New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Strike Broken.
Say Milk Firms;
: Claim Victory
Distributors Declare They
Have Enough Employees
to Maintain Normal De-
! livery ON Open Shop Basis
Defeat Denied by Union
individuals Signing Agree.
ments, Strikers Assert,
and Call Police Unfair

Victory in the industrial conflict GEN.
tering about the milk strike last night
was claimed for the distributors by the
New York Milk Conference Board. The
nnions concerned, however, valiantly
entered a counter-claim that they are
adequately maintaining their end of the
conflict.
Success for the distributors carries
with it the establishment of the open
shop in the milk industry of New York
and its metropolitan area.
In support of their claim, officials of
The board invited attention to an in
junction against the strikers obtained
from Justice Charles H. Keby, of the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn, which they
assert is the most drastic writ ever
issued in connection with a strike in
New York, and also to their contention
that they have recruited number of
employees sufficient to resume normal
operations and that the distribution Of
milk is fast approaching normal.
Claims Made by Union
Put forth as controverting the claims
union last night issued the following
statement:
"We. the Milk Drivers Union, allege
that only light quantity of milk was
sold on the milk wagons on the streets
to-day and yesterday.
Members of the five locals involved
arc firm and intend to remain so until
the plan of the Mayor and the Health
Department is adopted, that we re-
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and mediate our differences. One firm,
the Meadow Brook Creamery Company
which is member of the conference
beard, signed a contract with Local lat
to-day. This makes the fifth firm hold
ing membership in the board which
has signed our agreement.
"We expect, from time to time, to
sign up other firms, and from informa-
tion received there is one big firm
which intends to sign up tomorrow.
"We expect from time to time to
lice Department of greater New York
should be ringing doorbells and show
ing the men taking the strikers places
where to drive, while hollering 'MilkH
up to housewives, in various districts.
eve feel that the Police Department
should protect law and order, and we
will assist in every way possible in
doing that, and don't ask any favors
ana QOn DSIlCVC tHdJ IdfOIS SuOUlQ
be shown. to either side.
1--WE again assure the public that we
are willing to go back to work under
DR.. Copelands conditions and relieve
this horrible situation that the public
has to contend with. We want to
know, and the public should know, why
the Milk Conference Board cannot do
the same"
Injunction Covers City
The injunction obtained by the Milk
Conference Board, it is claimed, covers
the five boroughs of greater New York
and Westchester County. In addition
to throwing numerous Judicial safe
guards prohibiting interference against
milk deliveries it restrains strikers
from picketing, operating vehicles to
follow or otherwise following en-
ployees or customers from the milk
plants, and declares "false or mislead.
ing statements to any person for the
purpose of preventing any of the plain
tiffs from securing or retaining en-
ployees or customers" to be afoul of
the law.
A distribution of more than 80 per
cent Of the normal volume of milk for
greater New York was claimed by I.
Elkin Nathans, secretary of the confer
ence board, last night.
A tour of three of the chief Brooklyn
plants of the Borden Company yester-
day revealed all of them operating ap.
parently to capacity, and with the man
ayers claiming more than 100 per cent
"inside employment"
Health Commissioner Copeland last