New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Community Councils, Spon.
sors, Say 100000 Join
Protest, but Distributors
Find Sales About Normal
Swami Aid Backs Move
Declares 1t Will Cut Price:
Gov. Smith Is Invited
to Meeting ON Sunday

Although officers Of the Community
Councils declared yesterday that fully
100000 persons had joined in their
boycott on milk, the distributors dec
Jared last night that their sales had
not fallen off appreciably.
Isaac A. Van Bomel. of the Sheffield
Farms Company admitted that "herc
and there a few quarts had been re-
fused"
Assistant District Attorney John T.
Dooling, whose investigation Of the
milk situation terminated abruptly last
January, said he had received reports
which indicated that the volume of
milk sales in New York City was
materially reduced yesterday. He had
no doubt consumers strike would
bring about reductions in price. He
said he knew that long ago.
The strike or boycott was suggested
IN resolution passed week ago at q
meeting of the parliament of the Com
munity Councils. The parliament,
made up of delegates from the seventy
odd councils in this city, has merely
the power to suggest resolutions to the
represented councils. According to Of
1icials of the central organization of
the Community Councils. the individual
organizations have unanimously in
dorsed the strike, which calls for an
abstinence from milk on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of each week
Open Meeting Sunday
An open meeting will be held at the
Biltmorc on Sunday night, under the
auspices Of the councils, to discuss the
milk situation. it was announced. Gov
ernor Smith, milk distributors and
producers and Health Commissioner
Royal S. Copeland, who yesterday again
protested against the strike, have been
Was called in respons to the appeal Of
Lotion Horton, president of the Shef-
held tarrls Company, to be allowed to
present the distributors case. 1t is
expected the representatives of the
Dairymen's League and the New York
MIX Conference Board will address the
gathering.
Until the present high price of milk
is lustiiled. or the price lowered the
strike will continue, Community Coun-
c,l officers said. They announced that
,he followlng organizations have in.
dorsed the boycott movement: Woman's
frotective Union, Association Of Catho-
lIc Charities. Civic Club, Salvation
Army, New York School for Social
Work, New York Diet Kitchen Asso.
clatlon and Ethical Culture School
list of Community Councils which
nave lndorsed the resolution of the
parliament includes:
n t t a II - Agular, Audubon
cooper -Stuyvesant, De Witt Clinton
East Harlem, Fort WASHINGTON. Cream
wlch, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lenox. Man
hattanville, Middle Yorkvilie, Mount
Morris. Morningsidc, North Harlan,
Columbus Hill, Riverside. Tomnk;ns
square Upper Yorkville, Washington
square. est Side and Inwood, W
The Bronx-Hunt's Point. Morrisan;a
aiott Haven, fremont Woodsto.L
rordham- Bedford Park, Claremont'
East Bronx, Highbridge, Melrose
East Bronx. High Bridge. Melrose
=, Brooklyn-Bath Beach. Bav p;don
'Hreenpolnt, Red Hook and Willamsss.'
burg.
Eighteen councils in Queens havs
Joined IN the boycott, it was said. manv
members IN outlying districts havinr
actually purchased cows to make than, ,sn
independent of the demands Of tha
distributors. '"e
In Harlem, Boy Scouts are to mako
a house to house canvass askjno
nc '41ouseholders TO use milk on Mondav
tuesday and Wednesday of each wncL
only where essential.