The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-15
BIG WATERS STRIKE
DEEMED LESS LIKELY
Conference This Week Between
Hotel Men and En-
plOyrcs.

Hotel men were pretty we'll agreed lat
night that there is no likelihood o!
general walters strike. The City Hotel
Association. of which Fred a. Reed is
president. will confer this week with y
delegation representing the international
Hotel Workers Association and it is
expected that the conference will dispose
of such troublesome points as the pay
of extra walters and the system of fines
The walkout at the Hotel Belmont and
the strike Of the extra walters 1T tn"
Waldorf were regarded as local dis.
turbances without significance as illus
trating the attitude Of the walters union
Oscar of the Waldorf made truce
with the extra walters yesterday by
agreeing to pay them $50 night until
the conference between the hotel assp-
citation and the walters union had arrived
AZ some sort OF agreement. At the Hotel
Belmont it was said that a complete stat
was at work and that Victor Pearl, the
maitre d'hotel. was in active command
There was no demonstration last nigh
on the part of the Belmont's striking
walters.
The Plaza. the Martinique, the knicSel-
booker and other uptown hotels have
not been bothered by strikes or con-
plants. Manager Fred {. King of the
Plaza said that the walters there were
satisfied and that a strike was practically
impossible. Manager Richards of the
Martinique said that he had had no
trouble with his walters and thai h"
didn't expect any. The same condition
seemed to obtain at the knickerbocker.
1t was a deputation of halr dozen
mQnharS of tho nj ianal Hn,al
Employees Union. as the Walters organ.
natiOn Is called. that went into the Waldorf
yesterday morning to wait upon NJ
Oscar. They got there about half past
eleven, and II was nearly two when the
| hotel manager bowed them ont. Through
the open doorway came occasionally the
| sound OF voices raised in argument. but
when the wrestling was over, Mr.. Oscar,
though out OF breath, was smiling II.
said he didn't believe now there would he
! anyt hing like general strike.
The deputation was sent TO me by ne
steward of the Geneva Society" said
MIR Oscar, "in the hope that they would
take counsel with me | represented 70
| them that they had rushed into thi, move
ment and brought about that strike at
the Belmont without making their criey-
ances made known to the hotel proprietors.
FOR instance. because some of them were
dissatisfied with the maitre q hote at the
belmont. they hurt me I argued with
them that IL they were sure thay had
grievance. they should set it forth N
writing and communicate with the Hotel
Mems Association. who, after all compose
their employees. and thai the latter would
probably appoint committee 10 discuss
tho situation with them. The delegation
agreed to do this.
| Then they wanted me TO agree to pay
! the emergency banquet walters 81 for
night service until the trouble is adjusted,
the same sum had To pay them Saturday
night when they had me by The throat,
! could not see my way clear to do this
hut agreed 10 allow them s. 80 Tor the
service This concerns moi our regular
employees at all. simply those men wh>
serve al the night bano,iets