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Show PEDDLERS TO STRIKE Rlay Be Serious Matter for New York Tenement' Tene-ment' Dwellers. "NEW YORK, Aug. 2,1. A strike of 7000 push-cart peddlers' hands on the East Side, because only half the number, num-ber, all members pf an association, can obtain licenses and the rest are liable to arrest and a fine when they pursue their calling, is Imminent. The peddlers ped-dlers say that they are discriminated against by the police and ail the city authorities. According to the officers of their association, as-sociation, they have been trying for months to get their status fixed, but so far without success. The trouble appears ap-pears to hinge on the fact that only a certain number of licenses can be Issued Is-sued and the peddlers claim at least 1500 storekeepers In the crowded tenement tene-ment districts have licenses which should go to the street vendors. As the latter peddle only perishable foodstuffs to thousands of families in the tenement districts, a strike In the summer, months would be a serious matter. |