New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Milk Control
Bill Is Doomed,
Says Governor
Measure Is Now in Hands
Of Its Enemies, Smith
Tells Democratic Women.
Attacking Republicans
Marc DAILY Is Assaulted
"W-hy Dust Socialists He
Asks. S'When + Men Can
Decide N. Y. City's Fate?"

"There is no sense in sending COM
wasting time and money expellng
members from the Assembly when four
men can sit around table and say
the largest city in the United States
shall have no milk for three days"
said Governor Alfred Smith last night
a. the dinner of the Woman's Demo
cratic Club in the Hotel Commodore.
The event was in honor of Miss Elisa
beth Marbury and Harriet May Mills.
delegates to the San Francisco conven-
ton.
Among the welfare bills now in AL
bany there is one for a commission
to regulate The price and distribution
Of milk" said the Governor "On this
bill the clearest line of demarcation
is shown regarding party principles.
1t involves special interests which have
to be cared for by the Republicans.
Bill Is Doomed
I'VE speak OF production as the cure
sn effort is made here by certain in
ierests 10 decrease production 1t is
plain that the state must control milk
in the interest of the women and chit
dren. Tire bill is now in the hands of
Its enemies and apparently is doomed.
Il would not speak here tonight with
my voice in the condition in which i.
is if it were not that you women don't
appear 20 understand what am trying
70 do. You are listening to the gospel
which IS spread throughout the state
and has nothing to do with our prin-
ciples.
The Republicans have no principles.
and there's not a man in the party
went meet and discuss that problem
with at any time. The Republicans are
looking for platform. We could write
platform for them here tonight, but
there would not be single plank that
they as Republicans could stand on.
s.ruction. They stall the engines of
government. and who is there in this
state who can say differently?
''There is no difference in the situa-
ION IN Washington and in Albany.
There is no Republican program in Al
osny. They haven't a single govern
mental principle. Thy are the party
Of obstruction
Bames Marc / -ly
as there anything | c~n sugees.
fer humanity III New York? When the
school teachers bill was passed last
year 1t was passed in the hope that
wouldn't sign it because of the ex-
pense TO the state.
For two years in succession I have
asked for wage Legislation. And it has
been called to my attention that Dem
ocratic women evidently don't under
stand it. These wage bills are good.
and this socialistic idea of equal ap-
portunity has nothing to do with them.
The nrst opposition to them came
rom the manufacturers associations.
know the man who represents them
and who gets fat retainer to see to
u that no wage legislation ia passed
that hurts the manufacturers His
name IS Mare DAILY.
The League for Alnoricanization in
Syracuse is nothing but branch of
the Manufacturers Association and
mas no other purpose than to defeat
the minimum wage bills, which deal
with the wages and pay of women
workers.
On Tuesday | speak in Chancelor's
nail and | defy any one to say what |
nave said here tonight is not fact"
He said the lack of understanding
on these minimum WAGE bills was sad
news to him. esneciallv when the Demo
cratic women went to Albany to op-
pose the bills and Republican women
went there to support them. He SAID
the state did not fix the wages by these
nllls and that the talk of their making
,or lack OF opportunity was nonsense.
mo IN n In
party, he said, favored them
Presidency Boom"
he spoke for the bill pertaining to
public health and asked what was the
good of preserving fish and the land
mood and womanhood of the state.
Inc Governor was applauded hear
cclly when he entered and Mrs. Crosby,
Slate Chairman of the Women's Demo
cratic Committee, who presided in
saying that they had as yet decided
On no candidate for the Presidency,
asked: "W hat about deciding on Gov
efnor Smith for the next President ?"
r n SAID she did not believe in Hoover
in1ooverlzlng the Democratic party and
ma. she did not think the women dele
gates to the convention would indorse
not know
Mis- Miss Elisabeth Marbury said: "Any
D p Smith wants he is going to have"
out although the audience acclaimed
"nli'n presence, they did not exult
I'VE s'sr 'he possibility of his candidacy
Tor the Presidential nomination.
c 'rs Maurice Connolly, of Queens:
comptroller Craig, William Edwards,
HstoAector of Internal Revenue; Judge
n pm |. Elkus, Mr.. Connolly, Borough
PRESIDENT of Queens; Mrs. Elkus, state /
aenator Charles D. Donahue, Mrs. Craig |
sla State Senator J. J. Walker spoke. |