New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
Diners Flee in Dismay.

ments were on the scene and drove the
mob away.
Diners Flee in Disnay.
Al the time the dining room OF the
hotel was thronged with stylish dlne.s'
When the motley array OF men pusheo
into the corridors they arose in dismay
and left the dining room.
The fight. during which shots were
fred, occurred at the doors of the hotei
after four of the intruders had been
grabbed from the front of the line ana
dragged inside. When the crowd rushed
10 rescue them. yelling Down with the
police" the strikers came face to race
with levelled revolvers. They hesitated'
but some of the holder men managed to
drag out Detective Fey and the man he
held
In the scuffle Fey and his man foil
down. and the detective was being
kicked and pummelled when the shots
made the rioters fall back, giving Cook
an opportunity to get Fey on his feet
still clinging to his prisoner. The
sleuths tried to take their men TO the
station house, and it was then that they
were forced to take refuge in the gate
way Of the Metropolitan club, at 6oth
street and Fifth avenue. until help came.
While the mob stormed them here the
detectives opened the gate, dragged three
more Of the foremost rioters inside and
held them prisoners until the police
came and dispersed the crowd Then
the uniformed men escorted the detec-
tives and their csptives to the station
house. where charges of melting riot,
assaulting an officer and disorderly con-
duct were placed against them.
1t was apparent that the situation was
beginning to get away from Edward
Blochlinger and his associates last night
when the help at Colaizzis. In 24th
street, insisted on going out despite
Blochlingers pleas that they wait until
Monday to see the results OF his nego-
tlations pending with the management.
A number of the places pulled out
last night and yesterday were those
where negotiations were pending but
where all advances were finally sudden
Is broken off when it became evident
that the employers were not inclined II
grant recognition Of the International
Hotel Workers Union as main issue.
The men. it was said, were losing faith
IN all conferences. negotiations and tenn
porary agreements.
The Rev. DR.. G. L. Sims. pastor of the
negro Union Baptist Church here, popu-
lsrly known as the San Juan Hill Church,
issued a statement yesterday urging all
negro walters TO remain in the South
and TO refuse offers from hotel men to
come TO New York as strike breakers
Such Of my race as will be import
cd" said DR.. Sims will be used as cats
paws during the strike, and are likely
to become public charges when it is all
over. They had better stay down home.
1t has been shown that negro walters
are not wanted in the first class hotels
here under ordinary circumstances. and
think they would make mistake in
accepting temporary occupation to break
strike. 1t will only create bad feel
ing"
President Reed. of the Hotel Associa-
ton, turned yesterday to the Fifth Ave-
hue Association for moral support stat
ing that the published reports Of the
closing of restaurants and hotels were
untrue and We're having a bad effect
uron persons coming from out of town.
Mr.. Reed assured the association that
The hotel men were able to conduct their
business as usual with few exceptions.
In reply TO this, the Fifth Avenue AS
sociation offered its service as an arbi-
traitor. Mr.. Reed replied that there was
nothing to arbitrate.
II was announced at strike headquar
tiers that Rose Pastor Stokes had offered
her services to go into other states and
act az an organizer for the union.
Mediation Spurned.
The nope OF arbitration to which the
walters have chung since their union be-
came large enough TO feel its young
strength staggered to its knees yester-
day when the State Bureau Of Arbitra-
ton was politely requested by the hotel
men TO keep of their grass.
Colonel NJ. J. Reagen, head Of the
bureau. dropped into the Hotel Mems
Association. at Fifth avenue and BOD
street in company With John J. Bealin,
one Of his assistants. and told the few
members Of the executive committee
who happened 10 he present that they
thought IL would be nice II committee
If the walters, not representing the
union. but merely as Representatives of
the strikers collectively, should call TO
talk matters over.
The hotel men were not enough con-
csrned about the strike 10 have regular
meeting Yesterday. But Edward Tier
pAy chairman Of the board, was there
He informed Colonel Reagen that he
would be- delighted to talk with any men
who did not represent the union but he
couldn't see what good would come Of H.
since the hotels had already expressed
their Willingness TO sccede 70 every de-
nnand made upon them except recogni-
ton OF the union.
That being the only point left TO arbi-
tretr. there could be no arbitration, be-
cause ono Of the parties did not recos-
nlze II as an Issue.
The visit followed one 10 the union
headquarters, I'm sixth avenue, during
which the would-be mediators were ac-
ccmpanied by Timothy Healy, vice.
president of the civic Federation and In
ternaticnal president OF the Eccentric
rfremen's Union There had been some
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