The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-13
ALL CHICAGO HOTEL
EMPLOYEES STRIKE,
Bitter Fight May Involve Thou
ands Of Men in Other La
Dor Organizations.
GUESTS PLEAD FOR SERVICE.
Supply Deliveries Turn Away
From Hostelries. and Guests
Quickly Consume Store
of Food.
RErEELIc srEcrtL

RETuELIc sTECIAL.
Chicago. June I2-Urder circumstances
which were al times intensely dramatic.
4.gfj hotel and restaurant waters were
called out on strike to-day. and a score
Ct tie leading hotels OF the city were tied
IL. Tie result is the most uncomfortable
situation for Chicago yet caused by the
demands OF union labor.
The fight promises TO be a bitter one and
may involve thousands Of men in other la
boz organizations. Both sides are deter
mined the walters insisting on complete
uniani=in= Of the hotels. with union wages.
and the hotel owners declaring they will
make an aggressive fight for the ordinary
privilege Of hiring nonunion employees i:
they see ft.
The following hotels were tied W to-day:
Auditorium. Auditorium Annex. Palmer
House. Grand Pacific. Sherman House. Wei
llns:uu Hotel. Victoria Hotel. Stratford.
HYDE Park. Thompson's Chicago Beach
FeE5arae. Holland. Lexington. Del PraGo.
NetrCTuie. Windemcre. Lakota. kenswood
AM Kalserhof
TIE unions involved are the walters.
cooks. hartenlers. mattresses and nisce-
laneous help. The employers demand that
the Unions recognize their association in ne
gotiatous for settlement. The unions re-
ject this condition. but insist nevertheless
that they shall be treated with as unions.
The hotel managers say they will be able
10 hire nonunion help and care for their
guests II the teamsters and other organiza-
tons do not interfere with the delivery Of
supplies.
Many hotel guests went without breakfast
this morning and meals w=re served With
great difficulty tonight The guests are
doing heroic work in helping themselves and
maintaining some semblance of service
pickets surrounded several hotels to-day
and persuaded niIknen and deiiverers of
other supplies to turn mack with their loads
\ scene nf indescribable confusion took
place at the Palmer House. where the Strike
Committee had been followed by mob OF
strikers from other places.
Thousands of persons gathered in State
street. attracted by the strike. Tie dining
room was filed at the time. and touching
appeal was made TO the walters to finish the
service. The hotel was invaded from every
entrance ny ths strike leaders. They gained
access to the kitchen. the dinIng-rooms and
the luggage sturerooms and managed to
notify the an employees 70 get out
At the Auditorium and the Annex the ultf-
rnatum was given TO Manager Southgate
by President Kriesler OF the walters union
Il will not sign any agreement" said
Mr.. Southgate. that will compel me TO dis
charge my nonunion employees. They are all
entitled 10 the right to work as well as
yourselves"
The Strike Committee spread IN all direc-
tons.
The Victoria Hotel was the next point of
attack from the Strike Committee. A sur
prise met the members there. c. F Mill
gan. the proprietor, approached and said:
RI never sign your scale. You need not
call the men out I'll do It myself" Mr.
Milligan then went into the kitchen and
cafe and discharged all the employees. us in
number.