The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-06
STRIKERS RANKS
SWELL TO 1900
NEW YORK POLICE ARE CALLED
ON TO SUPPRESS ATTEMPT.
ED MOB VIOLENCE,
NEGROES R
Walters and Cooks Threaten Complete
.Tieup Of Eating Houses-Mana-
gers Promise Fight to
Finish.

1000 strikers to the ranks, bringing
the total to 1000 and a demonstra-
ton marked with disorder on Fifth
avenue, were features Of the effort
Of the new International Hotel Work
ers' union to enforce recognition of
the organization and to obtain increase
in wages and improvements in work
ing conditions for employees in the
kitchens and dining rooms of the thou
sands Of New York eating houses.
The thirty hotels and restaurants
affected by the strike successfully con-
,cealed their embarrassment in some
instances, but in other places the din
ing rooms had to be closed and rest
taurant service was concentrated in a
single rosm. In almost every case it
was declared that the captains re-
NAMED loyal and although practically
all Of the walters and hundreds Of
cooks quit. skeleton crews were Or
gained of ether hotel employees, col
.lege boy recruits and negroes.
The hotels, realizing as they say that
it had come to a "show down" were
busy mebilizing an army of substi-
tutes, principally FRI oston, Phila-
d.,aEhita md other eastern cities, as
we'll as negroes from southern winter
resorts.
Fight to a Finish.
They declared they would fight to
the finish, even though it might be
necessary to close some of the eating
places.
Union officials said, on the other
hand, that they had shown only one.
third of their power in this city, that
additions to the ranks were recorded
hourly, that negotiations were on look:
ing to the strike of other employees,
and that they expected to bring about
practically a complete tieup Of the no.
tel and restaurant business in the city,
and If necessary to extend the move,
ment to other places.
The first notable demonstration of
the strike occurred when about 400
men marched up Fifth avenue and
halted in front of Delmonico's, shout
ing epithets at the walters there, who
refused to join them.
Policemen, with night sticks drawn.
cowed the mob and it moved along to
other hotels, where similar tactics
were used. Later a mass meeting was
held in an opera house, where the
stage was placarded with fiery epi.
grams.
"Dante's 1nferno-Kitchen cooks are
dropping dead from heat and over
work." read one. "a dollar fine for
a smile, SO cents a day to support a
family" was another =.
New Places Affected.
A list of new places where strikes
we're declared was read and received
with cheers. The list included the
Park Avenue, the Majestic. the Her
aid Square, the Hofbrau. Moquin's two
places and the two Bustanoby restau-
rants.
A large number of other places were
on the list for a strike, but it was de.
clared that the walkouts were held off.
In only a few instances did the hotel
managers deny the figures which the
unien men gave out, but all were in
sistent that the strike had embar-
raised them less than the union
claims.
President Reed, of the Hotel Mems
association confirmed the report that
hundreds Of negroes were being
brought from the south and reiterated
the declaration that the association
would absolutely refuse to recognize
the union.
At tho strikers mass meeting Will
liam D. Haywood, Joseph Ellis, organ
iEer of the strike, and Secretary Ed
ward Blochlinger made speeches.
Haywood said he wanted to congrat,
ulate the strikers on their fight, "al-
ready wen." and said he was reliably
informed that "even Judge Gary of
the steel trust went into a hotel where
he was well known and was unable
to get SO plain an order as ham and
eggs.
"The judge never dreamed that a
waiter was as big as he," continued
Haywood, but l tell you If you stand
together you are bigger than the whole
steel trnst"