The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-02


prlvlRses ~ enjoyed because OF cen
fnsisa in TIE ~ laws. The honest
lendlord has nothina to tear from the
lava and n is my belief that he will
welcome the chanees.~
Chairman Charles,C. Lockwood Of
the Housing Committee which drafted
roe laws. and Attorney Elmer {. sam
nsa counsei to the cOmnittee. have
sone 10 New York for the week
end, their legislative work finished
with the rent gougers. but both may
have . further report to make Tor
taa bsnsfit og the public.
$50 far ms any further explanations
pf the working OF the laws are con-
cerned, Senator John J. Dunnigan.
another Of the committee who worked
day and night on the Job, said this
morning that the aocounH In yestsr-
hny's Evening World needed no FUR
lksr Oddltion.
.Tf the tenant VIII just keep . copy
of that paper before him. said Ssna-
w DunnigaR. ''t's all the brief be
nesds for a bluhdng. threatening and
hlgatsring landlord. Pull that paper
- the landlord who attempts to raise
Ne contract, that ho already had In
creased sky high during the year.
and tell him TO go ahead and try TO
put him out.
-ThOse explanations were prepared
by Attorney SammiS at the commit
tees suggestion, and think that
any one who can read can readily
Understand them. They were pre-
pared especially for the understapd-
mg OF the layman and the tenant
Doesn't have to hire an attorney 10
Tell him what they mean.
''They talk about the law being un-
constitutional. Well. now, I would
advise the landlord to let those laws
alone 1.-THE lknova when he ts well OF.
if he should carry a tenant into court
gnd prove one OF them uneonatitu-
tlonal, there are others 10 fall back
upon. OF the conStltutlOnality OF
which there can b. no doubt, All
the ihws wore made to dovetau for
the beat interests OF everybody. ahd
II one is stricken out the others,
which are sure To stand up, will mako
Il lust that much harder Tor the
Rouging landlord. Let them try it.'
Senator A. Kaplan, another OF the
c0mmlttee, who has divided his time
hbtwesn work in tho committee and
addressing mass meetings OF tenants
eknlalning the meaning OF the laws,
a we'll satisfied with the result Mr..
Kapaan is considered by his confreres
~ The Senate as q lawyer who knows
tAe law.
''The highest court alone can telfl
whether . law is nstitltienal,"
eaid the Senator, "and until that
court passes on them those are now
Tie laws OF the State. They were
Framed to At an emergency. and II 10
our belief that the emergency has
-bsen fully covered By them. The '2S
btF cent. increase bin, which has
bSon confusing to the general mind, l
mink has been cleared up by the
manner OF its treatment in yester-
? days Evening World, which 70 my
mind shows how very fair 1t Is TO
both sides. /"
Wand l would like TO say as 70 that
hat The Evening World cannot be TOO
hfrhly commended for the good work
Hhas done for the public, and the
chmmlttee too, In helping 20 pass
fhnRe bills. II certainly has been the
fliend Of the tenant and has been q
pbwerful agency In letting The day
Ikht into the acute situation ana
MiiinR the committee In its investiga-
flon into the Individual cases OF rent
0ouRing and the new tricks which
were being practised by the landlords
vrhioh the committee took cogniEance
~ ana 10 my opinion has put a stop
tno