The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-31
erply "a now nuI strangely timed SHIFT

The AS'Or strike hogan rNactlv on tn"
minute planned 7ij O'Clock somewhere
about ,U diners were seated in tn" three
UininH rooms the oranEcrle. straight
ahead as one enters thc hotel from Broad
wav. the Louis room. TO the north on TN"
lobby. and the hunting room. which Is
tho mems cafe, to the south OF the lobby:
\ few minutes before the time set Tor
the strike striking walters from other
ho,cls and the organizers of tho union
legan gathering IN front of the Forty
fourth street entrance. Ponce Napt
Dav of til. West forty-scvcn,h street
,tation had been tipped on regarding
tho prospective strike and had half dozen
extra men on hand
Between - dozen and score OF detec-
;ivcs from a private detective agency
have been guarding the entrances ot the
hotel for . week to prevent excited strike
enthusiasts from rushing IN at any time
and prccipitatlug 4 mall riot as wen as
tho expected strike These stood incon.
spic,iouslv about tho entrances and had
littlc to do. since the men on the street
made no effort TO got inside
"ssn'' .xr rnEY WERE GoNF.
The diners knew nothing of the goodlv
crowd u;sidc or of what was coming.
Dinner went along smoothly i'll its usual
course until the exact hour. Then some
body in each of the three dining rooms
rave u low hiss and the waters melted
proCessio ion. One minute ther" was a
waiter at every post and the next the
rooms were bare of waters. few even
tla llcd behind To collect for checks for
dinners they had finished serving and to
, pocket the tips and they joined the
others.
For an instant ther" was an unwont"d
quiet. with no one moving about in the
dining rooms, and the guests looked up.
Then they saw employees closing the
doors of the three dining rooms and word
sp, cad that hc strike was on. The diners
took the situation good humoredlv many
laughing at themselves and each o'h"r
and continuing phlosophcally with what
food and drink they had on their tables.
STRIKE BREAKERS on Duty IN a MINUTE
AND A HALF
Assistant mana gers and captains went
ahout the rooms assuring the guests that
their dinners would bc served and then
Just n minute and half after the strike
began. there was a procession OF brand
new walters into the three rooms. in the
usual uniforms and with fresh towels
on their arms and wearing fresh white
aprons Stecred bv the captains. who
had remained in the rooms. these men :,
already wearing numbered baEd"s.
marched each to II table on which was a
card correspondlnClv numbered and
SO far as the diners We're concerned. the
strike was over The new staff was re-
ceived with general handclapping 10y the
diners and at pretty nearly every table
eating was suspended while the guests
piled the new servitors with questions
about the strike. About $50 men in all
Went out in the AStor: there were 80
ready TO take their places.
As the new waters began their work
the captains went through the rooms
with typewriter statements which We're
deposited one on each table. This state
ment read
PATRONS AND sTElKERs ADDRESSED
To our patrons:
The manaGement begs to inform its
patrons tina, ii has made every effort 10
reach an amicahe understandings with
it. employees. hut il has come to the con-
clusion that at the present time further
n- -go,iations and concessions will be of
no avail
The infringement is determined not 70
nlly itself with any union and will main
tain an open shop In making this an
npuncem,ut il is hut fair to state that
a great many of our EMPLOYEES would re-
ma!n at work were II not for agitators
and intlmdptors,
"" apologize fny all short 'orlngs II
our s-gNic, 10Y the time being. We vii
d, our bpst To establish order and disci
pliuo at tn" earliest possible moment.
The statement was signed by William
{ NiI~ohenheim
Another statement also signed by Mr.
Nuschenhcim was handed TO represen
t7tivcs Of the waters as they left th'
Motel.
10 ,ny departing employees
+ l. with regret that circumstance
sccln t. compel So many employees Il
leave mo, some ~ whom have been witt
me for many wears. | am fully awaf'
that they IraV" reluctantly and wish Il
assure them that | have no hard feelings
against them and win try and take car
of them as soon ds they So" their wa!
clear to break loose from Irresponsible
d.maGocups and ag.taturs.
OF the kitchen force at the Astor abou
CO per cent. joined the strikers. Thei
places were filed Immediately and ther
We're few bitches in the kitchens
RLGAS OFFERS TERMS,
James r. hegan of the Hotel knlckcr
booker sent out last night tn" follow
ing better 20 the men who have quit hin
during the waters strike:
DEAE SIZE Helow j. a proposed srhcdui
ot wages offered 20 m" former empioye"
# they dr-'r" 10 return to work. Thcs
rates win prevail Immediately upon ign
ia. a contract.
Proposed scale ~ wages
Matters, So per month. two days o
frDnln WIN IHN 'lIDNtIipn Oh Illl'S
eleven hours n dav To ,onst Itrtc "A day
work.
Buses. $50 per month. two DAYS OF
month with pay, cli"lino' ion of nnc. "l.yc
hour a day tn constitute n days work
COMMITS assistant waters. So pc
month.
Banguet service. ,ct w waters. s. !
per day
Service waters, = 30
Extra walters, a Ia carte, full day, Z,
No rcycnant 10 prevail.
steady evening waters, $50 per month.
Cooks, ten hours a day TO coustitut
working day; one day on each wee
with pay, overtime to be paid as per wag
echaduie.
Ampl" protection from bodily harr
will be provided If You desire to rcturr
pr'T Under so 'ONsIDERArIoN WILL TIL
UNION rE RECOGNIZED. Yours very truly
JAMES Is, REGAN,
HoMEoPATHs' NEAL NOT DELAYED.
There was one large dinner on at tn
Asur last night, but it's guests were nc
vet on hand when thirteen Of the thirty
five banquet walters employed to serv
u walked out. The dinner was given b
the New York Homeopathic Medical Co
lege and was served for $50 diners. Tn
partial strike in the banquet hall bega
AT the same time with the general strik,
The management sent few of its no