Evening star., 1949-12-27
Would Remove Rent Control
From Private Homes
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Would Remove Rent Control
From Private Homes
TO the Editor Of The star:
have been renting property for Is years,
charging very low rent at all times. NOW,
when we read the newspapers for people
who are looking for apartments. we note
that nine out OF ten persons prefer the
Northwest section.
II the Northeast section Is not desired. why
not take the rent controls on OF private
homes In this section Of the city? We exist
on retirement pay, but the Rent Commission
is holding US down, 50 we cannot keep up
our home as 1t should be. We believe In Ill
fairness that all private homes should be
exempted. 2. d. j.
ScoIds The star For Not Crusading
For = Better Transportation
To the Editor Of The Star:
The Star always beats its breast regard
ing dangers facing the private enterprise
system In this country. It does not favor
the so-called welfare state. A reader charged
The Star December 2l) with playing up
Hoover and Byrd, the penny -pincher." Yet IN
the same breath The Star advocates ideas
which run counter to the principles Of
private enterprise. In the issue Of December
20, for example, 1t says that school chill
dren's fare (if 1t is subsidizeO should be
subsidized by the Government-not by Capt.
tai Transit Co.
Now, The Star should know that under
our American private capitalism, II trans
portation company cannot make leglti-
mate sprofit like any other business, 1t
ought to fold. It has no right to expect
special privilege. such as Government SUD
sidy or income from radio IN transit. wnicn 1aa
infIicts such hardship on anti-music riders
and which takes the company away from
the only business which It Is entitled to en-
rage in-transportatio The Capital Transit
Co should know and The Star should know
that the former should not expect the public
to solve It's financial problems particularly
by devious and anti-capitalist means. II.
because Of administrative incompetence or
increased cost, the company Is unable 70
give us decent transportation. then mu-
nicipal operation should be contemplated.
It Is selfish Of the company to poster us
every day with threats Of fare increase and
reduced TRANSPORTATION facilities. In this con-
nection. it would be interesting to know what
happened to the $9.800 900 chiefly cash
assets which, according to hearings before
the Securities and Exchange Commission and
Interstate Commerce Commission, the CONF
pany possessed or possesses.
Another glaring example Of inconsistency
In editorial writing can be seen from an
editorial published in The Star on October
81. After accusing the anti-music riders OF
emotionalism and impassioned objections
to obstructive influences Of radio in transit
The Star, In the same breath, concedes
that there Is considerable merit to the
contentions that radio should not be forced
upon riders who do not like to listen to it.!
And Of course on record is the Shockingly
hamboyant manners1in which The Star has
treated the fact Of radio In transit For
long time no comment emerged from the
editorial Offices Of Il The Star. And when
finally Il did. subject which Is causing
30 much mental pain TO many law-abiding
citizens was treated with levity. One can