Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-08
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 Milk lributors Decline | ,cept Suggestion of $ Leaders to Arbi- tra-s

New York, Nov. 7.-Heaith Commis- sioner Copeland today failed in a new attempt to close the breach between milk distributors and their union employees. who struck last week.
 The employers stood by their avowe3 determination to operate in the future O.; an open shop basis while in the meau- time no deliveries of milk were made to houses and purchasers had to g to milk stations or stores for their supplies
 Union leaders suggested to MT. Cope land that he act as arbitrer in the dis pute between them and the milk con- ference board representing the employ CTS, but the board declined to arbitrate.
 The distributors position was set forth in a letter to Dr. Copeland saying they rejected his offer because we already have agreed to pay. and in fact now are paying, the old wage scale, and there fore this becomes merely an offer to ar bitrate upward and obviously is impossi- ble of acceptance
 Milk company representatives confer red with Dr. Copeland this afternoon but would not recede from their position. Dr. Copeland described his appeal as made in the name of the public. its health, and especially. 13O,000 babies of the city, who are exposed to disease, he declared, by prevailing conditions The employers replied they were tlreo of union domineering and intended tc recapture their business from the hanos l of labor leaders. | The meeting then broke up, the healtf commissioner warning employers they
 would he held accountable for sanitary conditions.
 An injunction prohibiting strikers from interfering in any way Wltn th' distribution of milk by three of the iars est concerns was issued in New Jersey
 hy Vice Chancellor Foster. It af[ects Loui 1 counties of the Metropolitan area. ope cidcally it prohibits molesting mix va
 gons and attempts to prevent customer | from dealing with distributors or then | workers. -+o,
 from several sections. ascommittee
 won,en of the Milk Drivers Auxlilaf. l complaining to Mayor Hy!and that DO l,ce were treating strikers with "brutai ity" The mayor said he would lnVesll gate. ,+ ovar-
 .traet crossing son Upper, Broadway TO three hours: WsSnesday morsing to sel . milk to householders. Each wagon w l he guarded by policeman while moto, cycle pdice will patrol the si>1 mi 1 stretch. Similar retail milk routes Will D l established in Lexington avenue, Manna' tain. and, Bedford avenue, in. Brooklyi the distributing companies announced u night. A force of 2S4 wagons will pc use
 with relays, of motor trucks to repienls the retail stocks during the hours 4ssade- The service will be extended to tii ten4ire city, the distributors say, until th
 zyi,.x drivers stFilzeais hrokes.
 Minor disturbances by strike symps
 trizers tolay were reported to the polio
 who. made. several arrests for assault:
 Striking milk company employees volce Itbeir determination 10 return to work onl
 under closed shop conditions at mas meeting tonight. They also gave the | Headers vote of confidence Slmaa
 meetings were held in cother sections the metropolitan area. Strike leader | cal,d the rolle of the various sections the union to determine the strength Of II : strike. @one hundred per cent out and thr
 men in jal," was typical response