The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-26
$4,000 EAST
SIDE TENANTS
PLAN Strike

New York, Dec. "a tenants strike
that will involve $1,000 families on the
East Side and result in a big exodus Of
the poor to Europe will be iniugurated
II rents are raised.
2 Headed by Miss Pauline Newman
pretty and highly educated young wo-
man. committee of women have divided
the East Side districts and each district
lis TO furnish quota of protesting ten
ants i'm case they are needed.
One mass meeting, which was attended
by 1900 tenants, was held Monday night
in Apollo hall, on Clinton street ana
speeches by both men and women ca
nouncing the proposed raising OF rentals
on the East Side were cheered until the
building shook.
Miss Newman, who is the leader in the
movement for tenant strike, says that
the landlords movement TO raise the
price of rerts will surely be followed by
one OF the largest demonstrations in the
history OF the city.
"The part that women are playing in
this most recent fight for reasonable rents
during the hard times is the most sisniii-
cant fact" declared Miss Newman last
night "Womcn are playing the most inn
portant role. for IL is upon women that
the promoters OF the suggested strike de-
pend for the recruiting of the army OF
protestants.
"Womcn have been appointed In 100 dis
tricts of the East Side, and each OF these
hundred districts can easilyl produce 600
tenants who will strike and stay out until
the finish
Miss Johanna Dahme, OF No. 4i3 East
One Hundred and Thirty-hfth street; Miss
Lena Rubinowitz. of No. COG East Fifth
street: Miss Florence Margolies. OF No.
los Clinton street, and "A score of equally
earnest workers have taken up the cause
and the strike movement Will not suffer
for want OF workers.
''In Italy 60.000 went out In the rent
strikes. and they were successf'ri. They
held off paying rent for six months, and
when negotiations were concluded they
paid lesser instead of greater rent
The same thing can be done right here on
the East Side, and IL Is going TO be done
This is because there are so many earn
est women Interested.
1.-THE question OF rent on the East Side
is one I'm which the women have great
deal 10 say. Tho East Side wife Is the
ono that has to make both ends meet on
the little money her husband is able 10
earn I'm these hard times"
FAvORS EXODUS TO EUROPE
Abraham Weisman OF Orchard street.
one OF the prominent workers for ten
ants strike, declared last night that when
the council that will direct the strike
meets he will speak in favor OF threaten
ing the landlords with general exodus
back to Europe.
Rents are getting so high and times
so hard" he said, that II is difficult for
ono to live / believe that we should
preach a big exodus and thus teach the
owners OF the tenements on the East Side
that IL they do not let up on US they may
find their property wanting tenants.
L., n< have
gone back home during this period. They
say they can live cheaper in their old
homes"
Jacob Penkin OF 3s6 Grand street, wro
was prominent in the strike OF ~ tenants
in Brownsville. is among the promoters
OF the big East Side strike.
During the present week there will be
several large mass meetings on the East
Side and thousands will listen 10 speech
es by the tenants strike leaders. A gem
eral headquarters and information bu-
reau has been opened at 313 Grand street.