The New York herald., 1869-06-06
Nam. Tonnage. lshnr,. Ipric,.
The HOTEL WATERS, sTR,Hc.

From all evidences II seems that the hotel walters
have got themselves into a serious difficulty. The
hotels where they have abandoned their positions
are now In position not only TO resist all their de-
m ands, but by combination with others to prevent
their employment in any OF the first class public
houses paving large wages.
Al the Astor House nothing occurs to conflict with
the old routine, and the only open opposition the
propretors encountered from their old employees was
In the early stages OF the strike, when their new
hands decoyed by the malcontents aud by their
representations induced. 10 some extent TO leave;
but this has now ceased and Colonel Sictson ex-
presses himself better satisfied with his new force
than he was with the Old one.
10 IL well known that some of the keepers OF the
leading hotels Of the city open houses at the prom
inent watering places-Long Branch. Saratoga
Newport and Siaoara. These gentlemen do not In
tend 70 give employment TO any men who are men,
oers OF any society," neither VIII they permit dlcta
ton from ANY cooperative union. From these facts
II looks n the strike had been sadly unfortunate
for those engaged in IT.: and furthermore deirimen
tai u not almost fatal 20 all unions where skilled
labor s not the incentive TO cooperation. The
rapidty and apparent success with which the hotels
have recruited their forces certainly pojnt 10
this conclusion; and the result will be that
when the 400 strikers have exhausted their
fund OF $1,000 they and their families must
suffer. Printed lists have been made and circulated
OF those concerned In the movement and are In the
possession OF the propretors OF all the leading no.
teis. Iner OBJECT ls 70 eneCtuay exclude all these
men from positions 10 the dining hall-a decision
which the proprietors say they Will unreentingly en-
force. The perfect satisfaction professed by the hotel
keepers may be q case OF "affrming the acdity of
grapes beyond their reach;' but from ali appear
ances IN the dining halls corridors, waiting and re-
trng rooms OF the five houses affected by tie strike
they seem to be travelling along in the same old rut
The causes, immediate motives and effects OF this
movement may be stated thus:-
shortly after the breaking out Of the rebellion,
when the labor movement was In an embryo state,
the Walters Union was organized. Like all bodies
OF Its class IL required considerable fund TO main
tain the society and 10 promuRate the edcts OF its
meetings. sufficient sum was realized, and from
tune 20 tme as the fees fell due and were paid In,
the sum IN the treasury was found 10 augment
cicty. The members went IN successful
corporation, imposing their conditions upon the
n0tel propreors, who were poweress 10 refuse their
demands. " was condition that no man not n
waters that none should be discharged without the
consent OF tue society, and that the wages should
be Uniform, whatever the aptitude or value OF the
man engaged. This state OF things made II neccs-
sary for every waiter willing or not 10 join the
movement a. matter OF scfpreseryation
and hence many became members against
their Judgment and maDifestlv frnaientlv
to their personal loss for N a man
worth forty dollars per month and his princi-
pal was willing TO pay II, the rules OF the cornbna-
OF their leaving In a BODY or Of hs dismissal Tirne
went on and when came up for consIderation
OF the union, Involving the status OF a member with
his employer, their judgments were complained Of
by the hotels az frequently beng OF a spasmodlc
interested assemblies; but the hotels had no
alternative and they Obeyed This Heightened
submission, covering several years. gDyc conf.
dence TO the waters on the 3Ist Of May
last by which time thes lad accumulated