The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-13
MAYOR FEARS
GOOD DISCRETION
WASN'T SHOWN

Mayor Mccarthy is by no means salts
fed with the prospects that the strike
now on may result in closing schooi
houses.
"I have not given this matter the fun
consideration It's Importance certainly oe-
mands as / have been busy with other
municipal affairs" he said. when the
proper time does arrive / shall act. but
up TO the present hour neither party 10
this controversy has in the slightest man
ner indicated desire that should con-
slider the subject.
1T does seem to me that had little
discretion been observed In the frst IN
stance there would have been no cause
for trouble. Mr. Evans knows that there
is always controversy relative to the em'
ployment OF the non-union men where
union men are sent TO work, and that
number OF differences have been patcneu
kup and peace restored. II, l say, MT.
Evans knew that he was sending such
man to a school house where union men
were liable to interpose an objection, then
there was a lack OF discretion on his part
MAYOR HOPEFUL.
ct have not been consulted and no
not know that there is assured danger
that the trouble will be carried to- such
an extent that we will be deprived OF the
use OF any of the public schools. or that
we will have TO open them with bad
plumbing, obsolete closets and inenlcient
heating apparatus. Such a condition has
not arrived, but the bare possibility that
there may be one prompts me 10 assert
that this is A matter OF such grave lin-
portance that there should be no indiffer-
| ha
committee or the city authorities.
The should make diligent inquiries
and IL they find that any officer Is u
blame they should require that he stand
up and explain, for here we are.s almost
on the verge OF reopening the schools
There are regiments OF children anxious
10 take UP their studies, the city must
pay the salaries OF the teachers whether
or not the schools are open, and IL VIII
not do 70 have this vast and expensive
educational department hampered, espe-
cially when the application of little COM
mon sense the exercise OF wise discretion,
will prevent such catastrophe
sTEAMFITTERs NOT OUT.
Business Agent Moon OF Local 81, IN
ternational Steamfitters association, de-
nies that he has called. or intends to call,
a strike OF the union steamf1tters.
mo union men," Mr.. Moon said. work
work on any city property by me ana
none will be- Those who were pulled out
OF the Charles street school Thursday are
not members OF the International. They
carried steamfitters' working cards, but
they we're plumbers. These were In the
employ OF Gorden r. Haslam a Co, ana
were notified by Mr. Hhslam that IL they
did not change from the u. A TO the l..
A. they must get through In his shop.
The consequence was that they came In.
received their pay and were allowed 10
go.
"Those who were taken out of the Bea-
con avenue school were called on by the
business agent fthe Plumbers union
because they were handled by that or
ganization. One Of these carried plumb
ers certificate and the other. the helper
came from the tinsmith's shop.
TOO MUCH POLITICS.
"You may put 1t down that II the
Plumbers association will keep out OF pol
itics there will be no trouble In the fu-
ture. and that II they had kept out there
would have been none today with the
carpenters employed by corporations such
as the city OF Providence.
These union plumbers have worked
with the same carpenters for the last 10
years and I am not going 10 call out any
steamfitters because these same men
work for the city. II Is a shame that an
attempt should be made TO crowd these
men out of work. Three OF them are
too old to enter the union. and In one re-
spect 1t is charity to allow them to re-
| main at work.
ct have been the rounds of all the pub
lie buildings where the L. A men are
on contract Jobs and have found every
one OF the men at work. There are 76 I'm
all and you will find 76 there tomorrow.
"I will go further and say that II car
penters. painters, plumbers and other
unions affiliated with the Providence
Building Trades council elect to do busi-
ness as the International Filters has for
the last 10 years. the probabilities arc
that they will get more men to join with
them from the open shops"
The union plumbers, carpenters, ma
sons and painters were called ont OF the
Technical high school yesterday This
left two men who are laying a mosaic
| floor for n Boston contractor, and few
| lalactrictana who are setting nm a motor