Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-31

BARRIERS are getting to be the
worst pirates of the lot. 1t Is only
in recent years that tipping has beef
practiced to any great extent in the
barber shops throughout the country
but the BARRIERS are determined to
make up for lost time"
FORCED TIPPING TO DISAPPEAR.
Pittsburg Paper.-The tipping ha
bit can be entirely abolished by tn.
organization of all good walters int
a union is hardly hoped by the me,
behind the movement, but they hope
the walters share in the bad custom
can be reduced. A walters unloi
was organize. here six weeks ago
Already more than 100 men have
joined and nine were initiated a,
their last meeting. They do moi
take pledge not to take tips, but i,
they finally succeed in making theiI
employers pay their wages instead OF
depending upon the customers for z
living, it is predicted that tipping
will be reduced to minimum.
]. K. Robinson of Denver is the ma
tional oranizer forming the walters
union here. Mr.. Robinson was a.
the meeting held in the Hotel Girls
void that afternoon anu he ant
others made speeches. urging Jealous
work to spread the organization. The
number of the local union is 424. ano
it belongs to the Hotel and Restau
rant Employees International alliance
which is affiliated with the American
Federation Of Labor.
i do not know that any union car
ever succeed in making the customel
whom the waiter serves refrain from
rewarding good, attentive and per
feet service" said Mr.. Robinson yes
terday, but union can create such
a spirit among it's members that none
OF them will neglect their customers
because they have not been tipped, or
will give attentive service merely in
the hope of getting tip. The wages
of walters in the so-called better
class of restaurants and hotels are
based on the tipping custom, that is
the wages are not in themselves iiy-
ing wages, for the employer expects
the waiter to make up the difference
from the customers, that is, expects
his customers or patrons to make up
the wage which the employer himself
by right ought to pay.
The object of our union is to or
ganize the walters so that eventually
their work shall stand on the same
footing as that of the other trades.
and will be paid accordingly; that no
more shall waiter have to nav
either his employer or a headwaiter
for the privilege of working.
The custom of paying a waiter
merely ne ANAL wages, with the know
ledge that the customer would some
how make it up is unfair to the wauer
and to the customer. Inc union wants
the employer to pay livins wages
and the habit of indiscriminate tip.
ping, the forced tipping in order 10
secure good service, as distinguished
from the willing reward given freely
for good service and attentive treat
ment will be abolished, for the waiter
will receive the proper wages from
his employer
of course, / don't want you to I'M
derstand 1nat one of the stated OBJ
ject is tosoestab"'k' etaoin
objects of our union is to abolish tip
ping, the object is to raise the plane
of the walters occupation, to protect
the waiter, SO that the wages he re-
ceiyes will have no relation to the
tips which he may not receive. We
think that when this condition. has
been brought about. the waiter re-
ceives justice from his employer, and
the injustice of taxing the customer
to pay the employers expenses will
happily be abolished"