New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
HOTEL MEN WILL KEEP THE LAW.

ppopprrroRs OF LEADING HOUSES OUTLINE
THEIR PI.ANs-THEY SAY THEY WILL. KEEP
THEIR BARS CLOSED on SUNDAYS
The propre.ors Of the large hotels uptown feel
very we'll satisfied with the working Of the Excise
law last Sunday. There is manifest earhes'ness
displayed by them In their policy regarding the
law 1t was invariably stated yesterday that 30
long as the law stands as 1t does ana .'e po'..o
adhere 10 their determination TO keep the cares
closed on Sunday the hotel men will not try 10
evade the law IN any way. The hotel men nave
been subjected TO a great deal OF grumohns i'o"i
the regular Sunday patrons OF the cares VINO urge
the selling of liquor with sandwich. ana testing e
scope of the law The hotel men, however nave
not decided 10 make the test. The ADVISORY |o"-
ro,tee Of the Hotel Mems Association has sng-
sested that Commissioner Roosevelts hterpre'a-
ton of the law be compiled with. and the COM
mittee's suggestion as far as can be learheu now
will be carried out.
NJ cro,g manager OF the Waldorf Hotel. said:
"Tbe enforcement of the law does not ahect US
materially We have never varied In our care
charges and never did much OF business III 'le
cafe on Sunday. except to guests OF the mouse. vi
course when looked upon the law as oe'is
obsolete we did not think OF charging for meals IN
conjunction with drinks Now we shall make IL
an invarable rule. The ponce VIII ho' NC e'
any trouble by us.
Mr. Whitaker OF the hotel firm OF STAFFORD q
Whitaker which manages the Imperial ana Ne'her-
land, said: we closed our ledtHtI iOOH '"S' DN''
day and II will probably remain closed for some
time We do not 10 be known as vioators
OF the law and as long IL is Interpreted as IL Is
We will respect It. We transferred all our care
trade to the regular restaurant. and we VIII Ha''i-
tain thar until new developments appear
Mr. Blakely of the Windsor. said we never
had big bar trede cafe trade on Sunday. We
nrincipally dealt with guests of the house. ana SO
the change did not affect us much; o..,o, 1.o,se
lanes Coddngin, manager Of the HOFFMAN House'
said: Our bar was closed Sunday; but the res,
faurant was open TO guests. The chanse aHeccten
ne a good deal because the bar is meeting place
for men on Sunday. Despite THIS we 40 no' care
Mr. Hitchcock, Of the Firth Avenue Hotel SAD:
I'VE never had cafe in this house we run en-,
tireiy on the American plan and 50 we were no, nu
Sunday and the enforcement OF the law Is
matfer of little consequence 10 us.
A Godchaud. manager OF the Brunswlck sad q;
There is no going into detailed discussion on
the Justice OF Nh Rooseyelt's interpretation OF me me
words guests and meal In the law. He has the
police 10 enforce the law, and while my ,nterprea
ZION does not agree with his. nevertneIcss. ne -
supposed TO be right The proper place ior tess s
Of the law in the courts, suppose ply we "a, a.
Wiling to abide by the ruling Of the police. Ihe
cafe OF the Brunswick VIII De cosed un'i' VIC "''
given power TO open II; ,, ....s.oa vac
terday II only shows that The hotel men l %isn
to keep faith with the police, and neither watched
or not. the hotel cafes will keep closed on sunday