New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-25

including one or two Of the indns'r''l
Workers Of the. World leaders resu''co
rboro we're NOR enthusiasts in Bryant
Han more yigor i'm marching about 'ne
streets more energy devoted to ge'''hs
recruits. than on any previous I'D! III
the strike. All day long delegations
from many of the big hotels straggled
into the meeting i'm Bryant Hail.
,h,orod wildly by those present. ana
declared that if Miss Elizabeth CURE!
T'lvnn or Patrick j. Quinlan would oniy
send union representatives. they "ou'u
gladly march out and join the strikers
I'm each instance representatives "eie
sout and recruits were gained.
At o'clock yesterday morning some
IF ,he Industrial Workers of the Worid
,.od.rs called about them all inc
strikers they could gather ana de-
uanded that they go out ana "demoh-
.,rote. The strikers did. They were
divided into groups and sent out 10
uicke, all the larger hotels and TO re-
turn later and report.
Miss Flvnn told them that. from the
latest reports something like 400 en-
,Ioves had already left some or the
hic hotels. She said 115 had gone out
from the Cadillac. $50 from Rector s.
20 chambermaids from the knicker-
nocker and > men from the Folies
Bergere.
The Marseille was forced TO press
into service all its bellboys, cham-
bermaids and laundry workers 10 act
as walters during the breakfast ana
luncheon hours. More than 'hirs
walters struck on Thursday night
Many of the strikers attempted 10 MAKE
2 demonstration, but number OF UNI
formed policemen discouraged H.
one of the activities that the strike
leaders insisted upon was a vigorous
nicketing. There were NUMBER VI
walters and kitchen help who wanted
Il, go back TO work in Louis Martin :,
but there were so many strikers
gathered about that they were AFRAID
10 do so. Less than onefourth OF the
regular staff was at work last night.
OF course. the strikers, particularly
djsIiking James B. Regain. of the knick-
erbocker. paid considerable attention 70
that hotel. Throughout the day tho
nlaoe was surrounded by strikers who
attempted. in every way, TO keep all
employees from entering the big hotel.
They were largely successful.
The head waiter and forty-nine walt
ers, wlthot a word Of warning, LETT the
establishment of Henry Maillard. No.
36S Fifth avenue. during the afternoon.
Followed by a group of strikers, they
marched up Fifth avenue 10 Both street
and across TO their headquarters, in
Sixth avenue. At Sherry's. Fifth ave-
nue.. and 44th street. something like
forty walters left the dining room dur
ing the luncheon hour. A number or
walters and kitchen help left many OF
the smaller hotels at the same time.
Won't Yield, Say Managers.
4 great many Of the hotel managers
declared they would rather close their
doors than yield TO the demands OF the
strikers. Philip Farley, of Rector's,
said that although most Of his walters
and cooks had gone out he had been
able TO serve both breakfast and
luncheon. Henry B. Horton, of the
Foles Bergere. said he had enough
men handy to take the places Of any
number Of strikers. The managers OF
other large hotels and restaurants de-
clared that even If their help did strike
they were in a position 10 fill their
places.
Four hundred OF more walters gath.
cred in front of the Waldorf-Astoris
Hotel late in the afternoon and cheered
howled.- sang songs and eventual!
threw many stones into the windows
Two non-union walters were struck b,
the missiles. Three arrests were mad,
and the mob was scattered. The re
serves and some special policemen wer
active in the fray.
When the walters and other striker
had been discharged from the late af
ternoon meeting at Bryant Hall some
one yelled that there were some spie!
among the audience Immediately
practically every one rushed downstair.
uniformed policemen. who tried TO quie
them. Carlos Tresca. the Industrial
Workers Of the World leader, was at
tempting 10 chase back the excited
strikers. he said, when he was placed
under arrest. He was charged with in
citing a riot. Miss Flynn was struck
upon the hand by policemans club
Six walters and cooks were placed un-
der arrest for disorderly conduct.
Just about dinner time four striking
walters leaned from the upper windows
of their headquarters at No. ~ Yves
.;6th street. and threw ink pots ant
empty syphon bottles at two policemen
who had been stationed at their door
one of the bottles struck the foot O
a policeman and injured him.
Miss Flynn during the afternoon is
sued a list of houses. Some she classi
red as fair and others as unfair.
twenty eight were fair and thirty
fout were unfair" The unfair con
>:sted mostly Of the larger hotels ant
restaurants.
At The dinner hour there was grea
denomination at The new Hotel Nc.