New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-03
,JetUs to Discuss
May Rent Strike
Tenants League, Backed
by 100000, to Per.
feet Plans for Driue

The Jewish Tenants League, repre-
senting more than 100000 Jews, will
meet Tuesday night at ITS East Broad
way to perfect plans for its drive
against the rent proiteer.
At this meeting, according to the an
nouncement made yesterday by Morris
Feinstone, secretary of the United
Hebrew Trades, subcommittee will be
discussion regarding the proposed
strike of Jewish tenants on May /.
"The Jewish Tenants League" said
Mr.. Feinstone, will represent more
than 1000, 600 people and will be an or
ganizaticn of great power. After the
meeting Tuesday night we will be ready
to get into real action. All machinery
for the big drive will be adjusted at
this session. All members Of the gem
eral executive board of the league will
be present and we have invited repre-
sentatives of a number of organizations
to attend"
Senator Abraham Kaplan, a member
Of the housing committee of the Legis-
lature, said yesterday he felt certain
an additional measure, introduced by
him or Wednesday,, would become a
law. This bill will make it a INSIDE
meanor for landlords, in renting apart
ments, to discriminate against families
with children.
Discussing the measure, Senator
Kaplan said: al have found many cases
of discrimination because Of the pres
ence of children. There are a great
many children in my Senatorial dis
trict, and if some few think it is a
crime to have children it is about time
the state made it a crime for the land
lords to discriminate against children.
Such a practice is even worse than
protiteering. If the bill is passed and
the law violated by a landlord he can
be convicted of a misdemeanor and
sentenced to a term in prison not ex-
ceeding three years"
While individuals and various organ
izations were waging fights against the
rent gouger Yesterday, merchants of
the city were active along the same
lines. Questionnaires were distrib-
uted among business houses of eigh-
teen trade associations that have band
ed together to fight exorbitant in
creases for loft and Office space in
downtown office buildings. A survey
will be made of the rent situation as
it affects office tenants, and relief will
be sought in an appeal to the Legis-
lature.
in the missionaries merchants
and manufacturers are asked to state
how much rent they are now paying
and whether they have been notified
by property owners of proposed ad-
vances. Each business man receiving
a questionable will be requested to
state the specific amount demanded.
A meeting of the Riverside Tenants
League, of 200 West Ninety-sixth
Street, composed Of those living on
the West Side from Forty-ninth Street
to Washington Heights, will be held
at Wadlcigh High School. Hath Street,
neal Seventh Avenue, Monday night.
The new rent bills passed by the Leg
islature will be explained in detail.
A voluntary offer Of support for the
anti-rent profteering movement was
received yesterday from Israel Fem
berg. president Of the joint board of
the Cloak. Suit and Refer Makers
Union, with a membership of nearly
100. 900 workers.
Similar assurances of support have
been received by the Garment Sales.
mems Association, which has taken the
position that unreasonably high rents
tend to increase the cost Of clothing
and, therefore, make the salesman's
work more difficult.