The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
GOTHAM WATERS
STRIKE SPREADS
Ten More Hotels and Restaurants
Suffer When Employees
Walk Out.
POLICEMAN BADLY BEATEN

New York. June 1.-The strike Of the
walters spread to-day, and ten more res
taurants and hotels were added at the
close OF the day TO the list Of those al
ready invaded by the Hotel Workers
Union. These included Delmonico's res
taurant where the entire dining-room
and kitchen forces, numbering 1f5, exclu-
sive Of the head walters and head chefs,
walked out at $40 o'clock this evening.
after several hours futile negotiations.
For the first time since the famous hos
telry was established, nearly a century
ago, II was temporarily out Of business.
The other places affected tonight were
the Hotel Netheriand, Breton Hall. the
KaiseEhof restaurant, Lober's restau-
rant the Fifth Avenue restaurant, Co
lazzi's, the Savoy, Ansonia, and the Ho-
tel Lafayette. The total number Of men
now on strike is more than 1000. At the
NetherIand the men struck during the
dinner hour, leaving the dining-rooms
with guests half served. A policemen
who attempted to arrest the leader OF
the strikers was 80 badly beaten that
he had TO be taken to q hospital. The
prisoner made his escape.
There were no other signs Of disorder
at any OF the other hotels or restau-
rants ordered out tonight.
Young Women A. wnItresses.
The tension was also relieved by sew
eral Of the young women diners in the
place volunteering their services until
the management could secure more wait
ers
According to F. A. Reed, proprietor Of
the Park Avenue Hotel, and president
of the Hotel Mems Association. the
walters union will never be recognized
and all walters who responded to the
strike call will not be taken back.
President Reed also declared that the
places OF the strikers will be filled with
japanese, cOlored men, and college boys
until permanent arrangements can be
made. The Breslin has filled the strik-
ers' places with college boys. Some
other hotels also are giving en-
rloyment to every college boy applying.
Every waiter who strikes and walks
out must stay OUT the president OF
the Hotel Mems Association declared
with emphasis. That is our ultimatum
and we'll stick TO it,"
Louis Martin and Louis Bostanoby
started to-day to organize all the res
taurant men above Ninth Street TO the
northern limit OF Manhattan into an as
sOciation patterned after that OF the
hotel men. They hope to have the asso-
citation firmly established by Monday
evening.
About $50 restaurants, large and small.
will be taken into the association. They
employ an average Of sixty help Of all
sorts
Managers Raise Wages.
Many Of the big hotels to-day sent out
a circular announcing a uniform in
crease OF about 20 per cent in the wages
of their walters Among them are the
Waldorf Astor. Plaza, Vanderbilt. Man
haitian. Imperial, and Park Avenus. Un-
der the new wage scale steady walters
will receive 80 a month, omnibus, s.;
one-half day of every week and one
full day on every two weeks. Extra
walters for banquets will receive $3.50
per day. provided they report in the
morning. set the tables, get everything
ready. then go home and return at 5
o'clock in the afternoon TO remain until
the banquet closes. Extra evening men,
who clear on. 50 a day. Extra evening
men. who serve dinner only and go
as soon as the dinner hours close, s. so
Extra walters, engaged to serve only
luncheon in banquet rooms, g; a Ia
carte walters, full day. s.; two meals,
no; one meal, SIS. All hotels in the
association are pledged TO put the new
wage scale into effect by September L