New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
HERO, NOT ON BILL, IS
OSCAR OF THE WALDORF
His Flying Leap Gets More APP.
pIause than the Other Hotel
Managers Speech.
WOMEN HEAR OF INN WOES
Muschenheim Tells His Side
and John G.. Brooks Goes
at Him from the
Helps Angle.

There was a three cornered discussion Of
the "hOtel employees" question at the
Berkeley Theatre yesterday. under the
auspices Of the woman's department Of
the National civic Federation. The
speakers were William g. Muschenheim.
proprietor of the Hotel Aston: Timothy
IIcaly. the labor leader. and John Ora
ham Brooks. but IL was Oscar Of the
Waldorf sstoria-though he wasn't on the
programme-who got the best hand from
the audience.
The feat which brought oscar this pub
lie recognition WAS the little one of leap
ing over three onair backs ard high
railing with an agility astonishing in
man of weight and fixing an electric con-
nection which went wrong just a. Mr..
MUschenheiIn was about TO turn the light
on the manuscript cf his speech.
There Was one other moment Of excite
ment-when Nr. lIealy tried to tell Mr..
Muschenheim how much ought To be paid
10 hotel help. and few little things like
thar. \ battle between Ireland and Ger
many was avcried only by the prompt ac-
lion of Mr.. Brooks. who passed the com
DdidlliS Il lbNiliS 't' anu
induced them to drink.
Nh BROOKS who made the first speech.
was introduced by Mrs. Francis Maxwell
Bacon. ir.. the chairman. as one who had
looked into the hotel employees matter
acadomically. but ne objectAd to the word
ACCIDENTALLY: his Investigations. he
said were real ones. he wanted the audi
cnce 10 know. liz had lived and slept in
hotels under conditions which made ii
possible Tor him TO know tho life OF the
omployes-and IT wasn't always an easy
thing to DO
Employees Must Tip Cook
Il found the 1000 served the employees
was good he said. but somehow II was
spoiled before IL reached them. often.
too. they had to tip Nv cook out OF their
small wages before they could get any
thing.
My attention was first attracted 10 this
question by finding some startling abuses
below the surface glitter in a social clue
TO which / belong. There are things De-
low the surface In our social system
which are p.tifUl 10 consldc.-lt - pitiful
20 think that We consent 10 thcnl Take
for instance the wages laid scrubwomen
and like la rs-humiliatinGIy small.
wei known social worker told me once
that the mos, hopel,s IS thing III this colin-
trV was the Indifference OF successful peo-
pie to the evils endured by the less fortu-
nate"
Mr. Brooks said he would like To have
another conference on hotel employees.
II ,,fltl Ina, On
tile platform a cook. A champcrnlaid and
= waiter selected. not by Mr.. Muschcn-
helm o. any one Ike that. bat hy their
peers.
Mr. Iiealy warmed the audiencc up At
once when he rose with story II how
ono hotel chambcrmald forced her en-
ployer 10 give her 4 room Dy herself,
where she could get some sleep.
Her name was Bridget" ne said. and
they called her the Horse. She had a
room with half n dozen other girls. some
working nights and some DAYS. and she
got no chance to rest. one night a Sifl
came In and ratified around vhen The
Horse had Just doZcd or. Bridget had
reached the limit. and she got her fingers
I'm that giyl'. wool and ysnked her all
over the pace NfNl hds Nv. ''ilt'F'i
gave her room by herself.
You people who patronize hotels Mr..
Healy told the audience. don't think
enough about how tine people who serve
YOU are treated. YOU give the waiter aud
inc chambermaid tip. and think that's
enough
Amens Lost on Healy.
T',yo or three persons H. ,nc audience
miumifed that they thought II was. IN
de.d but thee feeling asides did not
reach Mr.. Iicaly
And the hotel man" continued the
little labor leader. the hotel man who
saws. IN take care of my own ein-
ployes. III brook no outside interference"
we'll. hos mighty poor citizen. that 5
all. II they were more willing to treat
win labor unions. they wouldn't have 70
fear he Industrial Workers OF tire
World
Mr. IIoaIy said good word. though.
FOR the wealthy women. who. he adj
mit;cd. weren't mere flowers of society
any more.
Women like Miss Anne Morgan and
Mrs. FclloNes Morgan" he said. have
cone around tits town. into the worst
RAT holes with me. and they've gone be-
cause they wanted to know how the peo-
pie lived.
Mr. Muschenhcim said the hotel men
Claimed the right To meet their problems
In their own way. Tho work Of hotel
cmr.loves differed from that of factory
mon and women because II Wasn't con
slant: there were periods Of rest.
Mr.. Heal, wanted NJ. Mugchcnhoim 10
toll vhy all hotels. OF at least All whose
propr.tors belonged 10 the New YORK
CIV Hotel Association. didn't have resi-
rooms for tie girl, employed. and wei
fare work. us the Hotel Astor and fcw
others have.
We'll. they haven't thought Of II. sad
Mr.. Muschcnhcim. II never did. until
the ladies Of the civic Federation talked
+, me And. must say that N first
was afraid: ! thought IL meant they
were going to put Elizabeth Gnr'ey
Tl,nn into my house Then Mr.. MIS-
chcuhcim passed 20 dcnunciation or
the .scIf-appoirtcd revolutionary lea"-
ers" who brought on the waters
strike" Mr.. IIcaly couldn't stand for
this. and the discussion waxcd warm
until Mr. Brooks interviewed.
lIincE,c MEPHEW VOL EMIT