New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01

couldn't get In and an overflow meeting
was held in the street,
At the same time a meeting of Inc strik-
ing hotel cooks was helc upstairs in the
building at which several hundred were
present. smaller meeting was held in
still another room for the workers VINO
could not speak English.
While the crowds were excitably enthu-
STA site. there was no rioting, and all the
meetings were conducted with reasonabIe
order William u. Haywood. who was
greeted from the floor as big BIZ. who led
the Lawrence strike; Mrs Rose Pastor
Stokes and some of the strike leaders, al
dressed the principal meeting. Inc speak
org were all cheered To the echo. and as
Mrs Stokes finished her address WAITE
ran down the centre aisle with huse
bouquet OF American Beauty roses ana
threw them into her arms. Later AS she
left the hall the same waiter preceded her
carving the roses aloft in triumph.
Joseph Elster, the main organizer OF tie
new union. presided and announced from
the platform the progress OF other strikes
tbroupbout the city The strike messages
came IN early at almost minute intervals
dIminutive leader fairly bubbled over with
enthusiasm az he first announced:
The Herald Square Hotel is struck ana
all out" Then came similar message
from the Park Avenue Hotel Mouquin
restaurant and other places. The crowd
went wild when later the announcement
was made that the employees or eight
Childs' restaurants had Joined the strikers
EIster exhorted his hearers not to indulge
in violence during the strike.
Urees a Peaceful Strike.
Don't make any noise when YOU go
out" he shouted. BE peaceful Don
walk in masses TO be arrested ana let
Yourselves be dragged TO court To pay nhes
and rob our treasury They want to graz US
every minute. They would Ike TO arrest
us all. know they are after me. but our
efnnploycrs know that We are conducting
the most peaceful strike in history.
There had been rumors that Big BIZ
HAYWOOD would not speak because of the
nr.iudIce of some of the strikers against
the Industrial Workers of tie World Dut
he received a bowling welcome when ne
entered the hall and mounted the plat
form lie caught the spirit OF the crown
bv "ioshIng" the idle rich and telling the
walters that they would win the strike
II they would only stick lie said he
heard Yesterday Of a man who could buy
IN half OF the hotels In New York who
tried 10 get something 20 cat at the Wal
dorf and couldn't even get a portion VI
ham and eggs.
And that man was Judge Gary. OF the
steel trust" he said Judge Gary was
for ONCE small potatoes in comparison
with the members OF your union, who GER
tainlv put one over on him. week ago
II any one had told you that you were
bigger than Judge Gary you would have
thought him crazy. but your power In or
ganization seems AT present 10 he greater
than his
If looking over the situation ia any
criterion you have already won your night
by merely letting the hotel men know
that YOU have q union They all know
II now. and il has been brought home TO
then, i'm = way they won't soon forget
Instead Of twelve-course dinner they are
eating bread and milk
The hotel men threaten you with
blacklist They threaten 10 bring college
boys into the dining rooms Ia serve the
idle rich. You can almost see college boy
serving q swell party with dinner from
French menu II would all he rah' rah.
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