New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Milk Firms to
Ask Court to
Punish Strikers
Board Charges Defiance i'm
ssScore of Instances's
Against Injunction: Will
Seek Permanent Writ
Men Returning to Work
Union Denies Reported Break
in Ranks: Nathans Ridi-
cules Squeeze OUT Plot

Conrlairts by the New York Milk
Conference Board that strikers ain
scores OF instances have violated. the
Injunction prohibiting interference
with m III deliveries in the greater city
win usher in the third week of the
strike to-day.
The complaints will be recorded this
morning before Justice Kelby. of Brook
Iyn Supreme Court, who issued the IN
junction. by attorneys for the distrib-
utors' board.
In addition to asking Justice KeIhy
to institute contempt of court proceed
ings against the strikers. the attor-
neys will ask that the writ be made
permanent, presenting their evidence
Of the alleged dfance and disobedience
Of il as showing the necessity for its
continued maintenance.
Strike Reported on Wane
The beginning of the third week of
She strike ands ats back virtually
broken" according TO I. Elkin Nathans,
secrets ~ OF the conference board. He
said a daily distribution Of milk prac-
Sically sufficient for the needs Of New
York City and its environs has been
attained
important breaks in the ranks OF the
strikers, with large bodies OF them ap-
plying for their old jobs. He made it
clear. however. that number of them,
considered as "agitators" and trouble
makers" from the company viewpoln.,
would not be taken back.
Union officials last night were en-
phatlc in denying that there has been
any breaking away movement from the
ranks Of the strikers. They insisted
that the strike is being maintained
efficiently.
Charges of the union leaders that
two of the largest distributing COM
panies are using the strike TO squeeze
OUT their smaller rivals. through sell
ing surplus milk to certain "independ
ents" signed up with the union, were
that while il is true milk has been sold
70 the Levy Dairy Company by the
Sneffieid Farms Company, this action
was well understood" by all members
Of the conference board as being in the
interest of obtaining the gre-te-t pos
sible d stribution of milk Tor the bene-
fit of the public. He characterized the
squeeze out" assertions as absurd
and ridiculous"
Nathans Issues Statement
The distributors statement for the
day. as issued by Secretary Nathans,
follows:
Since the issuance OF the temporary
injunction several days ago, restrain
ing the Tx strikers from attacking or
intimidating drivers or other milk
workers, the number of cases of as
sault, instead of decreasing, in obe-
dience to the order OF the court. has
increased to an appreciable extent.
This outburst of vic .ence at this time
appears to be not only IN disregard to
law and order, but in direct defiance
of it. Many arrests have been made
in these cases. and will be prosecuted
70 the full extent of the law.
"In spite Of the increased violence
the co 1p,4 mics have continued to in
crease ,nesr distribution of milk. The
Sunday distribution of mi X was more
than 50 per cent Of the normal Sunday
dist, button. The Borden's Farm
Products Company, in fact. had thirty
four more retail wagons out on the
streets than on Saturday, while the
Shetiie. Farms Company found that it
could supply all the demand with 269
wagons Forty more Sheffield wagons,
which were ready te be sent out II
needed we're kept in the barns. The
present indications are that all those
who cannet do without milk are being
satisfied, and that normal distribution
VII be attained only when family de-
hyeries are up TO neraml.
Thirty Return to Work
"There are increasing ind cations, at
the beginning of the third week Of the
strike, of break in the ranks of the
81 .@ers. At one company p ant forty
tive Of the drivers applied for their old
Jobs back. and thirty Of them were
accepted al once and will begin work
Tomorrow At another plant nine
men one-third Of the normal force,
came back. turned in their route books,
asked for their old jobs. and will star
On them o n rrov