The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-31

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and told him they were quitting, and IN
a few minutes the hui lding was cleared OF
most of them. and dishwashers and AL the
kitchen heli'.
| Only the cooks and about twenty walters
| including captains stayed on the job
| aoor walters. went out some OF them not
| being union men, but timd persons who
feared to remain after the strike. For u
time things came to halt. Then the
porters. bellboys and messengers and ~
| the available help were called in. and with
them rushing dishes between kitchen and
restaurant the CAPTAINS and Assistant
Managers Schmid and Mascord managed
to serve the patrons in good o'ier: "
was announced lest night that Mr. Ham
was going to fight and would not make
any compromise.
PEACEFUL EXIT Ar IMPERIAL.
1t was more like going OF watch than
strike at the Imperial. although the under.
currents were strong enough. Just as II
they were going home after hard days
work. in obedience to a sibilant ssh" at
7:l8 o clock every waiter in every dining
room, every waiter IN the cafes and the
bar and every man in the Kitchen except
the night chef dropped his book AT the
checkers desk and disappeared II was
all over in less than IA minute and rooms
which had been crowded with walters
were all deserted except for the guests
who were held up between the courses.
We'll. thank heaven it Il mighty poor
business day" said Manager Townsend
as he saw twenty-five strike breakers
slip out of .hr elevators and 80 into the
main dining rooms.
II is not known exactly whether they
were goin., TO strike AT the lmperlal last
night or tonight 1t Is understood that
th" lmn"rial and the Marilni1u" Just
across he street were on the list Tor to-
night. William xur h. the maitrc hotel
however, thought there was no further
Use in waiting,
kurth has been doing everything his
walters has asked for during the last two
weeks. improving conditions and MAKING
concessions all along the line to avoid
the strike. He put in individual lockers
for every employee: h" gave them n new
separate dining room: h" acoeit"i th"tr
'!"as as To- food as to hours, a. 10 duties
and promised TO give them n" al e.
vance III Wages To $50 on June along with
N" other big hotels
rOLD THEY u 60 orr IN vNiS,
In spite Of his Kurth heard on Wsdues
day that hi- fifty men We're to 60 oui last
night 1h.roul'on he quietly snIEglcd
into tn" hotel aboU; twenty-five walters
whom h" entertain" 'n IN" top ''coi.
Me invest igate and found that there was
every chanc" iaat hi> n.n w"i" 70 y" on;
at 1.l5 o'clock and T." made ready
Ne called spur uf hi. oldest Il "n TO hir'
Il hear vo', ar. going out. h" sud
All right. vOu can 20. h'' stay around
here IS my guest aud -ee wh = h2ppers
about five iuinutes ftcr vou have gone.
You will see IN; you "On : "it-" ny =.
single dining room
In" men assured him that they did rot
know FOR sure whether they We're going
: az an II would all depend on the orders
> of tn" union o!lc"r- Quietly some OF
1 them told him they thoIGht II was certain
that they we're to go
kurth took :: position - ~" door o'
the c.fr dining ROOM at =, O'Clock last
r night His mel inside were .iitendinG
I to their duties - u'I"tly as Usual IN.
. aJorlty of the patrons Of the establish
r NETT II, d heard Of III" impending trouble
: and they did not 90 into the resta,ran nj
= About = score did 20, however, and Just
p as in ordinary cases tn" waiter on duty
solrmny took th'ir orders from soup IL
dies cert
- krrth at the door grew NOR" impa'ier
. rs tine time went " and at Is he wa
!, ,.ldv for action There was no signal
h but \ quiet hammered light haired youn!
% man rn,ered the dining room Of the raf
n as il h" We're looking for friends. III
- rn.dc no sign but Errth seemed 20 know
. him.
, / tell Won men he sad. ~if YOU mel
V VINO are gnluC do not G. oIt 10y ,.3l am
going to throw yuu ont
y He had no more than finished tha
: when through tho rooms Of the hote can'
I that long drawn sibiant ssh" know
q everywhere on the continent.
: That was the end of II. II could no
" have been done better if II had been 70
halrsed bv u stage manager They sim
: plv vanished down the stairs and there
y they Mere met bv the Imperial pavmaster
. who nld their envelopes all made M I,
paw them. That surprised them Il lltt
! hut they soon got out and the night chic
II loft "a ulpnp with fllthtllI asSiSt1n
:, and an army Of pots and pans
The strike breakers We're down>ta'r
v and ready for work IN six minutes 1h
y caf" dining room Was closed and every
u thing concentrated on the red room
. There was a rush Of managers and assist
a ant managers downstairs to help out i,
" the kitchen. II was intlmated that i
guests would cut out the fancy dishes 70
. the evening things would go much better
but they We're told 10 go the limit OF
n broils.
Everybody laughed and fell in Nv,
/ will get through" was the word from th'
management We only need the twenty,
/ five men We have now and Mr.. knrth ha
, picked these all out himself They ar,
, trained walters he knows"
WENT ouT Al PRINCE GfoEGE. 100.
Down at the Prince George the soms
/ SSH called out every man at 7i5 q coo X
The management there congratulated IL
self that Memorial Day is holiday whar
Everybody goes out of town, sn the strike
did not Inconvenience as MANY as other
, wise it would have done. They simpl,
closed down for the evening and an
2 nounced they would have plenty of helT
: to-day.
wALD RF SHY TWO DINING ROOMS
The Waldorf Astoria ran along with
two dining rooms or restaurants closac
Yesterday. but they were able To feet
every person who was hungry.
As matter OF fact, the Waldorf strik,
7 is about the merriest II town, Even i
the walters have not had the cosmopolitan
experience of the usual man everybod,
seems satisfied. The guests, women ant
men. have way of helping out and /,
J, is not an infreuuent sight to see a woman
. arise from table and instruct a har,
7 working strike breaker how TO serve som
!, particular dish,
. At luncheon yesterday Manager Stuar
;, did the carving at the buffet froid in tn
e palm room while Assistant Manager Elsie
helped in hustling things up from down
stairs. He got a round of applause whel
T. he brought up cold turkey, high in tn
4 air, waiter style. Assistant Manage
It McCusker showed pretty taste in decor
q ating the cold dishes with grass and othe
@ things.
Il There was every confidence Of victor,
o at the Waldorf Astoria 1t was sal,
It frankly that if the worst comes to tn
n worst the hotel may look to the Soutl
o for aid. Mr. Boldt himself had experienc
a.. l,l,