the city laborers. The meeting then ad-
Journed.
STONE CUTTERS.
A number of the stone cutters held
meeting last evening In room s. Labor
Temple. There was no business outside OF
the regular routine business. No new
members and no new applications were
received
MOLDERS SMOKE TALK.
The large hall in Labor Temple was
filled 10 the doors last evening to enjoy
the entertainment and smoke talk pro-
vided by an efficient committee. An or
chestra OF eight pieces furnished the mu-
sic and the evening passed quickly with
SpeeCntS,
cialties. About midnight yefreshments
were served. Friends OF the molders al
ways look forward TO these entertain
ments and cards OF admission are eagerly
sought.
SHEET METAL worK ERS
The members of Local Of the Inter-
national Alliance OF Amerdoa held thedr
regular meeting last evening In Han 2,
LABOR Temple. The minutes Of last meet
ing were read and approved Two now
members were obligated and a number OF
applications received. TRADE and labor
conditions were discussed and q committee
appointed TO prepare new agreement for
PRESENTATION juno l.. Delegsfes to the
Trades and Labor council and the Central
Labor union we're appointed. The meet
ing then adjourned
STRIKERS ALI, ORGANIZERS
All the mon who went ont of the Buiid-
ers' Iron Foundry are employed at good
pay by the internatlonal body to act as
organizers. The majority Of them are do
ing good work and the work of recrgaaiiz
ing goes steadily on among all the shops
in this city and the Blackstone valley.
RECEIVE BUT GIVE NOTHING.
The man who insists that he viii not
Join a labor union because he wants TO
work where, when. as long and for what
he wants to. is a Joker. But he accepts
the better wages and shorter houre Great
ed by organized labor without assisting In
any way to further the cause OF organized
labor. A man who 10 compelled TO earn
hds living must accept work when and
where and on such terms as he can secure
II. His boaSted independence 10 mere hot
air But, organdxed with his fellows. he
has an opportunity to have a say regard
ing his own labor: alone he is helpless
Many a good man outSide OF organized
labor clings TO the idea OF personal indie
pendence. which he thinks he would lose
AZ - 4-l.. "a L. A.
derstand this type OF man. but II ie diff
cult TO get an angle on a man who will
take a fellow workers place when offered
a premium to do 10 in order TO starve hfs
fellow man into submission. The man who
does this ie not respected by the man
who hires him or In fact. anyone else.
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS?
Before the advent of the trades unions.
o. less than a hundred wears ago. mon,
women and children worked Is and II
hours day. and In a great many places
rs hours. As late az 1893 women and chill
dren began work IN some factories in New
England AZ $50 In the morning and work
ed an hour or two after sunsWt.
APPROACHING wILSOcvs IDEA.
The independent contractors OF New
York pay @ a day to fathers for eight
hours work. The Building Trades En-
ploy'crs' aseociation pays A.N.
WHAT MAKES PROSPERITY?
tically wagsworipers, because they are
obliged 10 talce whatever price they are
offered, this 10 nation OF wageworkers.
and prosperity depends chiefly upon the
rate OF wegee Business depende on buy
ers. and buyers npust set money before
they can spend It. This In the main con-
ddtion Of prosperity. which professors and
capitalists alike have ignored Poorly
paid WORKERS buy very little, and ma
chimes buy nothine at all
FAIR TREATMENT THE BEST WAY.
There is only one way 70 maintain In
dustrial peace. Labor and money, en-
ployer and employe, are partners In the
industrial world Each is necessary 10
the other. and the best understanding
should exist between them. Each should
recognize the rights OF the other. and
each should strive for the interests OF the
other. Employees should render their best
service at all times, and give II without
stint. Employers should take willing
cognixance of faithful service Loyalty
given and reward II becominay.
II II as great mistake for an en-
pioyer 10 ignore the interests Of his en-