The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-17

tIdnlIe 1ultcTS l<dDOr Itmple.
Electrical Workers. l54 Weybosset
street
PAvBRs AND FOUNDERS
Nearly every member OF local 90. OF the
PAYERS and Founders was present last
evening i'm Labor Temple TO attend the
regular meeting. Six new members were
obligated and thEee applications referred
10 a committee The next meeting Will be
held the first Sunday in July. when ar
rangements will be completed for the an
nual outing on July g. The local ex-
pressed its appreciation OF Mayor NC
carthy's efforts I'm their behalf to OBJ
tain better wages and the Saturday half
holiday.
BREWERS MEET.
There was a Well-attended meeting or
the Brewery Worers held in the large
hall, Labor Temple, yesterday afternoon.
and the time OF the meeting was taken
up entirely In discussing the action OF the
central body in asking their delegates TO
withdraw from the meeting. formal
resolution of withdrawal from the centrai
body was proposed by Patrick f. Foy
and carried unanimously. This with with
drawal includes locals l66. ia and 4S.
The members say that there Will still be
union beer In the city, that the action
them non-union men, as they sull have
their organization intact, and Will go on
as an independent body, the same as the
Railway brotherhoods. The local Brew
with the Master Brewers association,
governing hours. wages. etc, the terms
OF which have until MMay 1. 1905, to run.
In face of this fact, IL Is not thought
that any action will be taken by the CEN
trail body toward placing the breweries on
the unfair list until after this agreement
expires. This will give time for the mat
PREsENTATIoN TO FOREMAN.
The blacksmths employed at the Brown
e. sharpe Manufacturing company pre-,
Crompton. who has been in charge or the
blacksmith shop for the frm FOR the past
33 years, with an easy chair ana ioot-
stool, and 10 Mrs. Rice handsome bcu-
quet on Saturday afternoon. The party
took the firms drum and fife band with
them. and had very pleasant afternoon
spent in singing and social intercourse.
They returned TO the city about O'Clock.
Mr. Rice. who will be so years old on Aug.
H. has been unable 10 work since last
December, when he received shgnt
shock.
TRUCK DRIVERS.
The Truck Drivers initiated nine new
members at their meeting held In Labor
Temple last night. Reports or the dele
gates were heard and some discussion
took place over the Brewery Workers and
the Central union.
CAB AND CARRIAGE DRIVERS.
The Cab and Carriage Drivers had
protracted meeting last evening In No.
hall. Labor Temple. Eleven new members
were initiated. There are practically now
no non-unon cab or carriage drivers IN
the city. The local elected young and
energetic young man 10 act as business
agent ana he has proved a hustler and
has secured a number OF applications for
membership. The lodge Is i'm a very
fourishing condition. which Is mainly at
tributed to President Reynolds. who has
left nothing undone TO advance the IN
terests OF his local
INSURANCE AGENTS.
There was a warm discussion among
the insurance agents of the John Han
cock Industrial Life Insurance company
Yesterday afternoon at their specral meet
Ing held In Labor Temple The men are
very much wrought up over the situation
and the order to strike is wavering in the
balance. The men claim that they are
not being fairly treated by the company,
vet they do not like 10 take any decided
action until all efforts at arbitration have
failed
WEBB PRESSMEN.
The 10Th anniversary of the lnterna-
tional Printing Pressmen of the Unitea
states and Canada opens at Coney Is
land this morning. The opening session
will be taken up with the credential COM
mittee and the nomination OF oHlcefs.
James T. Sherry. delegate from this city,
left Saturday morning.
TURN DOWN PROPOSITION.
proposition offered to Boston Team
Drivers union rs by business interests OF
Boston tending to a settlement or the
strike OF $50 OF its members was yester-
day unanimously rejected by the union
The union expressed the determination
TO continue the strike till IL Is won.
1t was voted to turn out In pody IN
the Labor day parade being planned by
the Boston Central Labor union. AT the
next meeting OF the union committees
will be appointed to make arrangemenv
for the event.
A contribution Of S400 was received from
the Central Labor union ana one OF >oVV
from the members OF N. Y. n. Il. ana II.
mi
members OF the union that are at WORK
are paying their weekly assessment III
aid OF the striking members.
FINAL ACTION WEDNESDAY.
",rhe Italian laborers workinw on the
New Haven railroad from Boston 10 New
York are thoroughly organized ana are
determined TO stand by the Boston Rail-
road Iaborers In thedr demand for a
nine hour workday and 17o wage, SAID
Domdnic DAllessandro last night 20 the
members at meeting OF the union at
la North street.
Three hundred of the RAILROAD laoorers
On the Providence division OF the New
Haven road have struck against a lO-hour
work day at $50 wage.
Dominic ID DAllessandro said that he was
In conference Saturday night In New
York with the presidents OF the railroad
kaborers' unions from tho hve railroad
rentres of the system, and that they were
anion conditionally.
The condition imposed was that IL the
Boston union laborers do not receive
heir increase from the New Haven road
they would remain out for new
demand decided on at the New YORK con-
terence The new demand Will be Tor
b for an eight-hour work day.
Dominic ID DAilessandro has submitted to
The superintendent of the engineering
department of the New Haven system in
Boston a list of the wages paid TO Ia
borers working outside OF railroading-
An answer 10 this communication Will
be received by Wednesday at the latest.
and then a meeting OF the Boston RAN
road Laborers' union will be called to
lake final action.
BOSTON CENTRAL BODY PROTESTS.
The delegates OF Boston Central Labor
union yesterday unanimously protested In
n set OF resolutions against the policy that
allows heads OF departments TO forbid
city employees agitating principles that
tend to better their working conditions.
The Central Labor union called on the
city government to grant the policemen OF