New-York tribune., 1921-11-05

take care Of the invalids and children.
Az the present moment there Is no
emergency which justifes action by
this board. We are checking up on
the quality of the milk and its guam
tity and shall continue to do so.
Should the situation arise where the
police powers of this department ought
to be used. they will be used. The
Mayor has asked me to represent him
in matters relating to management of
the strike, and have conferred with
the Police Commissioner and he as
sures me that in this, as in all other
emergencies, the police are alert and
that ample protection is being given
to maintain law and order throughout
the city.
"No either is justified. under any
circumstances in taking into his own
hands the cure for his troubles. t Is
the business Of the police to maintain
order and to protect life and property.
regret that we have to talk about
police powers and other disagreeable
things. | wish the matter might be
amicably settled, as it might be by the
slightest concession on the part of the
Dealers"
The statement issued by Secretary
Nsthans. of the Milk Conference Board
was as follows:
"The distributors, with enough men
to adequately supply the city through
retail stores, will not take on many
more men to-day. They intend to give
in their employ for years, a chance to
return to work. The men being taken
on are hired for permanent services
Those employed by the distributors to
date will be kept. Only a negligible
number of the strikers have returned
Between 65 and 70 per cent of the
public's normal milk supply was made
available to it to-day sand it is ex-
pected that there will be an increase
tomorrow. Fifty wagons were sent
out of the Bordens Farm Products
Company carly to-day to make retail
deliveries.
at is not expected that other retail
wagons will be dispatched by the dis
tributors until some arrangements for
full police protection have been made
for Election Day. A committee Of dis
trbutors will discuss the situation
with Police Inspector Lahey tomorrow
We have received splendid co-opera-
ton from the police to date and appre-
ciate the fact that it would be difficult
for them to police the polls and insure
safety to retail delivery wagons at the
same time. On Wednesday, however
retail deliveries will be resumed on q
fairly large scale.
Normal Output Available
"Many of the companies have made
available to the public, through retail
stores, their normal output, and more
in some cases. The Reid Union Dairy
Company distributed more than one
hundred per cent Of its supply. Other
companies hitting the one hundred pei
cent mark were the William M. Evans
Company. Aver & McKinny. Glover
Company, Malone Dairy Company. Tho
Empire State Dairy Company distri
buted about eighty per cent of its nor
NAL supply.
"The Borden's Farm Products Com
pany put out 100000 quarts Of milk,
slightly more than 45 per cent Of its
normal supply.
The shefieId Farms Company, in in
complete reports, put out 100000 quarts
of milk to-day, 40 per cent of its sup
ply. Tomorrow, according to a present
accurate estimate, it will put out GO
per cent. The Borden output will also
show a material increase.
"Outside of two companies which
signed up with the union shortly after
the strike was called, the ranks Of the
distributors who treat with labor prob
lens through the Milk Conference
Board are unproken.
"It is confidently expected that with
election over the police will be in a
better position to give the great pro-
lection which apparently seems re-
quired by retail wagons essaying de-
liveries.
"The Sheffield Farms Company plans
to sell milk from twenty wagons in the
streets tomorrow. The neighbour oods
to be covered have not been selected
but the most populous districts will
probably be chosen"