New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02

How are the 'tenements' specifically responsible
for these things rather than the sinshtoPs' ,S OR
testimony before Senator Lexow's Committee
shows to be in full blast all night d and Wherever ene
ment-house poison works by DESTROYING dsoen ,s
family life. could draw pictures Of to-da day.
date by personal observation. i prefer 10 quote
official language, even though applying 10 an
other year for the conditions change but Slowly.
and. judged By numbers merely, the evil Is IN
Testyns before egsaps de
ciared that 80 per cent of the crimes against
freedom and bs sey a ds With
life. whose homes have ceased To be sun,ciehty
REGARDED as ordinary wholesome Influences OF homo
and family. The younger criminals seem 10 come
almost exclusively from the worst tenement dis
paupersm. and crime, says :. A. hi,s' IN IiNw
the Other Half Lives that I'LL our ails snd b pnee
wrecks to the island asylums ana "9rknouss buses
by n1 ' to prey
our charities that maintain starving army iha OK
1900 ocb WIN I'm a fSah life With saGy moral
It must not be thought that these DISGUSTING
cost more than a cottage should: The Church n
asry nto The amy he 81
tenements In ore colony occupying thr b rSS"onnd
husband wife. daughter, two sons, married LOGGER.
wife three daughters. one son, and iour male
Quarter is sis 81 monthly; in the Hebrew. IS 81 in
the Italian 81 TO- 1t is to be hoped that Christen.
life. and for such extortion from the poor 1t
rests sworn testimony that 40 per cent en- me
value is fair average income from tenement
property II sometimes rises to 100 Der cent. and
rarely falls below Is About two-thirds Of the
eus is they are only nominal owners and must
have the rents to pay interest. taxss, ana da
such conditions, the rent is collected with ,rigor
which goes far to make the Th Sfan a
cable now and then brings word about cvictions
in Ireland though they mere hv ra thnnsan ua
and thousands. on day this year here were
$50 ''dispossess' cases; in one week there were
and Il there are eleven courts in the city.
hsse hben of the about s
of New-York life But his office Is elective ana
he referred me to the clerk bs 81 ne IGHr tban
any other to speak from knowledge | was
struck both with his sympathy Tor the rp155 ana
the landlords had no other defence than eViction
against seeing their resources dwine ana iIs,ns
are usually not men OF large resources-at least
at PVh he psy en w buy 70 bind S.
purchase Similarly. the first savings - an Irish
in the purchase of the building in which they rent
n corner. There is not the slightest danger that
broadway shop OF handsome residence but never to
a tenement. Mr.. hamburger did not confirm my
numerous Numerous or the hardest landlords. Indeed 50
contrary to my opinions were his facts trat l
sought furtfer Ignt from MI WHOSE
upon the tenements is to New-York What Mr..
Booths is tc London. Mr. Rs declared that the
landlord. OF whatever religion. who ran a
tenement FOR revenue only" is very apt to be a
bad landlord: bur. in his experience, the Irish
were no worse than Others Lem Ilish vey bad"
is the Chinese verdict but there is a feud between
the races The very worst landlords In Mr.. Riis's
opinion are the American absentees, who instruct
their agents. peremptorily. to collect in advance
or eject the tenants. Such landlords are both
the worst and scarcest. for there is prejudice
against such property. which, as a rule. leaves the
ownership with class more nearly akin to the
tenants.