The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-05
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Meetings tonight:
Bakers local No. go at the Labor Tenn
pie.
Brewers local ia, Labor Temple.
MACHINISTS.
AT the meeting OF the executive board OF
the local Machinsts' union IL was voted
10 call a special meeting for Tuesday, Oct
., when A. Il. Holden, general organizer
OF the American Federation OF Labor will
speak.
The executive committee OF the Machin-
1sts' District Lodge, No. 10. meets tonight
In Boston. The meeting OF representatives
OF the unions I'm the three states OF New
Hampshire. Massachusetts and Rhode ISL
end will be held In Boston tomorrow. Il.
r.. Buckley and w. III. Johnson are the
delegates to be sent from this local
The local machinists strike situa-
ton remains the same The firms are not
able to get the full number OF men for
their shops and the union leaders feel that
settlement will have TO be made soon.
The meeting of the district lodge 49,
Machinists' International is quarterly
AFFAIR. and is called at this time of the
year TO discuss plans for the coming fall
campaign.
STRIKE BREAKERS HEADED OFF.
The Machinists union heard a few DAYS
ago that strike-breakers were being coll
lected at Boston. Springfield and West
field. who were to be shipped here to take
places. William III. johnson, busi-
ness agent OF the Machinists union OF this
city. has handed request TO Commits
soner Of Statistics Webb. asking that he
make an investigation OF the condition of
affairs In the -ffsciftrfists- -trurte OF ttIts
city Col. Webb has acceded 10 the re-
quest and is at present engaged In push
ing the matter
OTHER CITIES.
In an address delivered at Chicago w.
n. Elson. superintendent OF the public
schools OF Cleveland, urged that double
salary schedule for men and women
teachers be enforced, the men In all cases
to have uniformly higher rate of pay
than the women.
The General Electric company OF Schen-
ectady. N. ", Is dlschareing men at the
rate OF 500 per month and has been doing
the same since early in the year. owing
to a general depression OF business, the
firm Is not rushed with orders as IL was
earlier and IL now can afford 10 pick out
the best and let the others go.
News comes from indianapolis that
John Mitchell president OF the United
Mine Workers, Is seriously III with appen-
dicitis. He has departed for his home at
Spring Valley, ILL.,, where he will be ope-
rated upon.
Inc cOuncn convention or the Ndtlondi
League OF Navy Yard Workers will be
held at Washington. I'D. G.
The threatened strike OF the union cleo
tricians OF Boston did not take place as
announced. In view OF the continued con
ferences between representatives of the
union electricians and the firm employing
the men, action has not been taken as
yet
Five hundred Boston Plasterers have
received the wage increase arranged for
last spring between the employers and the
union. The wages were in's leased from
"a 20 $3.50 for an S-hour day The Pias-
tsrers were the first In the city to have
q halliday of on Saturday. They have
been working under the Saturday after.
noon OF arrangement for the past II
years.
The threatened lockout of the 5000
bok>pruxsk><s In LONDON has been avert
ed. The ms voted yesterday tc IRA
what ~ Known az the Edinburgh agree
ment. whereupon the employers with
drew their lockout notices
The Hun -nrlan ministry OF commerce
has decla I'D that rs cents a day is
enough fer the government bridge re-
peirers 70 live on. This has angered the
vorkInemen Of tie country. and started
IN agitation among the Socialists. who
Are strong there Three thousand foun-