New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-03

DESPITE Sunday quiet and June heat
the unfagging fervor of walters and
.o,ks for the new ark Of unionism that
has been vouchsafed them led the Gull
nary and napery force to walk out from
FIVE more hotels and restaurants at the
dictate Of their agitators, swelling TO
fftv-one the total number Of dinner en-
noriums and caravanseries 10 feel the
blight thus far. Nearly two hundred men
we're added to the FIVE thousand tunlon
estimate) previously called or forced out
last week.
Leave Thousands Hungry.
Four places where the most recent
ualkouts occurred were the New Wes-
ton at 49th street and Madison avenue
twenty-four cooks and walters the
Hotel Navarro, at Seventh avenue and
2Sth street FIVE walters; the Empire
Hotel Broadway and $50 street, fifteen
walters. and Pabst's Harlem restaurant
in West 125th street, where sixty-flve
walters left more than thousand diners
hungry in the midst Of Sunday repasts
In the early hours of the morning
walkout was declared in Joels care III
41st street. when at closing time forty
men left the y. ce at the orders of their
81 union leaders. Some of them, who had
been with Joel for twenty years, anu
IT didn't seem day too long, wept
when told that they were blacklisted by
the management for striking. At noon
the Manhattan Square, in 18th street
lost twenty-five men, the remnant u
what did not go out on Saturday nigh,
because Of confused signals.
The places that remained closed
through their inability or unwillngness
tc fill the vacant dining rooms with
strike breakers. were Rector's, the Her
aid Square Hotel Mouquin's uptown
place. Bustanobys in 39th street, and
the Kaiserhof. Many other establish
ments had only one or two walters on
hand.
Manager Sterry. at the Plaza, said
that his negro help was giving satisfac-
tory floor service, and that he was hold
ing other negroes in reserve. The Hotel
Marseilles, at Broadway and 1O3d street
operated with full corps of negroes.
The largest walkout yesterday, ana
the one that caused the most inconven-
lence, was that at Pabsts. In The
zenith of the Sunday evening festivl-
les committee of two from the union
entered. showed four typewriter pages
Inder Manager Heuser's nose and to'd
1m 10 sign.
Try to Rush Manager.
He asked for delay overnight, explain
ne that he would have 10 consult first
with the proprietor. who was SICK at
ais home in New Jerscy. The commit
!se said it would stand for no delay. al
though Mr.. Heuser protested that cord
al relations had always existed between
the help and the management there and
assured the delegates that their dc
nands would in all probability be
granted. He refused, however, to sign
without consideration. Thereupon the
high sign" was given and sixty-fiVe
went out. leaving ten reactionaries and
non -progressives TO wait on the diners.
At the Hotel Navarro the restaurant
manager was mirthful over the walkont
men in service in the dining room and
hat five went out without his know
sdge The first suspicion he had, he
said, that he had been caught by the
strike was when one Of the men Who
stayed told him that the men had gone.
At the New Weston the strikers gath
cred outside after leaving the dining
T.
ions who had stood by the management
70 come out also. Not relishng the dis
turbancc the manager called the police,
who dispersed the shouters.
The movement came near spreading
TO Coney Island last night, as had been
threatened by the union leaders. Tho
beach resorts were crowded, and tell
Ing blow might have been delivered. 1.
did not come, simply because Coney
waitcrdom was not yet thoroughly or
ganized, it was said, although it would
be only matter of a short time when
II would be.
A slight outbreak occurred however.
when. at $50 o'clock. fifty walters
dropped their napkins ut Reisenweber's =
and walked out. When the manager
asked what the grievance was and was
told that the men wanted ~ day in
stead Of 81 80, he Immediately granted
the demand and all went back.
A second strike was fully expected al
Feltman's, and police protection was
asked. but the sword did not fall.
Childs on Firing Line.
1t was said last night that the strike
would hit downtown Manhattan to-day
The places marked for slaughter, it was
said were Mouquin's, IN Fulton street
Inc Astor House. on Broadway, and
Hams, on Park Row. The assertion
wac reiterated by Edward Blochlingcr
tssstioucd third page. fourth col'uan.