New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
Punch Right Heads and We
Might Cure Housing Situation
Frank Bailey Makes This Statement, Aiming 1t al
Material Dealers; Surprised Sinn Fein Meth
ods Have Not Been Employed by People

Frank Bailey, vice president Of tho
Title Guaranty Trust Company, says
that the housing situation will be very
much worse unless stern and prompt
action is taken. In view of his recog
nized sagacity and conservatism, Mr..
Bailey's suggestion that folks use Sim
Fein methods to bring relief are start
ling and ind cate that conditions have
come to the pass when action and not
parley is considered the solution.
The material dealers are bitterly ar
with responsibility for the hardship
and suffering of the people Of the city
for the last few years punch the
light heads" Mr.. Bailey says, "and the
housing situation might be cured" In
en- article written by The Bulletin. the
publication of the Brooklyn Chamber
of Commerce, MIR. Bailey says:
''Ihe housing situation " the supeI-
ho7an eNe--s on .sa part 90 cverv-
body . make 1t worse, is gradps y
becoming worse, and d real housing
situation will be created by the time
the present laws expire.
The so-called friendly hand Is
turned out to the fellow with money,
who is expected to build buildings to
house the moderately priced tenants.
"Our supposed builder starts to
build. He is confronted by powerful
combination of material dealers and
labor. of such a nature that he does
not build the house at what should be
It's cost, but the combinations decide
how much they should receive. for
building the house, and our supposed
builder pays. Then, when he has fin
ished the house the Legislature,
through the practical operation of the
sai {@1l I
how much rent they shall pay our
supposed builder. Then when the
builder no longer functions we SIT
back In blank amazement and wonder
why we don't have houses
Intolerance Needed Here
Il was very much interested In an
address the other day made by the Rev.
Charles A. Richmond, president of
Union College, before the graduates of
the Law Department Of New York Uni
versity. He pointed out that what we
need in this country at the present time
is intolerance rather than tolerance.
That the people of this city have not
gone to work and Sim Feined the peo-
pie who have been charging so per cent
more than they should for cement, SO
per cent more than they should for
brick, 20 per cent more than they
SnOulu Tor lum Der, VINO nave not al
lowed man to tear down building
without paying toll, who have produced
coin bination under which only four
men can work without paying a fore
man, VINO have put one price for tabor
and charged the owner another price,
who have produced q condition under
which no man gets an honest days
work on building, who have left
man to build house where he did not
know what it would cost, and exposed
to any amount OF strikes. l cannot
understand. Are they spinele.s?
Let Us Punch the Right Heads
"Why will the psople Of New York
think they can cure the housing stu
alton by Furnishing and tobbing few
people who have built houses and let
those who have made it impossible to
build houses go scot free? 1t i time,
think, that there should be some
measure taken where these people
would be called to terms-meetings and
uprisings on the part of the tenants
who are paying the rents, for the ten
ants are in trouble because of the i'm
position of labor and material men.
Let US start to work to punch the cight
heads and then the housing situation
might be cured
with the present attitude Of the
public and ito apparent inditf arence to
these terrible inpostions, which have
been going on in the building trades