Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-04-02 | Page 7 | Tenant Law Raises Storm

TENANT LAW RAISES STORM Engl English sh Lab WantS Wanz Free Rent For Unemployed LONDON April The Tha 2 C reddest piece ct of work yet at- at attempted at attempted tempted by the th labor government I is the th description applied by the tho ministry opponents to the th bill dealing with rents rent and evictions eviction comes come up for its It I second reading In the th house houe hou of common today and which promises to set oot the political heather afire Il It Ita sponsor Is I the minister of health John V who whose sc- sc action ac action tion In Sn giving virtually a a tree free fr hand band bandI I to the th Poplar guardians In the matter of unemployment relief raised a II storm torm that for tor a time tim seemed to threaten the th existence of the Infant government The Th feature of the bill which re- re repeal repeals re repeal peals peal some om recent legislation Is that a tenant shall hall not be b liable to eviction for non non pa ment of rent hen alien uch uch non pa ment I Is I due du to the tenants tenant's tenant Inability to get et employ employ- employment employment ment ment All the provisions of the measure are retroactive rho Th Conservatives have hav risen In R-ma R against the th bill and II giten no- no notice no notice tic tice o of a motion for tor Its It rejection while many nony of the Liberals Liberal are ar P ap- apparently ap apparently equally hostile and men o e en some om of the th moderate Laborite are Id ald to be b doubtful of its It wisdom wl om omIt Its It opponents opponent declare the th men men- mea ure ure I l and ask uk why hy the thelan lan lord are ar singled out to bear such a burden why hy not equally compel the th grocer and butcher to provide food for tor They Iso also contend that the th ten ten- tenant tenant ten tenant ant of a ft house hour may be b while of his family are ar earn earn- earnIng earn log Ing money and thus thin will be able to meet hi bl his obligations A bl big bir struggle oter 01 0 er the th blis bill bl is deemed Inevitable and the th lion I ii I made In some som quarter quarters that the 10 ro nt I landing I riding for tor a fall tall n