The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-25

| LeDor Eustor, NeWs-Democrats
Meetings tonight.
Bakers. Labor Temple
| Meetings Sunday:
Typographical Union. Labor Temple.
| Stationary Firemen Labor Temple.
| Bill Posters, Labor Temple.
Locomotive Engineers, 27 Westminster.
BLACKsMITHs HELPERS.
The regular meeting of Local ao3, Black
smiths Helpers. was held last evening In
| Labor Temple. One new member was In
itiated and four applications handed to
the investigation committee. Two dele
gates were elected TO attend the first
meeting OF the district council to be held
| in Boston on Sunday I'm the hall at "a
| Elliott street.
BLACKSMITHs MEET.
A special meeting of Focal 23i Of the
! Blacksmiths union was held last evening
| in their hall. 81 Westminster street. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
| electing two delegates to go to Boston on
| Sunday to attend the call OF Vice Presi-
dent Dougherty TO assist In the formation
| OF a district council or blacksmiths for
New England. Brothers A. e. Jackson
| and Thomas Heddle were elected as d -
| egates Organizer Dougherty claims that
the blacksmiths are poorly paid and that
| If they were more thoroughly organized
would be greater. 1t is the intention In
| forming this district council TO push the
work OF organizing the blacksmiths OF
| New England to a successful conclusion.
PLUMBERS MEET.
| Local 1876 OF the Plumbers union met
I last evening In Labor Temple and initi-
ated one candidate Two applications for
membership were received. Business
! Agent Coleman made report of trade con-
4 -
| Trades council made report. II was de-
| cided TO take action In regard to Ringing
Brothers circus In not using the label on
| their printing. A protest was also en-
| tered and ordered TO be sent TO the central
body that union men were employed on
! building on Downer street which was
| not fair to union labor especially the
plumbers. and desiring that action be
taken by the central body. so that one
| union will not be helping the enemy of
another union by working on a building
| on which non-union men are employed.
! Be consistent to others!
DISTRICT CARPENTERS.
The district council of carpenters met
last evening in Labor Temple ana consid-
cradle roaune business was accomplish
ed The half-honday matter was dis
cussed and additional instructions were
forwarded 10 the men, as this is the lass
of saturday afternoons the men have 10
work before getting the halt-holiday
| WEAvERS GET INCREASE.
The weavers employed at the Penikee
| mills. Valley Falls, received notice yes
terday beginning today their wages
would be Increased 10 per cent.
5000 MACHINIsTs OUT.
President James o'Connell of the Inter-
national Association of Machinists called
| out the 5000 men employed In the shops
of the Eric railroad at Binghamton. y.
Y, yesterday. The trouble is over the
unsatisfactory wages that are made on
piece work and which the manageSlenr
refuses TO abolish.
BICYCLE WORKERS QUIT.
Three hundred bicycle workers employ
l'ed by the Pope Manufacturing company
at westneld Mass. quit work yesterday
| as a protest against having a man whose
| sole duty was TO watch them work They
| object to the espionage as not necessary.
GIVES 1T UP.
Charles p. Lynch of Norwich, Conn,
| who has been endeavoring to unite and
organize under one head the various In
dustral insurance agents, has given up
| the task and will make no further effort
! TO bring the John Hancock agents into
the international body Still his idea was
a good one. as united they stood a better
| chance of having their demands consid-
| cred than they do now, when not one
| tenth OF the number employed belong TO
| the union, and strike by them would
not seriously embarras the company.
MULESPINNERS MAY STRIKE.
| special meeting Is called for Monday
| night at Pawtucket OF the MuleSplnners'
| The Coats company Greene q Dahleis
| and the Royal Weaving company have
| not announced an increase In wages, as
have the other mills. 1t Is thought that
| when a committee goes TO these people
ffh
| done and grant the increase. Times are
| TO good to nave a strike on and the mills
| tied up.
| DELIVERS LECTURE.
John +. Thompson. general organizer OK
the United Industrial WORKERS qI tne
| World delivered an address on indus
| trialism'' I'm Textile hall, Olneyvine, last
evening Mr.. Thompson talked at length
| on the strength of the organization, ana
| told of it's benefits 10 the workers OF an
Industries. The French workers In this
| locality have already formed branch,
and MIR. Thompson said he hoped to
| start an English speaking branch'
SPECIAL BUSINESS.
There will be an interesting meeting or
the Stationary Eiremeh ,,Snn .SinorrU~ tbe matter
| Of the Brewery Workers retaining tne
fremen in their union comes up lor ns u.s-
| cussion. This matter should naNe Saas ~
| ful consideration. and compromise ar, az
| rsnged i'm some way that will allow tnose
aIrasdv a member OF the Brewery Work
srs to remain so II they desire. and in fu-
tuTe ali fremen or engineers taken on the
staff must join their respective organiza-
tions.
MACHINIsTs OUT.
The expected happened yesterday al al
| ,arnoon as stated in tlTis column was
lkely. About 100 macninists employed by
the Sarrag gansett Machine company went
out yesterday afternoon dc p,u11S, p,,nio,,
AGAINST the employment OF two non-unloh
men who have made themselves obnoN-
, | ' A.. a,,arv way by espionage and tale