New-York tribune., 1921-11-02

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according to police reports. In few
instances men working for the com
panies were attacked and beaten and
In others cans of milk being taken to
stores by proprietors Of the latter
were overturned and the contents
dumped into the street. Several shots
were fired by rioters. Customers stand
ing IN hue attempting to buy milk were
threatened repeatedly. One case re-
ported wa the theft of a milk truck
of one of the companies. Several ar
rests were made.
Policemen guarded all of tho COM
pany plants and the few wagons which
were sent out to distribute milk at tho
stores. They drove off crowds of men
said TO be union pickets, although it
vas denied by the strike leaders that
any pickets were being maintained.
The hospitals and babies of the five
boroughs suffered most as result of
the strike. although every effort was
made by private enterprise and in
eenulty to supply them with milk, in
before 1t could be delivered. Ambu-
lances, trucks, motors, wagons and ve-
hicles of every description were COM
missioned to supply the babies and the
sick.
There is no lkeIi l'ood that any at
tempt to make famii.' deliveries will
De made for several days" it was an
nounced from tho Milk Conference
Board late last night.
Emergency Measures Taken
It was added. however, that the
companies expect to supply more
stores with milk to-day, and that they
will open n number of emergency
stores Of their own throughout the
city. Locations Of these are withheld,
so that the strikers may not receive
information as to the whereabouts of
the places. Grocers will "tip" their
customers as to the location, it W,
said.
peared in several newspapers quoting
Health Commissioner Copeland as as
serting that the strike situation was
"frameup," instituted by certain
milk companies and union heads for
the purpose of disposing of large
quantities of condensed milk alleged
to be stored in local warehouses.
Such a charge is wholly absurd" "
said DR.. Copeland last night.
Jubilant claims were made by the
union heads that many of the small
=
had signed agreements with the union
and that 500 drivers thus had gone to
work under their organizations terms.
They named the Standard and Levy
dairy companies, both members of the
conference board, as being included,
but this was denied at the board head
quarters.
All "independent" wagons operating
bore big placards, on which was in
scribed:
This is a union wagon
The strikers are to hold another big
mass meeting tonight in Madison
Square Garden, it was announced by
their leaders.
Other Cities Affected
The strike in the metropolitan area
outside greater New York, including
New Jersey and Connecticut, was re-
the five horoughs. Late last night the
authorities Of Bridgeport, Yonkers,
Mount Vernon Paterson and Newark
sent word that they would open public
buildings as milk distribution stations
ii the companies needed them. Plenty
of police protection was guaranteed.
''And you can have even the Fire De-
partment trucks for hauling milk if
you want them" the town officials said.
J. j. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the in
dustrial relations committee of the
Milk Conference Board and general
sales manager of the Borden Milk Com
pany, said that delivery to the stores
will be 25 per cent better to-day than
it was yesterday.
Health Commissioner Royal S. Cope
land was optimistic over the situation
following the conference in City Hall
yesterday afternoon.
THE labor delegates have agreed to
furnish the men to supply milk to the
hositals, baby health stations and child
caring institutions" he said. "I feel
encouraged by the present outlook and
feel hopeful that the morrow may see
adjustment. We will do everything in
our power to see that the babies and
the sick do not want If necessary the
sty ambulances will be used to deliver
milk"
Loose milk was available at stores
and delicatessen shops late in the day
but during the morning it could not
be obtained anywhere and WON er
rushed frantically here and there try
ing to get supply.
Delivery Trucks Guarded
Restaurants suffered to some extent
although they quickly mobilized thel1
forces and effected their own delivery
After caring for the needs of hospitals
the milk companies tried to organize
truck transportation with heavy guards
and non-unon drivers to make delivery
to retail stores. This eased the sit
uation later in the day
Thirteen adult patients, 100 children
and 1000 employees at Bellevue Hos
pita! were without milk at breakfast
sime. Some of the children are pa
sients suffering from malnutrition
Volunteer and Broad Street hospitals
with fifty-hve and eightyfive patients
respectively who are dependent or
milk, were also without their regula'
daily supply. Broad Street Hospita
rses 120 quarts daily and the Va'ur
teer Hospital uses 80 quarts. The,
hnaily sent ambulances to Borden's
distributing stations and got their owr
supply.
After three-hour wait New Yorl
l Hospital sent an ambulance with three
hospital employees to the Borden plant
and brought hack $50 quarts of milk
the usual daily allotment Couver-
neur Hospital, serving 116 tuberculous
patients on the openair boat lying ir
the East River, in addition to 141 hos
pital patients, was without its supply
of milk all morning.
St. Vlrcent's Hospital was served
promptly with 440 quarts Of milk BY
the Modern Milk Company. Roosevelt
Eosnit.,I had sufficient milk for break