The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-29
we can have vegetables 2"
only potatoes, sir"
.HelDinu Themselves,

i -Hoiplng themselves.
Say, this is about the limit Well.
potatoes, then, hashed-brown."
/ only French fried, SIR"
i Warren growled something under his
breath which the waiter took for an
assent and hurried OF.
/ There were no omnibuses and the
walters had not time to properly set
| UP the tables. so every one seemed to
be helping themselves. Warren went
| over to serving table. filled their
| glasses with ice and forked out two
pieces of butter.
Wonder if they'h have the nerve to
charge extra for bread and butter
when you grab for it yourself?" he
shifted
Are they charging extra for bread
and butter everywhere now?" asked
Helen -
Everywhere they think you'll stand
for it. and If the walters get what
they're striking for, you can be mighty
sure the public1l have to zap for 1t.
Wen be charged for salt and pepper.
then"
I wonder If could have foot
stool?" murmured Helen, who would |
patiently do without everything else |
if she could only have foot rest.
Now for Heavens sake don't set UP |
a howl for footstool tonight. If you |
get anything to eat, you're lucky.
Hook your heels over the round >on |
your chair"
The manager, who was solicitously
going about helping to keep the diners
patient and good-humored, now came
up to their table
Getting served, sir?"
We've got our order in-but we
don't want to wait here all night. Hav-
. - l
Yes, they all walked out on me yes
terday. Had to close up last night. But
now were going to fight this to a fin
ish-no more union men for me. I'd
already signed their contract, giving
them practically everything they
wanted. And here they called a gen.
eral strike and walk-out, leaving me
with three hundred people at dinner" '
Hard lines admitted Warren, as
the manager passed on to talk of his L
grievance to other sympathetic diners.
steak was brought in. Is
How about salad?" asked Warren Il
cooking doubtfully at the meagreness
the steak and the fried potatoes.
Pretty skinny dinner, this" /
I'll try and get you some lettuce
sir. That's all we have
Now that it was getting late and the
',lsh was over, the waiter had time to S
serve their steak. Ia
What did those fellows mean ?" S
questioned Warren. by walking out q
hen the management here had given e
ham all they asked for ?" c
\ genra1 strike was called, SIR, they v
lad to go out to show their strength. c
tnd they We're right. SIR with unex-
)ected vehemence. Il was a waiter for +
Xix years. and It's dogs life. I'm a
salesman now, just helping out here '
onight because l know the manager.
But my sympathies are all with the
strikers, and in the end they'll get il
what they want" *
What Do they want?" ventured v
Helen. who had read enough about h
he strike to be interested, but not p
nough to know the details. v
"They want decent food, ma'am; Il
lean food and clean place to eat 1t. :
they want clean lockers and clean
They want to be treated n
ike men. not dogsl And they want il
living wage. No man can support
amly on SO cents a day-and most OF a
EN- have families" n
rs that all they get?" asked Helen. k
S3 cents day?" g
That's all. ma,an-s25 month and lie
hey have to pay, back half Of that for c;
reakage and fines" y
Getting Pointers.
Dear, that doesn't seem fair" muir W
nured Helen, when the waiter had w
one, ito pay them only SO cents day
nd then fine them" T.
But how about the tips7" COM b,
ooptad NEarrop ssT pofice he was w