The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-14
LETTERS FROM RENTERS
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or interesting. but Their. iu M
fines#. Of discussion necessary q
bring the fact to light that We hav.
clique Of undiiutrd robbers In oui
midst. and with rents AZ they ar,
today the cndeavora 20 curb the un
Jus, raise seems 20 go no furthet
Than paper petitions and resolutions
What the people want In action. ana
II IL good 90 note that The Star !,
again In the fore 20 bring matters Il
point where the reduction Of rent
will D. ,h. result.
From information r~~civ~i
this Il what happened on tho
clyde; Rents wsr- raised To
such an extent that II actually
affect~S the morale Of IN. pro
pi. To tho extent that they sim.
ply had To lay down their tools
and d~msnd~<f restitution frun
the governments
No delay or rcd tape was In
volvcd- The government passed a
bill which compelled the land hogs
OF Great Britain TO bring rents down
TO what they wcr. in August. 1914
and In addition all owners were com
PEELED 10 pay back 20 every house.
holder every cent OF overchargc from
tina, date.
A clause was also added which
made former charges % August.
1919. hold good for ak months after
the clos. Of the war
The result was increased conf
denee In the government and In
creased output OF munitions
Our landlords ar. aiao unpatrlotic,
unjust and paralmonious and good
at hand-ciRpping. They are n men.
ace to the welfare Of the community,
and steps should be taken In a more
drastic form than has hitherto been
considered VA. sHEARER.
Editor Star. Cannot something be
done To protect the hardworksnK PEG.
pie from the rent hogs Of this city
In four months my rent has been
raised 20 per cont and not one penny
has been spent for repairs OF any
kind.
Now there are six five room cot
taEes on two lots. the other tenants
have suffered a similar raise and an
the houses are badly in need OF re-
pairs. In fact. tho house am living
In has been under tho observation Of
the health department for some time.
The down'spouunR has all rotted
and broken from the house and the
roof gapes open about two inches.
q - No. L.
thru. The chimney Is defective. and
the walls are In n terrible state. So
many times | have asked to have
some Of these things fixed and IL I
complain the John Davis Co. Just
says, You know what you can do =
| might also say that my house is
on the all"yway and Il took two
months before the health department
could convince tho owner that they
had to provide a garbage can.
have put in a small garden and
put lots % hard work in Il. and II /
move all my work will be for moth
ing for the owner would get the
benefit.
Now, Mr.. Editor. what. is TO be
done? Am to pay this last raise
and say nothing. or can not get
the health department to help me
get the house fixed so to get my
moneys worth out OF IL?
l.. NJ. RIDLEY.
Editor The Star: Greedy land
lords have laid hold Of the war as n
preteNt 10 raise rents in any degree
that their fancy dictates, Ny rent
has been raised from s2s to s3s In
two years
Why should landlords be permit
ted TO grow fat from tho misery Of
others II there no official agency
national. state or municipaI-tha,
will make these profiteers deal with
sembiance Of equity
FAIR PLAY