New-York tribune., 1919-11-01

LIem Wl1t IS tac matter men 20
to the landlord and / say, YOU have
raised TIE tenants in this house $3.50
a month rcnt each. You can't do It,
You can raise them 50 cents each, and
that's a., and YOU VIII have TO paiNt
me rooms and tx the plumbing ana
clean the halls
"uc says he can't do It, and ne
will havc 10 have at least $50, and
he cant 90 any painting We talk 1t
over and e agree on 81, and he IS to
do the painting and other things.
Then eau another meeting Of the
tenants, and tell them about 1t. and
If thoy arc agreeable / so back to the
landlord and say 'All right. We VIII
draw up an agreement for what you
are to 90 and We VIII collect the rent
and pat il in the bank. and when you
have done ,ho th.nes IN the agreement
you can have tno n,oney.
"TAe tenants appoint committee to
see that The pain .aE everything
else is done wight. according 10 the
agreement and vixen u - all done the
landlord o's ~. money.
I've Gol ;gny trouble or any
thing i 4- ooae hy meetings and
agrccrnc-.- tcnanls tei t'e
landior. v,r' and the ia'id
lord dos Il. ..f oy .reu't sa' ls.ia'l
the teusHt .ta Goa pa -.
rent a. 'pcy ieI ulh
to in t.y..s atG tber tics pay
him. Nr i-.s. .ff tt9tl.'
except .tir Chen mot Di>>t.
Has }..s .stt!e 1roatle
Mr.. SIX or cirh.
blocfs fl4. !a.'.s s.:
any fra- fi.. i..'t .e-t.
to sui SIS n.t--
~ lc.s r'..
fairs. t.c ''ss
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quar- I'll work.
most,
"Whc
raise
take
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So. 81! :. Peaceful
Me-. lnRys so rcacefn'
howe ,as not had asr..
rent tttr ar" t'''"s
thin hr'' =
hl,c. Ion Avenue, r..
cc,t,Nn .rG by tho Grea.e.
New league and III.
itialea all L." t.At said;
- suggest thao yoA
.et. .r 1T once or the b.n
-.or ,.,.. ee q litte larger TIA.
YOU ar'
H.. 18a5 Washinq,o.
Av,r,, .rH, went to Broom
stree, .o rents, and one o.
his te: s-4. % h'm, you do not
collect ;o.n. &c take away al the
houses .4N tie landlords.
How W.. you take them away
asked Itci,ieln.
"We ere arranging for meeting AZ
Madison square Garden. replied the
tenart I'D We viii there make plans
b
soldiers TO BolshcVism, and If we viii
have them on our side we Will FIRST
grab the money in the banks and after
ward " VIII take all the officers OF
the city administration and put them
into prison and take away everything
and every piece Of property. we Will
have thc government m our hands
when we viii arrest all the present
officers Of the city, state and nation.
Another of his tenants told fuer-
stein that the tenants leagues aim
at the overthrow Of the government
Meeting Was Prohibited
Fuersteina reported his conversation
with his tenant TO the police and the
meeting in Madison Square Garden
was prohibited.
On another occasion Fuerstcin was
told that his property would be ruined
If he tried 10 collect his rents. The
property Will be DAMAGED was threat
ened. 1--WE VIII break the glass. the
plumbing and anything we run across.
The landlord will get the worst of 1t.
Many landlords have been ruined
financially"
The East Side Tenants League re-
uujrcs the landlords to sign an agree
nent not to raise rents for year and
to do all the painting and repairs the
tenants order. The tenants have the
privilege of moving out whenever they
nlcase. A committee of the tenants is
appointed by the tenants league to
say what the landlord shall do in the
house.
In one case the committee required
that the painting should be done by
one of the tenants. who was n painter
by trade. He agreed not to charge
more than 81 room moro than any
other painter would charge.
The East Harlem Tenants League
$oppnarlu had it, headnuarters In Tho