Evening star., 1924-11-19

T"SentatiNIS irb'b MANY % Inv
smaller apartment houses in the
West End section Of the city win be
present. Leaders in the present move
u oppose rent increases have been
invited 10 attend the meeting, which
will not Il" public, but will te held
in ouc Of the apartments of the
IIaza.
The officers of the Tenants League
of the District also Will meet tonight I
To consider the proposal of the Wash
inutun Real Estate Board for the for
nation of a committee to confer with
them. Tomorrow night the Clifton
Terrace committee will meo to dis
cuss the new Developments III the
situation.
Opposition on Spread.
|, Indications are that there is 4
gradual spread of the opposition on
the part of the tenants I" landlords
generally. and the Development OF
the situation will depend in very
large measure upon the action OF the
Tenants League tonight as to wheth-
~ it will consider the appointment
nf Il committee TO confer with the
real estate men of .any help.
Since the beginning of active oppo-
Sition on the part of the tenants 4
week or so ago, various orSaniza-
tions have from time to time siSnl-
fed their Intentions of backing the
tenants in their light. among which
are the Federation of Federal En-
pIoyeS. the Housekeepers' Alliance,
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. l,
daughters of Veterans. and many
tenant organizations in a number Of
apartment houses.
Mrs. Henry &. Brown Of the Ten
ants League. in an address before
the House kccptrsf Alliance yesterday,
conrurrcd With the statement by Mr..
Whalcy that the Rent Commission
was the proper body before which
landlord and tenant matters should
be adjusted rather than IL committee
such as proposed by the realtors.
Mrs Brown said: The unwarrant-
ed and unjust attacks by Mr.. Petty
and Nr. NckcaVer against the mem
hers Of the Rent Commission, espe-
cially against Mrs. Taylor. have done
more to stir the tenants Of WASH
ington to Il white heat of indigna-
tiun than any other factor. Open at
t8cks upon Il tribunal established by
law by these men does not argue we'll
for their ability to serve as any board
in conjunction with landlords and
t..rants. This statement by Mrs.
Irown would indicate that she will
oppose til" appointment of COM
mittee to meet with the landlords
Notice I" Tenants.
Tile text of the letter received by
the tenants Of CiiNou Terrace. signed
II L." the initials of Joseph Low,
who has charge Of the building, reads
AS follows:
81 respectfully wish to GALL to your
attention herewith that we Informed
you some time ago TO make arrange
ncnts for leasing your apartment
for Il definite term. However, it ap-
pears from our records that We have
not heard from you as yet.
we positively cannot allow our
tenants to continue renting their
apartments without a definite written
agreement, and you are therefore re-
spectfully requested to please come
10 the office shortly to arrange for q
lease, or, If you desire to yacate the
apartment. to give us proper notice
t. that effect.
Unless satisfactory arrangements
are made very shortly, we shall be
compelled to take action to recover
possession of the apartment occupied
by you, in accordance with the law.
Yours very truly,
MAURICE BASKIN & CO.,
Per ]. L.