Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-06
OWNERS THREATEN
WHOLESALE tvICTIONS
League Issues Statement to its
Members to Stand Firm-RiCh
Women Lending Strikers Aid
--Teamsters Refuse Jobs sWhere
EviCtiORs Are Made.

New York, Jan. 6.-The tenants
strike is spreading to every part of
the city. There seems little possi-
bility of settlement short of the
owners giving away to the demands
OF the strikers. More than 2,400
East Side tenement dwelling families
have refused to pay their full rent
for January. Take what we offer
or nothing" was their ultimatum to-
day when the collectors refused to
accept SO to 80 per cent of the jan
uary rent. Al
The collectors in most cases chose
the latter alternative, and as a re-
suit the landlords will at once insti-
tute thousands of dispossess proceed
ings to gain their end.
Besides the 2,400 families already
affected, it was said today at the
headquarters of the Tenants union.
at 3l3 Grand street, that 5000 moro
were in line and would fight the
landlord on these lines when the
monthly payment was demanded.
Do Not Refuse TO Pay.
There will be no fat refusal to
more than so per cent of the
amounts demanded.
More than 5000 more families
have signed protest blanks, but they
live In houses that are not fully or
ganized The remainder OF the fami-
however, are expected to join the
movement when the rent collectors
appear. 49,
League Urges Resistance.
The executive committee of the
Anti-High Rent league issued a long
statement to tenants in which II
said:
The conflict with the landlords to-
day. the first rent day since the or
sanitation of the strike, is only the
beginning. The struggle will be con-
unued until rents are reduced in
every tenement of the east side.
Lawyers have volunteered to act for
the tenants in the courts.
JAS fast as families are dispossess-
ed they will be temporarily taken in
by other families not yet put out.
But we do not anticipate that very
many will be dispossessed when the
landlords see our determination and
the perfection of our organization.
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The whole east side cannot be dis
possessed. Besides, the evxpense and
the loss for the landlords Will be too
great and they VIII be forced to give
in early in the battle. We have al
ready organized the tenants of over
1000 houses, and have already se-
cured reductions for ESQ tenants.
Rich Women Aid Strikers.
A smartly dressed young woman
wearing expensive furs went to the
Grand street headquarters and
watched the work with interest Az
ter a while she introduced herself
TO Mr.. Caplan, stating that she was
in hearty sympathy with the rent
strike movement and wished II suc-
cess
When she left, Mr.. Caplan would
not reveal her identity, but said she
was a wealthy woman who believed
in socialist principles.
Il do not represent Rose Pastor
Stokes or any one else" she said. ~
dislike notoriety. and would not
| think of giving my name or speaking
at meetings, but / would give the
movement financial aid"
Refuse to Aid City Marshals.
City marshals will be thwarted In
attempts TO dispossess tenants by a
sympathetic strike by the United
Teamsters. Abraham Kustin and Jo-
seph Schwartz, representing the east
side local Of the union, called at 3l3
Grand street and declared that the
members had decided not 10 help the
landlords. Their announcement was
enthusiastically received, and the
two left, saying they would persuade
others TO SIDE with the strikers.
Annie Levy, owner OF So Montgom-
cry street, II was thought by her ten
ants, would yield promptly to their
demands, but instead. she went to
the Madison street court today and
swore out warrants against three
tenants.
I'VE are on strike" they said.
"All right she replied, I'm strike
too. Wen see who can strike hard
est