New-York tribune., 1922-08-06
Strike Means Discomfort
For Renters This Winter
Unless Coal Dispute Is Settled Soon City VIII Shiver
From Cold; Building Managers Urge Public
Demand the Resumption of Mining
By Charles F. Merritt
Erecattve Secretary, Building Man
Ggers and OVners' ASs0c;a-
ton Of Nc1U York

ton Of Nc1O York
For seventeen weeks struggle has
beer going on between the coal miners
and operators. but during this time the
public has taken only an Indifferent
interest. True, it desires q settle
ment, but how much this will affect
the individual has not yet been fully
realized
The average citizen, the tenant. will
casually each morning look at the
headlines in the papers, but unless his
business or his comforts are affected
he is not overconcerned who wins the
strike nor how long it lasts. He feels
that If a problem should arise it will
De for the landlord to solve, and why
should he bother whether coal or not
il coming to New York.
He never stops to consider that few
apartment houses and Office buildings
have sufficient bunker space to store
anv large quantity Of coal, and al
though this association has been ad-
vocating a storage of at least two
months supply, yet manv buildings
have not the facilities, and although
realizing the impending shortage yet
can DO nothing to prevent the ultimate
discomfort of the tenant should it
arise
Strike Will be Felt by All
The results of this strike will be
felt by every one When the coal
shortage is here, then the tenant will
say, why don't we have heat ?" but in
she mean time he is permitting the
not water to run to waste never think
ing that he must save coal.
Economy to the last degree is most
important. Every user of coal must
save every pound that it is possible to
save and the tenant must help in every
way, We are approaching time such
as as New York City has seldom exper-
II the strike were to be settled to-
uay 1t would take months to catch
r LOT the northwest regions must
'asen care of before cold weather
lust at the time coal ought ~
b coming to New York il viii be
ss,nlpped to the Great Lakes IN usual
ZINES the ordinary reouirenents
wouio draw on a surplus. but - +ha
surplus has been consumed thev can .an
lake only what comes. 'ney can
.ae situation is serious do ,o4
sbnm, ant 70 De an alarmist but the nnh,;c
sL LOuiG know the conditions and fnr1
,;oa' ,iel' II should realize that the oues-
ss,., 1. Gi when this dispute shonld he
frii,1 fii.ea rests with it. If the neonle
day day understand their Importance and
won;5 ma1oed that this strike be settIad ~
.,oa. yuuaa De- Public opinion is the one
4 ''s. power in this country and when
l.n .tses and shows itself, those who
sas se ehelr ears to the ground wouid
!. a soiutton for all problems.
whs, sime' yes, 1t has long been time
ths 'he tenant should demand that
ssrr r eoai mines be again operated. The
tb..egie Is not capital against labor
csss. we near so much about. 1t is a
nsss neasion OF whether those mining or
sa. operating the most important
ses;nsay ssi;,aoaity can array themselves
lsso.s' lsas' both capital and labor. The
s.susig s.v.iiag man of New York is more CON
str;ls -aeo or should be about why this
tbs bAs ;s is not stopned than the heads Of
ana 'In!oustry, for it means not only he
bns u MS family will suffer from cold.
faetnm Ia aaaition it may mean that his
eemuayl eusy VIII shut down and he NAV be
p,tb"eo TO return to a cold house
Aout pay envelope.
~, IL Is Tenant Problem
l.hhen when will the public. the tenant
sss;n All, and business heads determine that
Oa,aa om.aes such as these must stop? Dis
waS S must must be settled in some other
fsss. fs What right has one man to re-
sss;... ss 20 permit the production of a nee
tisa just because he feels an inius-
ssf,.o OF what right has an operator to
,s..s sse 70 permit labor to work under
forss fsOnsoie conditions when the com
Ts; of the entire nation are at stake /?
ydnu, ans question is one that the indi.
ss.as ss1 citizen should face squarely and
Issnlne Isssafe that his rights must not be
m,,s. miered with, and those in power
i as =. oe made to know that the public
sareo OF this continual strife. Both
ia. ,s.ioyer and employee should realize
tbs;, shere are others dependent on
yat. i actions. 1t is time that the silent
ysn. snould speak. Mr.. Tenant, this is
@ sss;, problem. For the present and
ave-, n tnis crisis is over economize in
H. sbty way in the use of coal. but in
NM. mean time let it be known that coal
surts De produced, and that without