New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
Thousands Wait in Line
for Supply, and Police
Report Violence at the
Depots as Farley Fails
Women, Children
And Sick Suffer
Union Refuses to Yield:
Another Conference by
Both Sides To- day

The first day of New York's mil
strike, which brought suffering t,
thousands of invalids and children
ended last night with the publ
loudly clamoring that it be brough
to an immediate termination. Mayo.
Hylan, thwarted in his efforts to set
tie it, was suggesting every one fron
Governor Miller to President Har
ding as aids in his desperate effort
to bring employers and union off
cials together for arbitration.
In the mean time, after confer
ence among the milk company rep
resentatives, strike leaders and tn,
Mayor had failed to produce an i'm
mediate adjustment, the employer
announced last night that they wer
more determined than ever to figh
to a finish for their contentious Il
the controversy and the establish
ment OF the open shop in the loca
milk industry. The union chiefs ex
pressed themselves as equally deter
mined that the strike would continu,
until the companies submit to thei,
demands.
Another Meeting To-day
Only one faint tinge of silver wa
to be discerned last night in the ciou
which has settled over virtual,
milkness New York. This was de
clsion by the leaders Of both sides
reached as the result of a request
the Mayor, to meet at 10 O'Clock thi
morning at the office OF DR.. Royal &
Copeland City Health Commissione,
to take up the question of adjustin,
the differences
If the differences cannot be adjust
ed reads the remainder of Mayc
Hyian's request, which was made pub
lie following yesterdays meeting in h;
office, then submit the following
those that you represent:
u am going to ask each of you {
go back to those that you represen
and ask If they will appoint an arbite
on each side and let the two select
third If they cannot select thirt
to designate somebody. such as pof
sibly the President OF the Unite.
States, the Secretary OF Labor or til
Governor of the State or some othe
person, to select the third--in the even
that two arbiters cannot agree upo
the third and submit the question c
ali increase of $5 week and the va
cation of two weeks to them for az
bitration.
"In the mean time the labor men
agree to furnish men to supply tn
hospitals, baby health stations an
child-caring institutions with milk"
This statement vas handed out frol
the Mayors Office just as yesterday
meeting was breaking up. On behal
chief spokesman for the affected local
of the Milk Drivers Union, said tha
he and his lieutenants would be gis
to meet the milk company heads T.
day in Commissioner Copeland's offic'
Wage Question at Stake
T. Elkin Nathans, secretary of tf
Milk Conference Board, reserved ar
| nouncement of the intentions OF tn
at the board headquarters. Then
said that three representatives Of tt
employers would be present at to-day
conference, adding:
"The reason for our delay in az
ceptance was due to the provision
the Mayors request that we subn1
to arbitration the question Of an il
crease of s5 week. which plain
would place the companies in TIE pos
ton OR arbitrating only the union d.
mand, whereas the companies hold thu
4 h. .el~ 4 -. Mo-
ally, we are standing firm, ald inten
to remain so, against arbitrating ar
such one-sided propositions as that.
CAN that ! can say now as to tt
sending of our representatives to Il
Copeland's office is that they will L
there. There is nothing / can add
present"
The three company representative
selected were Mr. Nathans, Alva Cue
debaeh, of the Sheffield Farms Dail
Company, and Charles Niedner, OF til
who will represent the strikers will / >
Mr. Briggs, Edwin Hent, George Jan
sen, Fred j. Sterbinsky and JAM !;
Brennan.
Family Delivery EeId Up
Yesterdays meeting and the deck >
ion to hold a conference to-day cam
rs thS snoS@ liNPof ttatil octAoH III " :
! first day CT the strike. Other lea6ir !:
developments were IS follows:
No FAMILY deliveries OF milk WEI )
made in any section of New York ar
its metropolitan area, except by fe .
scattered independent milk con :
panies.
Thousands of babies and inyalid j;
were deprived Of milk. some of the /
completely and others until late !,
the day.
Long lines of women, many of the 1
with crying babies in their arms. stoo |
! for hours in the rain before emcrgene :
milk stations and railroad cars, waitir I:
to carry milk home. In several / :
stances, it was reported 20 the polio i,
they were subjected to jeers and hoe +,
by lounging male onlookers, said to \
strikers or strike sympathizers.
While virtually all of the hospita /;
received milk. supplies did not reach .
rumber Of them until well along F,
the afternoon. Many deliveries to no :
pitfalls were made ia ambulanccs Of T. ,
Institutions