The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-02
IN THE FIELD
g OF LABOR


Meetings tonight;
Iron Structural Workers, Labor Temple.
Union Label League, Labor Temple.
Carpenters District council, Labor Tenn
pie.
Machinists' Executive board, Labor
Temple.
Linemen local 25S. 152 weybosset street.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
well-attended meeting of the Building
Trades council was held last evening I'm
Room 0, Labor Temple. and much import
ant business was transacted. A delega-
ton from the Lathers' union was admit
ted and seated. The business agent made
his report on the strike conditions at the
two school houses struck. The secretary
was instructed to send communication
to the contractor, who lives out OF town,
notifying him that non-union men were
employed on the Memorial high school
and that union men would not work with
non-union men. The sentiment of the
meeting was that now was a good time
to make a fiesnt for the employment OF
none but union men on all work controll-
ed by the city Five delegates were ap-
pointed to attend the joint meeting OF
the Building Trades council and the Cen
tral Labor union next Thursday evening
10 vote Tor the city property commission
men ana tnat the work on the city schools
that they viii not work with non-union
VIII be hung up in consequences If non
union men are employed. There are
enough union men in the city, thorough
mechanics. to do the work.
THE MAN AND THE HOUR
lie stood in the hall at midnight
But the clock was not striking the hour,
For his careful touch had stilled II,
Ere the storm had time to lower
He said, as the stairs he climbed, softly
"A hero OF labor I'm like
For surely this night I've averted
A most disastrous strike.'
THE MAN WHO COUNTS.
II is the ''man who does things" who
counts In this busy world of ours. for such
men must OF necessity be mentally and
physically strong.
IL Is so much easier to drift with the
tide than to breast the stream-so much
easier TO avoid the knocks and ''Rhock-
ers' than to oppose them. And many are
the men with ambition who are anxious
To do things, know how to do things. who
have not the moral courage TO oppose
those who are jealous and pessiTnistic and
DO things are few in comparison even
with the knockers.
But we want more OF them and we
should all help a little" There ought
not To be union man so cowardly as
not TO raise his voice in praise of the men
who are breasting the storm and fighting
the battles for the labor world and In
opposition to the fellows who would de-
stroy.
Jealousies must be cast aside II we ex-
pect 10 make the gains we want We must
render greater assistance To those who
are willing to take off their coats and
work for the workingman and very loath
10 believe evil OF them. The one rule that
should be kept inviolate is never TO knock
man until after charges have been made
and proven.-Oklahoma Labor News.
KEPT OPEN HOUSE.
Local 1872 Of the Association OF Leather
Workers held open house last evening in
stead OF their regular meeting A lengthy
porgram OF songs. speeches and lnstru-
mental music was provided for the enter
/ tainment OF their friends among them
was the James street quartet: recitation
| by Robert Burton; mandolin solo. Luke
| Rushton; banjo solo, song. sydney
Burns; song. William Reilly; recitation,
John Anthony: hornpipe jig. Jan>ss Hay
| den: duett James Carlton John Brewer:
violin solo. Prof. Miller. During the even
| Ing light refreshments were passed
around and general good time was en-
| toyed by all present.
VENGEANCE ON THE FOOD TRUST
Members az the Society OF Equity I'm
| Wisconsin have sworn vengeance on the
| food trust that forces them To accept Is
to 25 cents a bushel for potatoes and
which n few days later compels the con-
sumner TO pay from 90 10 10 cents and on
up TO Sl.D n bushel for the very same
potatoes. They are solldifying the organ
ization; they already have and are rapid
ly extending II into all unorganized terri
tory. They are doing still more. They
are working with the consumers, who.
headed by the American Federation OF
Labor. are jointly interested In the estab-
llshment Of 'exchanges' for receiving
farm products direct from the organized
| farmers and thereby save to themselves
| millions Of dollars annually that are now