The New York herald., 1921-11-05
Strike Broken, Companies
Say. Promising Old Con-
ditiOns Wednesday.
TWO-THIRDS FORCE ON
Strikers Receive Offers to
Return to Duty; Call
Hurry Meeting.
COPELAND PRAISES WORK
More Milk Stations Opened;
Trucks to Sell in Streets:
Price Cut Promised.
COPELAND PRAISES WORK

With milk distribution we'll in ex.
cess Of so per cent. of normal in the
city yesterday and greater volume
promised for to-day 1t was conceded
last night that the crisis in the milk
strike had been passed. The milk
distributors announced they had re.
oruited two-thirds of their working
forces and. in spirit of victory, ex.
tended an invitation to the striking
drivers to return to work as indi.
viduals, not as members of the Milk
Drivers Union.
Orders went out late last night
from union strike headquarters, SIS
West Forty-second street, for an i'm
mediate meeting of the wage scale
committee. George w. Briggs gen.
eral auditor and receiver for the Milk
Drivers Union, Local ass issued the
order, but would not explain it's OBJ.
ject or say where the meeting was
to be held.
! The fourth day of the strike, the
most violent from the strikers side,
saw the temperance Of the first
house to house milk delivery wagons
on the streets of the city. Only fifty
went out, but they made their de.
liveries without incident, although
manned by men employed since the
walkout. Truck after truck hauled
milk from the terminals throughout
the day until, it was stated. more
than 100000 quarts had been lodged
at the pasteurization stations. The
dealers promised that, with sufficient
police protection, they would have
nearly all their wagons back on the
old routes by next Wednesday. That
service could be reestablished Tues.
day. they said were it not that on
election day all the police are sta.
toned at election booths.
Give Strikers Chance.
| DR.. Royal S. Copeland Health Com
missioner, conceded the distributors
had met his demards and that there
existed no menace to pubic health,
His praise of the dealers accomplish
ments was interpreted as an acknowl-
edgment on ths part os the city au-
thorities that they had failed to bring
about a settlement. The dealers COM
mended the forbearance of the public
and promised the public would share
In their victory. through a reduction
at the earliest possible moment in the
price of milk.
"The distributors. with enough men
to supply the city adequately through
retail stores, will not take on any
more men," n statement issued las
night by l. EllSin Nathans, secretary
Dof the New York Milk Conference
Board, said. ''They intend to give the
strikers. many of whom have been in
their employ for many years. a chance
to return to work The men taken or
since the strike have been hired for
permanent service Only a negligible
number of strikers have returned to
work up to the present"
SIX Companies Near Normal.
The dealers contended that they had
distributed yesterday between 60 and 70
per cent. Of the city's normal supply OF
milk. Or. COPELAND acknowledged II
was so per cent, which ne placed as
the lowest amount on which the city
could get along without the strike be-
coming menace to public health,
Bordens Farm Products Company and
the Sheffield Farms Company dstrib-
uted alone more than 10000 quarts.
which was 20 per cent. OF their normal
output and one-fifth OF the city's total
needs.
More retail stores were opened in
every part of the city and the dealers
expect their retail stores will be rum
ming on a 100 per cent. basis by Mon
day Until the household distribution
is reestablIshed Lotion Horton. presl-
dent OF Sheffield Farms. and Patrick
Fox. president OF Bordens, said they
would sell milk from trucks at various
points throughout the city. Enough milk
can be loaded onto a truck 10 supply
four city blocks. This scheme is to
be inaugurated in those sections of the
city where retail stores are not con-
venient to the public.
MIR. Nathans will take up with Chief
Inspector Lahey Of the Police Depart
ment to-day the arrangements for tho
household distribution Wednesday. The
dealers will ask that a policeman be
placed on every wagon for n time be-
cause OF the violence during the strike
Whether Commissioner Enrght will
grant this request could not be ascer-
talned last night. The two biggest
dealers Of the city have total Of more
than 1900 wagons The smaller dealers
probably will add 1900 more. In other
words. Il would take one-thlrd of the
entire police forcc to man the wagons
Figures compiled by the milk board
showed that six members had almost
met their normal distribution during the
day These companies were the New
York and Rider Dairy. Brooklyn MIX
Company. Plalnfleld Milk and Cream