New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-10
WATERS VEXED BY ETTOE
No Mass Meeting, as |. W. W.
Leader Didn't Come.
TRICK AT GOTHAM FAILS
Few Cooks Quit-Rioters al
Aston Are Sent to the
Workhouse.

Joseph j. Ettor the Lawrence ,,rik.
leader. again failed TO arrive in town v.,.
terday. as promised. TO lead the waiter,
and kitchen help I'm their strike. and :.
once again they had to postpone the,,
mass meeting, at which Ettor and "A,
partner. Arturo Giovarnitti were ,c
speak. Each day. for a week the local
leaders of the walters have gathered IN.
already discouraged walters in their he,d.
quarters, at No. - West saith street. ana
stirred them into enthusiasm by tbs
promise that the strike leaders woula
surely arrive and win their fight IN shor
order. And last night, as upon precedias
nights, the only word to come from, IN,
headquarters was the news, denied BY III.
managers. that certain hotels and res
taurants had suddenly been deprived OF
their army Of walters and kitchen helm
II was said that the walters had quit OF
the Hotel Gotham, and the cooks from
the st. Andrews and the ST. James. The
arrangements of the Gotham and tine ST.
Andrews denied the statement. -
A well planned demonstration-unsu
cessful, however-took place in the dining
room OF the Gotham. at 55th street and
Fifth avenue, last night. AT an hour
when the room was well filed two men,
rather fashily dressed. rose from their
seats, and then demonstrated" They
waved large silk handkerchief 10 attract
attention. and then pleaded, coaxed and
threatened the walters. But the hotel
management declares that none went out.
In the dining room were six private de.
tectiyes. hired by the hotei people, and
they ended the handkerchief waving az
fair by busting out the strike leaders.
No arrests were made.
The Hotel St. Andrews management
declared that although the strikers nave
made several attempts 10 take away the
hotel cooks they were unsuccessful. But
in the st. James, at NO. lW west Nth
street. tie strikers were successful. JUST
when the diners were beginning 10 feel
thankful that the hotel cooks were faith
ful. and discussing the thought OF re-
wardinG them, out walked all the COOKS.
There were about six. None Cofnp.alned
and none demanded anything simply
walked out.
DUIlHk luc sbbNhNNh ''N''
three strike leaders got busy IN the res
tsuraut OF tie Tayerne Louis, IN the Flat
iron Building, and persuaded five walters
and two omnibuses TO quit The rest oil
the walters and other help refused TO JON
,he strike. Monster Louis said mat ior
DAYS the strikers have been trying
coax away his entire staff.
The editor Of the union paper gave OH
the information that all the COOKS hao
walked out OF the new Nander0ilt ho'e'
lust before the dinner hour, and all Aad
anti al the Taverne Louis. The manage
of the Vanderbilt said that none had qa.t'
Joseph Cantor and Rodney lack'e' ID.
two men who created the disturbance ana
riot IN tn. Palm Room Of the Hotel Aston
ON Wednesday night. we're sentenced by
MAGISTRATE Krotei, in the West Side Court
yesterday morning 10 ten days III Nhe
worhhouse. The other nineteen VINO "ef'
arrested in the riot outside were also Al
raigned Thirteen were sent TO ceiis ID
default OF 500 bail. three were hned
each. and the two whom Patrolman Low
snthal declared attacked him were also
held in 500 bail for trial on charges Of
assault.