New-York tribune., 1922-09-11
E'tIdltl,s Sure
Collectors Will
Be Wiped Out.
Mass Meeting Of Vendors
Decides 10 Garry ON Fight
In Manhattan, but Is Ter.
tain Case Already lis Won
Attorneys Pledge Aid
Hirshfield Witness Is De-
nounced as Framer-Up
by Organization III cad

Representatives OF the pushcart ped
diers of virtually all the street mar
kets in the city gathered in q hall at
i0i varet Street, Brooklyn, yesterday
to discuss Justice Cropsey's decision
practically wiping out the present sys-
tenn of supervision and fee collection in
street markets and decide upon further
action.
II was generally agreed that the in
junction requiring supervisors to turn
all fees collected from the vendors
over to the city treasury left the SUI
pervisors without any pay and that the
latter would at once threw up their
waYeless jobs. This, Of course, would
leave the 81 weekly tax and extras"
intact in the peddlers' pockets, for the
present, at least.
Charles II. Levy, counsel for the
Bushwick and Manhattan Street Mar
ket vendors, who brought the action
before Justice Gropsey, told the men
that the decision was so broad that It
affected all the street markets OF
Brooklyn and Manhattan.
There is no need for me to advise
you upon the payment Of that 81 week
iy fee." he told the 800 peddlers pres
ent. ssThe decision has virtually de-
cidsd that for you. With his graft
cut off do you think the supervisor will
even move so much as an eyelash
There is no need to fear that he will
work for nothing. don't think they
will come around for your money u
they can't pocket some of il"
PeddIers Praised for Courage
Mr.. Levy then congratulated the
handful of peddlers for their courage
and backbone in their battle against
the market conditions, saying that
"you have conferred great service by
your dauntless fight against graft upon
the community" He sald ne eSpectea
to climax the victory with another VIC
tory when the matter comes up for
final decision by trial in November.
Delegates of Manhattan and other
borough street markets conferred with
Mr.. Levy and officers of the United
Citezen Peddlers' Association of Brook
lyn with view to obtaining co-opera-
ton for similar legal battles to elm
mate oppressive conditions from these
places. 1t is understood that the Man
haitian venders have been offered the
services of several prominent lawyers
whe have been interested IN the
struggle of the peddlers. Solomon
Suf.rin. present counsel, it is known,
is about to open the battle of the local
men with an injunction proceeding
similar to that decided by Justice
Cropsey. and so cut off the pocket.
money! of ffty-four supervisors and
three times that many assistants VINO
have been load about the neck of the
peddlers.
Moskowitz Is Denounced
The vende1s present vehemently de-
,.ounced Isidore Moskowitz, the ped
dIer who testified before Commis-
sioner of Accounts Hirshfield, as a
"fake'' and "frame-up,' and declared
he was not even present at the meet
ing on May Z, at which lie testified
he heard remarks made by Nathan
Finkelstein, head of the Brooklyn
PeddIers Association, and Captain
Richard Gray, Of the Bushwick police
station, about collection Of money for
irregular purposes.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted by the meeting yesterday com
mending the action of President
Finkelstein and expressing full con
fidence in his work. The resolution
read:
"Whereas. one Isidore Moskowitz in
testimony given before the Commits
sioner OF Accounts of the City of New
York made derngatory and false state
ments affecting this organization and
It's president, Nathan Finkelstein, now,
therefore,
"Be It resolved, That we the mem
bers OF this organization hereby un-
equivocally and emphatically deny the
truth of each and every charge made
by said Moskowitz, and
"Be it further resolved. That this
organization hereby comlnends and IN
doreee tha actions of its president,