The Archive · 1900

Jews in Council

Following on the Christin Endeavourers who filled London to overflowing point afew weeks azo, the Zionists are new in ovidonee, as their fourth congress opened ut the Queen's H-li Inst Monday. Dr. Heszi, their President, poned the proceesin: with an inaugural address, and Dr. Nodau fellowed. He attacked the millionaires of their race, and said the Zionist. Movement would' never prospe until they put their hands pockets to help it on. It is preasing know that the President remarked that England was the only land in which the Jew was not detested' and persecuted, but all the same he did not counsel that they should settle here in greater numbers, pointing rather to Zion as their happy hunting ground in the future.

'THe ' DEGRADING" Tir, According to the Daily Mail" t Aualgamated Society of Waiters lured the to be degrading. the outcome of their decision wit a matter of inter, sonally I think the whole system of "tipping" is aunoying in the extreme, and in many cases people go without things they would otherwise enjoy rather than submit to it. Quite a shore time ago L went over the grounds of a show Custle in the West of Kugland, 'Tickets of admission, the price of Which went to swell the' funds of cottage hospital',.were purchased at confestioner's iv the vilinge. A very dirty uneducated old we was sent with our party, presumably to see that we did no damage to the trees, etc., and one of her first remarks was to the effect that she got none of the admission money, but had to rely on the generosity of visitors for her living. Doubtless the owner of the castle paid her well, and assuredly he kn nothing of her double dealing, but it is part of the English system of tipping, the whole of which requires putting down. If you stay ut a hotel for a couple of days, hero attendance is charged for at the rate of at least Is. per head' a day, you are lucky if you get away with the expenditure of not more than 10s. in tips; a week casts ut least £1, and if you have a cup of tea the Academy and vit to leave alittle piece of silver beside your plate fur the waiter you may expect that lo you before you reach the and inquire if you have had all yon want, and remark that he has to pay for the honour of serving you. I don't know if the authorities are aware of the this constantly happens, and I quite with the society of Waiters that the position ix a degrading cue, but the fault hes with their employers, and the public should help them to see that only when they pay their servants an adequate wage can the evil cons IGeh August.

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