The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
FORM A UNION
WHILE TENANTS DESPAIR
Array Themselves Against
Early Rising Hours.
LANDLORDS ARE HELPLESS
Cannot Combat With Formidable Or
ganization-Woe Unto Him
Who Interferes.

A union Of 1anitors employed in large
flats and apartment houses in Wash
ington is the latest addition to the ranks
or labor associations. ard loud are the
walls from the OCCUPANTS of those
places of abode. His lordslIo, the iaui-
tor, now refuses TO tear himself from
the arms OF Morpheus to perform such
functions demanded of him until $50
O'Clock IN the morning
The janitors conduct the houses of
course. but the tenants have appealed
for relief TO the next higher authorities.
the owners
Most Janitors are looked upon as des-
pots. From time immemOrial IL has been
impossible TO estimate the power of the
Janitor. The formation OF the union
makes the problem even more difficult
TO solve. Most persons have concluded
there Is no bounds to his highness' pow
er. and woe betide him who sees At TO
vent his spleen on that august person.
age. And why should janitors form a
union, ask the dfSeressed victims, when
supreme control is theirs without unit
ing?
a Guardian Angel
The duties Of ianitor are both ardu-
Gus AMI many He is supposed to be on
duty twenty-four hours out OF twenty
four; everyone In the hopse has a call
on his service. no matter what hour of
the day or night IL may be- Hot baths
and warm rooms are products of his
handiwork. He cOrrals the sundry milk
cans and directs the iceman where to
place his mite Of frozen water.
Hubby could not find his way up
stairs at 3 a. m we're Il not for the
good. kind janitor, who keeps the lights
burning In the hall. New clothes would
set dusty II he did not sweep the halls.
The elevator motor would refuse to
work If Mr. Janitor did not treat il
like child day by day. There are
hundred and one other things which
would happen II the benevolent official
were not always on the spot. Does any,
one blame him for being tyrannical?
II is true, the Janitor has his faVorite
milkman and his pet ice dealer, and Il
Is true also that he gets everyone in
the house to take those necessities from
his friend. who. OF course, gives him a
sides that, the janitor has a family.
s,i.lcn ne usually stores away in a room
or two in the basement Ali in all, the
janitor is more TO be pitied than CEN
sured.
It's a Janitor's Right.
It is not believed the union viii
amount to more than mushy SNOWFALL
would on the equator The janitors
formed the union just because they are
Janitors, and can do as they like. But
IL the owners of the apartments re-
ceiYe many more complaints about the
late rising OF the janitors, 1t is TO be
presumed a few new men viii be initi-
ated into the mysteries OF janitordom.
The "fiatters" say they cannot get
along as things are going now, and
must have relief Thomas ]. Fisher, a
local real estate agent, says he has re-
ceived numerous complaints from the
people who have no yard" but he has
been compelled to acQuaint them with
the fact that the janitors have formed
union. and II the present incuu1bents
are deposed the others whom he would
be compelled to employ would also be
union men and get up just as late.