New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
STRAUS TO ALDERMEN
pTORS MIX ORDINANCE.
Tells Them He VII Run for Con-
gress to Increase Scope of York.

,-s-Han Straus. speaking yesterday 10 a COM
-,..r-e rf tia Board of Aldermen on the proposed
ssrsrce thar All milk sold IN this city shall come
s-rl COWS certified be free from tuberculosis or
10 re<teurized urged is adoption. and told the
aldermen thar after he had his fight for pure
rsfE 10 This city he was going to for Congress
10 continue the battle on larger scale.
AIr- Straus. in opening his discussion. referred
70 the fact that he appeared before the aldermen
-q.o wears ago to favor similar ordinance. when
he cited the opinions Of the leading scientific men
Of ,la world in support Of the method Of saving
ssE5lns lives. which he said he had been pursuing
here and elsewhere for fifteen years, and said:
ROW come TO you with the added experience OF
tro years more and with -he added weight of the
Endorsement 81 Ttsellrz4tion by the International
i5vsiau, and by the New York Milk Committee
uli.h TWO years ago. before this board, opposed
this measure Of public safety
Wfeu ! stood before You two years as5 there
sslirs he lives Of babies but the idea Of apply
iag my proved methods TO the milk supply OF a
exa10rIe Of Chicago which has begun the enforce
- IF d LAW e5ich as yof are now considering.
Moreover. III the last year ] have paSteuTized the
mix supply of Sandha ausen, in Germany. with the
result thar the death rate among the children has
for the preceding five years
a5r Srraus said that the milk brought into
the city teemed with bacteria and that there was
no assurance that any Of il was free from disease
Germs Even milk produced under ideal cond'-
-ig7e" he said. MAS not entitled 70 a clean oI OF
health In support OF this statement he referred
-
10 q personal eNpeiiel-e U'--'''7 ~
saving:
----s - .,-,;,. ,r I'll, for my laboratory
. - -, "a .re re.s- 7erfeCt dairy farms in the
Whole country v.,-'g9 q. md of The nation 10 the
- " ~ .,,Irsa eagerly entered into a contract
- r. o the whole output OF TINS big CAR - Of the
ln29lL ny 5Sharsor- showed that this milk
- raIi ~ tuberculosis The milk Was from
dairy where 10 expense vas sl9I ~ , - fr,-, ordi-
tleanl' go -, a., e>neTfe-ce as this shows
- ,-,r,sssf+z for your ordinance.
z- .t. -.-ese,+ regulation milk
- - inter If the inspector finds
-, S. ----a-s.+,,re is too high. and how the milk
- = .=.z r. f- * -,r,,. ed that he has aduterated
-. In - , l-7-,-.,e-s of too much Of the
%, o.. ~. .=.e5 the milk has been sold
-, -. 5izs.ea Germs have been dis
anu - -, ,Fa F5ealt, BOARD knows
,- 49, mn ~ a certain dairy contains disease
germs. tHe sale oi me mix i ''' Pi''i''
Afr SJr-aus coutinue6-
There is only way 20 combat TINS constant
danger and that Is 10 uasteuriZe the milk. Go on
=-s-,.a.-t5o-7 A. THE Record
.f---r,z-riau vii make the milk Mt for pas
-e--r4z.rfln But don't depend inspection alone.
The civ is paving millions support hospitals
+ is time for the city something 70 keep peo-
Of hospitals Icy seeing TO II lll1t tie tFo
ir7r quarts or milk coming into this city daily
forty thousand dairy farms does not contain
-i.-irg orera7isr4rC produce tuberculosis
1rrr6if and scarlet feyers diphtheria and summer
Pasteurfze the milk which Is The main cause OF
Jaee o So va, 5ii1 viii ~ not oniT save thousands Of
families from unnecessary sickness and grief but