The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-15
sIArERY sA1p TO EXIST IN NEW FORK.
All the Hotel ma Restaurant Walters S"ia
TO he slaves.


pom Nat, Ifeta's Id.hiaq.n.
II will DO n revelation to many 10 learn that
there arc 10000 walters III New York city
alone the majority OF whom are French ana
German though many arc SWISS ana lrlsh
and some are English. Few wore born IN TINS
country. native Americans dcspsing u service
which they consider degrading Why 1t should
lie con dercd manly to measure tape ana I'M
manly to serve bcefstcas and cotco IN hotels
and restaurants. my judgment iaiis 10 us
cover. or the two trades should prefer INC
latter as being decidedly moro Niri!c. wore
walters treated as they should be by their cm-
ploycrs. or this moro anon. Because II man
behind n counter Is called clerk and man
in tho swallow tail Of the drawing room is
called "a servant. the former has no real advan-
tugr. Both are servants, Wcnre ~ Servants.
We hnarn great deal ah2rt tho dives OF NV NV
body. unless he suhscribccs to the Ndu,rs
ioi@. is aware q The unlicensed slave mgr ar
looms" which are as, much worse than dives
as dives are worse than hotel barr9oms NO
purely voluntary act. while walters arc forced
t. frequent employment saloons in order TO
Est chance IT, s1rn their r Grrni and butter
Imagine yourself proprietor of n hotel. or
restaurant or manager Of club and wanting
waiter and leave the rest TO him. # your head
waiter is exceptionally honest ne VIII engage mage
MS mon ny ulrtcI communication. I1IHU-
men in other trades. The average head waiter
is in league with sono keeper Of 4 walters,
saloon. where ho seeks his unucrlings and
finds them. Knowing this men who otherwise
would not go near those dgns are comrelled
With their masters, rntruni2e tho bar. thnt
wives and children, may not stnryc; Thus
@ p1 of mile oHn nHc Tsen fS
toissry Let waitcG tel his oW Tn. story t0
u, Il. Ari
!Sr hour" ours. he Works at Holt i Freistedt's.
Last sunday Jan. ~ an aii'nir was TO come or
sixty to sixty-iive walters. who wcre to be en-
Eageh at Georges. II was announces announced that
the list womd ts %psn on Al
u" place week ahead; Many. know. spent
their last pennies to mike some impression on
WINS packed. and money seemed to have no
value. Ono had thu. impression that he was
Il I"neth. when every ono had expended as
nn Tc nsx wG S@ he BIO made .olP
." ""'' rri!Iay. After sveryb"ly '? had sncnt
his arl-.arncd nickcls. about forty were out
been well and good il only this monster Of u
man-GeorgcS-h put all Of them on the list.
OF thnm not knowing how to give food to their
families when they como homo in tho even
inE ltsi those men wGr% Mnin !" come again
then. after they had paid their tribute to that
devil in human share. were told that II telo-
gram had come to tho effect that ten men less
were wanted. Ny heart hlcd when saw these
poor wrctrhcs walk to he door. disappointed
in their hope and deeply cmhtercd. yet I'M
able to ten thor minds to the rascal 49,
Another of the same stIiUr is fiitZ Iicglcr,
Ninth street and Stuyvrsalt place. who had an
order for the LcdcrkranI for saturday. but we
hope viii not get another. IINc OF us called
ON This fellow last "Wednesday. After each OF
Us had paid two ronnds'-of course Fritz al
ways Joins. SO that we spent 60 cents cach-.he
told Us to call again Thursday. Thursday
came around aud brought w. Ito same, story.
r ri ; viii You have drink " With an
abominabe grin on his .faco he declared his
readiness. 'ccrtuinly Astor We had paid our
drinks. we asked about the work. He said:
Half OF the order has been taken away from
me and gone to tho west side. But you
may call to morrow and in case Onc or another
man should BIO wanting. you havo tho first
Show
Iappeal to Mayor Grant to free nm honorable
class Of citizens from an awful bondage.