One of our readers suggests that we might give prominence to an idea which has occurred to him, and which he hopes to be able to put into practice, of starting an association for the protection of house tenants. Such an association he considers a necessity because of the rapacity of a certain type of landlord, and he believes that were it to be formed it would do much to curb the exactions of which he complains. An executive committee would have to be formed, subscriptions raised from members, and there would ultimately be funds with which to fight legal actions on behalf of badly used householders. There is undoubtedly a great deal to he-said for the scheme, for while we have many landlords of a thoroughly admire able type, there are without question some of whom the reverse is usually heard. Take the best type of landlord, and nobody probably would be better satisfied than he at the downfall of his grasping brother. The formation of such an association might even be welcomed by him, so long as it was in the hands of the right people. But how soon could it become powerful enough to hit out at the rapacious ones and to hit out really strongly? If taken in hand by an able organizer it might achieve such a position very quickly, but its early days would undoubtedly a severe struggle. That, however, is no reason why it should not be tried, for there are many and serious wrongs here requiring to be put to rights.
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