The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-02-10
WITH THE TRAVELE LERS.
ANTI-TIPPING Law
IN KENTUCKY
NoRTH DAKOTA TRAVELLING MEN
WILL De INTERESTED IN Bill
WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE-
COME A LAW IN BLUE GRASS
STATE.

Commercial travellers OF North Da.
kota viii view with interest the actor
taken by the Kentucky house of repre-.
sentatives in the passage Of am anti.
tipping bill by a vote of 81 to 7. This
bin was introduced by r III. Akin o,
CALDWELL county who says he has as.
surance that the senate will pass the
bill and the governor will sign 1t. II
passed the bill will become effective
Immediately, as several of the blue
grass solons claim they are being
stung by the Frankfort flunkies and
want halt called pronto.
1t is provided in the bill that tips
shall not be given to attaches of hotelf
or eating houses, to employees of pub
lie parks or to porters in Pullman cars
and barber shops Givers and takers
are made equally liable, the fine on
convictions being SO to $50. Once be-
fore the measure was brought up in
the legislature but, failed to pass.
The bill as passed carried an emer-
gency clause. This latter was enlbod-
led in an amendment proposed by
Representative Holland of Shelby coun-
ty, who said he had heard any num-
ber Of complaints from solons who
found themselves held up by flunkies
every time they turned around in
Frankfort.
Representative Akin, author. OF the
anti-tipping bill, claims that the
other states will follow Kentuclzy's
lead. In support Of his measure he
declared that a travelling man cannot
enter a modern hotel and refuse to tip
every employe he runs across. II he
does, Mr.. Akin says, he is sure to be
insulted.
& -. Tennessee Next. '.'
That some kind of law looking to
the abolishment of the tipping nui-
sance will be introduced at the next
session Of the Tennessee legislature is
now felt assured. The Tennessee
Travellers, which organization has
lately secured some great reforms for
the commercial travelling public, will
more than likely take the lead in what
ever is done along these lines. The
Tennessee Travellers is. made up of
live members from every commercial
travellers organization in the state and
to a greater or less extent the older
organizations look to this body to
start the fireworks in their behalf.
When asked if he believed an effort
would be ade to secure the passage Of
an anti-tipping law of some kind,
Charles w. Baker, secretary of the
Tennessee Travellers, said: .......
Sure I do. But just now cannot
tell you the exact nature of the ex-
pected bill, as there will be many
things to consider. believe that the
hotels, as public servants, could be re-
quired to enforce an anti-tipping rule
among their servants. but as to the
possibility Of filming man who gave
or received a tip, and making the fine
stick, am a little doubtful. At pres
ent we can hope for the greatest re-
suits from the educational campaign
which is now sweeping the country"
Editorial Comment.
In speaking of this action The Nash
Vile Tenneesean editorially says:
The passing OF an nti-tipping bill
by the house of representatives of the
Kentucky legislature Tuesday is an
other evidence that the nation wide
fight against the degrading nuisance
is bearing fruit. But that such a law
will prove of any great benefit to the
cause other than giving an idea of the
great unpopularity Of the nuisance can
hardly be believed by those who stop
to think before they act.
This great country of ours has been
called "the land of the free and the
home of the brave That such law
as that passed by the Kentucky house,
which is described at length on the
first page of The Firing Line this
week, is constitutional, is very doubt
full, and if it is unconstitutional it
will in the end only serve to make
bolder the flunky pirates that are to-
day infesttng the public places, BY
any way of reasoning one should be al
lowed to dispose of his money as he
sees fit. If he considers it his mis-
sion in life to keep up all the bell
boys, chamber1naids, porters, walters
and bootblacks over the. country it
most certainly should be his privilege
to do so. II this is the home of the
brave, one who desires to take his
salary home to his wife and babies in
stead of scattering ii around wherever
he finds duslxy skins and itching palms.
should most certainly have the cour-
age to do as his conscience dictates.
1t would be just as reasonable TO
pass a law prohibiting the dropping
of money into church contribution bas-
kets as to pass a law that prohibits
mans giving his money to any other
cause or, person he sees fit to aid.
II is not anti-tipping laws that we
need, but just plain, everyday common
sense-a nicer word for which might
be education. Every state in the union
might pass law against a. man Civ
ing his money to another, but the
tipping practice will not be broken
up until the men who practice ii come
to their senses and stop OF their own
volition.
We arefall prone to put on airs. In
the words of prominent socialis,
speaker, we are set Of living lies
We try to make the other fellow think
we are the biggest pumpkin in tht
patch when really we haven't even
begun to sprout. We put up an auto
mobile bluff on a wheelbarrow salary
and in order TO make a show will
scrape the Innings OF our pockets and
withhold necessities from our wives
and children for the affections of those
who have nothing in common with us
What We need il to wake up, and unit
we do wake up all the legislation Of
ell the legislatures in this most leg.
islatiye land viii not protect US.
There Is only one cure FOR the tip
ping evil. and that is ''auit tipping.
Sweet1eart Day.