The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-14
WHISTLE IN
BELMONT DINING ROOM
But Only Two Strike Breakers
Threw Down Their
Napkins.
SIGNAL GIvER ARRESTED
Diners Stand Up to See-Hotcl
Folk Worried Over Wait
prS' Attitude.

The walters who have been working
at the Hotel Belmont in the places Of those
who went on strike last week were them
selves invited to walk out last night but
only two threw up their jobs and the man
who did the inviting was arrestcd.
The emissary Of tho walters union
appeared in the palm room at 7l5 o'clock
and blew a whistle three times the signal
which means throw down your napkins
and come along The orchestra stopped
playing and many diners stood up 10 see
what would happen.
The hotels special policeman. whose
name is Burke. and another employee,
Harry Brand. sprinted into the palm room
and before the whistler could retreat they
had him by both arms. They called in
regular policeman and presently the
walking delegate was in cell at the
Tenderloin station house charged with
disorderly conduct. He said he was
Joseph Abicz, a waiter OF 40 East Fifty
fourth street.
There was no trouble at any other hotel
last night The manager Of a Broadway
hotel said that il the union persisted in
it's campaign Mattresses might have to be
eHplOyeu iuSteuu VI fiich, put hV N'' NV
believe that would be necessary.
A committee of the striking walters,
hea ded bv Joseph Elster their walking
delegate. called on Police Commissioner
Wa lido Yesterday and protest ed against
the treat msnt their pick cts were receiving
from the special detectives employed by
the Belmont Hotel people The COM
mittee reported that the Commissioner
would send detectives from Police Head
quarters and would prevent the specia!
COPS from molesting orderly pickets.
While hotol managers We're guarded
| Yesterday about expressing themselves
| for publication. it is no secret that some
Of them who have had long experience
, with handling walters are much con-
cerned over the agitation among that
class Of help which had its first outbreak
last week in the strike at the Hotel Bel
mont and which threatened to break up
the banquet OF the Interborough Asso-
citation Of Women Teachers on Saturday
| night at the Waldorf One manager went
30 far yesterday as to say it was time the
Mayor and the Polio, Commissi oner
were turning their attention to the mat
ter, and it was learned that the demand
upon the management OF the Waldorf
for g and - as pay for waiting on the
tables OH Saturday night, instead OF the
Gust tomary 81 and 81. was followed by al
intimation that il the higher pay was no
forthcoming tn tableware and even th'
tables themselves would be sma shed int,
bits.
As that dinner was to be partaken O
mostly by women, the union figured ou
that It would be tipless. Now the waite
who serves at banquet at the Waldor
has a chance Of pocketing in tips any
where from 81 up. One set Of walters
which remains until the liqueurs have bee
served. gets S2 pay from the hotel. Will
! the other. which remains to help clea
away til tables. is pal 81 During tn
season some of these walters work a
many as FIVE nights week al the sam
hotel. They are not the same waiter
. who have been working all day in the hot4
restaurants. Some OF them have bee
working In downtown restaurants. max
ing there their 81 to 81 or more in pa
| and tips. They are not overworked reRu
lar employees OF the hotel The man VIII
after he has served you at a big dinner. an
who says in an obtrusive maner. Il hop
you have been well served, SIR" or VIII
passes the plate with the quarter or tn
dollar bill on it, is not working an eXtr
three to Ave hours overtime withou
extra pay.
! At the Martinique, whore it. was NJ
) mored the next strike might he. 1t wa
{ said that the hotel anticipated no troub
xith it, regular star and that such tai