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Editorial
February 18, 1905
St. Tammany Farmer
Covington, Saint Tammany County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Editorial argues against the tipping system, claiming it harms workers and benefits employers, citing Paris waiters' call for abolition, barber shop absurdities, and the Carlton Hotel's tip pooling in London.
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TIPPING BECOMES AN EVIL.
Discovery of Instance Where Gifts Were Pooled Brings About Much-Needed Reform.
It is not surprising that 2,000 Paris waiters should meet and adopt resolutions calling for the abolition of tipping, says the New York Sun. The real victims of the tipping system are those who receive them. The beneficiary is the man who owns the restaurant, the hotel or barber shop where the tip is given. Is anything more absurd than for a man who goes into a barber shop having to pay 15 cents for the shave, give the barber ten cents gratuity, and drop a nickel into the open palm of the boy who dances around him with a brush? The recent Carlton hotel case, in London, showed how there the tips were pooled so that when a guest thought he was paying for some little personal service by a particular employe, he was really helping to pay the wages of a stoker or cook whom he had never seen. Really, the hotel reaped all the benefit. It is good for the first man who tipped that he is to-day beyond the reach of the tippers and tippees on whom he has wrought so much evil. The Paris waiters are to be commended.
Discovery of Instance Where Gifts Were Pooled Brings About Much-Needed Reform.
It is not surprising that 2,000 Paris waiters should meet and adopt resolutions calling for the abolition of tipping, says the New York Sun. The real victims of the tipping system are those who receive them. The beneficiary is the man who owns the restaurant, the hotel or barber shop where the tip is given. Is anything more absurd than for a man who goes into a barber shop having to pay 15 cents for the shave, give the barber ten cents gratuity, and drop a nickel into the open palm of the boy who dances around him with a brush? The recent Carlton hotel case, in London, showed how there the tips were pooled so that when a guest thought he was paying for some little personal service by a particular employe, he was really helping to pay the wages of a stoker or cook whom he had never seen. Really, the hotel reaped all the benefit. It is good for the first man who tipped that he is to-day beyond the reach of the tippers and tippees on whom he has wrought so much evil. The Paris waiters are to be commended.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Reform
Labor
What keywords are associated?
Tipping System
Abolition Of Tipping
Waiters Reform
Tip Pooling
Service Gratuities
What entities or persons were involved?
Paris Waiters
New York Sun
Carlton Hotel
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Abolition Of Tipping System
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Tipping, Supportive Of Reform
Key Figures
Paris Waiters
New York Sun
Carlton Hotel
Key Arguments
Tipping Primarily Benefits Restaurant, Hotel, And Barber Shop Owners Rather Than Workers.
Workers Receiving Tips Are The Real Victims Of The System.
Absurdity Of Multiple Gratuities In Barber Shops.
Tip Pooling In Carlton Hotel Means Guests Indirectly Pay Wages Of Unseen Staff Like Stokers Or Cooks.
Hotels Reap The Main Benefit From Tipping.
Paris Waiters' Resolution Against Tipping Is Commendable.