The New York herald., 1869-06-02
LABOR MOVEMENTS.

Strike Of the INSTRUMENTATION Of Affairs ae
the H0ieIs-GrO0ms and POrters Acfing as
Waifers-Hotels That Pay and Those Re.
fnsing the Demnnd-The Darixics Take PART
The walters employed in the various hotels In
New York struck yesterday for au advance OF five
dollars per month on the present rate OF wages
thirty dollars The proprletors OF course had been
advised Of the strike, and being determined to re-
sist it, have been working very hard for several
days endeavoring to obtain men to supply the
places Of the strikers They have not been very suc
cessful however as the condition OF things in the
various hotels yesterday will show.
The proprletors were not so much opposed 70 the
a2rance demanded as to the dctation Of the so.
cietes. They'd often before acceded to their de-
mands, having raised tit wages OF the walters from
fifteen dollars, at which r;te 1aay were
paid before the war; TO thirty dollars Be-
sides their regular pay Of thirty dollars Q
month and board the first class walters receive In
perqujsites sum equal to or more than their saIa-
rIes Another reason why the propriefors refused to
yield was the demand thar poor walters sho-aa ~
paid the same price "a good ones Fully half Of the
walters In the four large hotels In which strikes took
place unwilling TO leave rs they bad been many
years in their places without change; but they were
ntmidated by threats OF violence II thev continued
with their employers and now, instead Of making
good wages, they are out or empoyment enttrey
tent 70 take them as the city full OF men only too
glad to get work. In almost all cases the head
waters have remained faithful.
BILLIARD MARKERS, GRoOMs AND PoRrERS ACT As
WATERS.
The head waiter at the Astor House declared that
he had secured 'full force.n or course they were
not good waters, and he declared he would Rst
along with wooden men rather than pay thirty-nve
dollars per month. Some OF the mel on strike wer9
not worth fifteen dollars per month. The walters at
the Astor are composed OF billiard markers grooms,
por'ers-in fact any man that could cary ps,s
at this hotel.
This hotel employs more walters fllln any Otner
establishment of the kind IN the city--Jns hundred
and twenty. The proprietors telegrap,,ei % B?ston
men came on. but when they found ou ihe condition.
OF things they refused to occupy the places Of the
very motley crowd OF walters, and guests were ID
great trouble yesterday.
Tie Metropolitan Hotel Is not in the difficulty, all
the waters being gentlemen OF coor, ana the bust
mense. Business men do not ike waiting at table
half to hreequarters OF an hour before getting any
thing to cat and this was the case In most Of the
| and sympathize with the strikers.
| FIFTH AVENUE AND CLARENDON.
At the Filth Avenue Hotel there are usually en-
Yesterday neither had haif the required number o.
men, and as in the case OF the other hotels grooms
"'' HOTELS GRANrIN6 THE DEMAND.
marie. twenty.four men: 81. James, thirty i've;
| Brevoort House, twenty-six; Gramercy Park,
| fOrty-nve; Union race, tnuty-uNe, Wcstmustef,
MEETING op THE MEN.
The walters on strike were In session all uay yes
terday, promugating orders and taking steps for
the success OF the strike, Committees were aps
pointed to 20 TO Philadelphia, Boston and other
large cities to notify the walters OF those places NOS
to come TO New York. II was ofically reported that
all the Union men had turned away during the after
noon OF yesterday, although many OF them were
| reluctant 10 do so In the morning
A delegation Of col0red walters attended, anu re-
ported that the Coored Walters Union had passed a
resolution prohibiting any colored waiter taking the
| position of a white waiter on strike
1 The men Yesterday were jubllant, and believe they
! Will get the advance In few days.
4 THE POLICE
| Delegations from police headquarters OF gentle
men IN blue were In attendance at the hotels, anict-
patng a disturbance; but no dilculty occurred dur
| ing the day, and III the evening they were relieved
| from further hotel duty.
Franreuukcrs' Strike.
Yesterday the framemakers went on strike for an
advance or wages, demanding four dollars for first
class hands and three dollars and half for second
class men. The bosses generally refused, although
two small shops are reported as giving the advance
Some of the Drickayers have agreed to lay no
bricks where Union framemakers are not omployed,
which viii aid the framemakers considerably. the
strike Is likely to continucfor considerable time.
strike Of the Car Drivers.
The car drivers employed on the broadway and
University place and the Seventh avenue cars struck
yesterday morning for an advance OF wages. They
have hitherto received two dollars per day. fhes
asked an advance of 6ftv cents. After abOut