New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
1000 WATERS IN
R|OTOUS MARCH
Continued from first page.

yesterday and the day before. AS
long as you boys stand together. and
every Industrial Worker of the World
man will stand with you. You know
full well that unless you go back In
body and under new conditions. that
YOU will never go back, don't you!
The full three thousand rose in their
seats and assured her by cheers and
shouts that she was right.
NO committee is going to settle this
strike for you. When a committee at
tcmpts it, that is the moment when
resign. You are the strikers, and you
alone shall decide. The strike is
smashed? Bah. 1t is smashed only
In the headlines Of the newspapers,
She then told them that there would be
big meeting in the hall at 10 O'Clock
this morning, and that any strikers
who failed to turn up would be under
suspicion. Remember" she concluded
that the hotel proprietors have been
knocking at the doors Of the union
building-that obscure little building
down on West Both street"
Carlo Tresca, whose case was yes
terday postponed in Jefferson Market
court until Wednesday morning. asked
all those in the hall who had firmly de-
cided to stay until they got their de-
mands to stand up on their chairs and
give three cheers. The entire audienc
at least three thousand--jumped on
their chairs and gave three prolonged
cheers.
After the meeting Miss Flynn said
that solidarity Of labor had been Sc
cured. that the determination 10 secure
better working conditions had borne
fruit and that amabe amalgamation
Of the many Municipalities involved was
being brought about. She said that the
walters were firmly against the tipping
system and would be only too glad to
do away with it II given a living wage.
She suggested that the hotel men pay
the walters their present wages, plus
the average amount Of tips.
Some Of the more interesting ''modi-
fed" demands of the walters. as shown
20 the hotel men, are as follows:
Ten hours shall constitute days work.
Union members shall not be Disseminated
against. Each worker shall be allowed
one half-hour for meals. All places OF
employ mene shall be kept clean and in a
sanitary condition. There shall be no
fines imposed upon any worker for any
cause. Employers shall provide individ-
ual lockers for all employees. Set-up
men" i'm the banquet department shall re-
ceive wage OF not less than - DAY
Walters. captains. omnibuses, commits
and sweepers shall have one full day on
with pay for same. out of every thirteen
In spite of the renewed enthusiasm
among the strikers yesterday the hotel
men said they did not want the strik-
ers back. James b. Regain, proprietor
of the Knickerbocker. said that more
than one hundred of his former en-
ployes had sought their old positions.
They're coming back in droyes al
ready" he said, but not single one
will get back. | have all the men
want-and non-union men at that
Those who left will have TO look else
where for jobs"
Mr.. skinner. manager of the Plaza.
said also that no striker would be
taken back \ deputaton Of about
seventy strikers called upon their old
boss. Julius Keeler. proprietor, al
Maxm's. during the afternoon. When
they learned that 10 regain their posi-
ton II would be necessary TO tear up
their union cards they turned in their
keys. collected their money and walked
out again.