Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-24
.CprOariOus Rent
Hearing Before y. 7.
legislative Committee

Legislative Committee
albany. y. 7. Mar e3S.-The hear
ing accorded N-w York landlords
acd tenants on legislation designed
% c1-o rent proftaerlg wound up
tonight with 4 racket eGra-ied only
by mat herd a 4 world Sa-tes game
tied II the c.nrc.
Charges md counter charges Mss
IS anG cheers. car calls and frantic
clappIng q hands mingled WIZ cres
Of put Inn our" as opposing lac
L0rs c1aSaed II debate befare the
special Legislative committee consid-
er:1g ne proposed relief measures
La11or; and tenants who arrived
here q loon Eun New York faced
eac2 c1-e- across -ae assembly
chamber AMI 7 seemed IL tines as
7 only The 1ac- that they could not
gar al one another prevented them
Eau coming e blows
Aunclpal court justices from ali
parts Of New York denounced spec
Ula-:ve landlords who raised the
rents as rent hogs and conditions
which rEev described ware said later
by James ? Holland. president Of
ne state federation Of labor. 10 apply
with eG.-a- force = other cities slca
as Bu12.o. Albany, Syracuse and
Rochester
The first -sa. fireworks, however.
came a@-e- ne Rev II. :. :. Carson
der Of N=w Tork had finished speaking
n behalf II ne se1a--s Mrs. Ea--v :
Arthur. : Bronx laad.ady. complained
that Or Il y Berg, -ea.tr nan. had
pass-d Il insulting remark concerning
T'r- Ca-sender.
It's -na--e prAI plated seeaa
a1aS u Throw mn guz.'' came f-on
me -e-.- payers. and 1owls d der-sion
greeted Cr. E--g waeu re blamed air1
COST d LABOR for increasing building
casIs and suggested that The Gtaracv
-eSc De abolished &c CRATE cor,per:t.rn
among American xork-rea. Eat the
Climax was reached when ne xa-e.
he committee they would hear from
ne - 80 deem property owners =. ne
aex- election Z ehev PASSED the 1-o-
posed measures
Tie Kissing continued wren Stewart
1rSw1e- president Of ne Caire,. states
Rea- Estate Owners Association a-ose
1r Berg on.ec.e-i- deaoUaciag he dis
gra cef1i exhibition"
Nor -7nr= d-sg-acef-. han the meat
!ng Of ne landlords behind closed doors
n New YORK cred ou- Senator Jcto
= Drrl4gal. a committee member
W=-e you there Ee vas 5r-s--r-r-
81 BY = caur-s IF ca: calls. M, ANNA
ne din ne could De heard sa-rg-
hold you personally Responsible Tor
his disg-acef1f exhibition"
Altar me chairman lad -asro-a,i
order by threatening 70 adjourn r..
nearing, Ar. Brown said ne was not
n -aT9r Of -sve1 a . per cent pry,-
Il aid Lat Ee lad warned tie
landlords Z hey dtG not ASSIST !,
SeT-ng Legislation . improve The
tense situation they would -e- = ?,
me heck Senator Henry Scnacs,o
Provoked a -aa- OF protest 1-an Bro
pert owners Then ne declared
there L 10 suct1 hing as Al honest
landlord n View York City re -
Used . acce1e 70 demands sor N
apolog- insisting ne had not 5e-a
gwen chance - complete rs SEN
uance.
The next speakers carefully dif-
<erent-arec between Spectators AMI
decent landlords aac there we're
cheers t1r Mrs. A---ur x-en she se-
eta-ed she lad not -aises' rents IN
= yea-s although forced 10 wear
clothing fve Years old
There ~aS dramatic moment
WIEN ne aeG speaker, a realty man.
urged encouragement Of building
operations as the only cure. Tan
ants leaning forward waved dis
aossers notices under his nose aid
efarges he had given 70 fortT-ivn
families because taev refused 20
meet a raise t-om So 10 SIS.
Edward ? Hannah. president Of
me Ne~ York Central Federated
| Mon asserted labor was ready 70
cooperate IN any building plans and
would pull met Of other Joins Mr.
Holland denounced rAe landlord
who Is taxing the working mans
wages away from lin as fast as he
gets them"
Various Judges pleaded with land
lords I'd ask The COMMITTEES to en-
power them 70 defesmine fair rent
ais and 70 drive out prul1teeEs. Many
warned landlords zgzine zprEEzfn9
1nGfnl unrxur