New-York tribune., 1881-03-30
THE 1RoITTJOY or RE4L PROPERTY.

1t is the season when the average New-Tork
househodNt. in the honse which he cannot noid
much longer, turns by means lightly to thoughts
of moving II is the season when the owner III Zee
simple of the house Aforementioned rumlnates
upon rents aud the pleasures OF raising them'
Naturally the views of lessor and lessee are con-
tictIng. The former wishes to get all that ne can
The latter wishes to pay as little as slble. Each
has the other at an advantage. The landlord knows
that in most cases his tenant has no stomach Ior
MOVING. The tenant knows that his landlord may
find 1t impossible to relet the premises-that FOR
some months at least they may remain empty.
Each party naturally looks out for his own interest
it is with houses as with everything else IN this
somewhat selfish world. We might venture to oher
some suggestions tending to RECONCILIATION OF these
conflicting opinions. but fortunately certain saga
cous persons have hit upon plan which Is remark
able both for its simplicity and its originality. In
fact il may DO considered as a triumph OF the hu-
man intellect, while it confirms forever the proverD
that Necessity is the mother of invention"
The plan proposed is not to pay any
rent ut all 1t has been brought ior-
ward with natural enthusiasm at several meetings
of oppressed aud indignant tenants IN tins CITY
NOTABLY. il was discussed at a meeting last
Sunday in Williamsburg. All the rcmonstfants
are indignant at an advance III the rents, and de-
clare that they will not pay 1.-THE Williamsburg
lessees go step further and solemny vow that they
will pay DO rent at all All rent. it appears. is An
unjust exnctiOn All that the landlord can eqntaoy
demand is the SUN which ne is himself obliged to
nav for taxes repairs and insurance. Interest on
invested capital is to be paid no longer Capital has
been created by labor and labor is entitled to its
enjoyment Q. L. ID. No more rent! There has
been great mistake. 1t is tho tenants wLo own
the houses. In those houses the Wilamsburgers
propose, hereafter to 1.-Two rent free. It Is beaut-
ful idea. copied from our Irish friends across the
water AID one charm Of It is that It is 80 emlnenly
PRACTICAL
Nothing cOuld be easier, indeed. than the rodnc-
tion of these lovely theories 10 practice. Perhaps
the landlord. after this sraitteu suddenly by
now sense OF neHm aud h,pR. will como TO
the conclusion that. 90 far ho is concerned,
there ~ no longer any such thing nseUm and Will
not come after his rent any more. Perhaps he wlll
not take ont a writ of dBp0sscssion against such
deeply philosophical tenants. Perhaps ho viii not
nut their furniture upon the sidewalk lie will
only say Of the house, "iIwas mine, tits hs," and
make no more fuss about the matter. Possibly ho
may 80 much admire the novel wisdom OF the tenant
that in an outburst OF repentance, no will refund
all rent previously paid. The philosopher VIII
calmly settle down TO the enjoyment OF his new
possessions
One UrecauilOu, uOWtfNlt w HAHloN hiih W t"Nv'
Let him keep his doors carefully and perpetuhily
boltedl Let him do this but some other philosO-
pher Of higher views aud still more enlightened
notions Of property may come and turn hin out!
Possession may under the new order Of things. be
ten points of the law. but the difficulty viii be to
keen possession nor will there bo any law worth
taking about when we have entered upon the real
estate millennium. Every house VIII belong TO the
man sharp enough to get it and keep ia Moving then
will not be confined to the First of May. Everybody
will be moving every day of the year. The carmen
will all become monaircs. The fortunate dis
nossessed will be living in fashionable houses upon
fashionable avenues. The unfortunate will be lv-
ing in tents or extemporized shantes. And beau
tfnl tirns altogether we shall Lave of IT, houseless
ness chiefly predomiHatiDg! As nobody nnder tho
modern system will build any new houses ps the
old ones gradually decay, tho whole community will
lapse in time into n nCmadc life. After this there
will he more Socalistic meetings TO concert meas
ures for turning out those who have comfortable
msadows and for coniscating their cattle and carts
Ultimately there will be q general prevalence of
bostilIties; the human race will share the fate Of
the Kilkenny cats; aud all because 3 few discon-
tented Boycottors got together of q Sunday after
mon In Williamsburg and talked q prodisious
quantity Of nonsense