THE NEW MILK SCHEME

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 19 September 1918, Page 6

THE NEW MILK SCHEME

Sir,—The daily bulletins about the milk sehumo resemble those of a patmnt in the hospital—patient prcngrossing lavourably. A groat dual nas appeared about a recent confurenco between the council and the vendors, where tho usual progress was made— on the plan of i'adrty's climb up the greasy lull—one step forward, two steps back. A little plain speaking would alter all this, but plain speaking isn't polite, and the newspapers aru so very polite. We have liatt plain speaking at some of the meetings. Mr. Norwood painfull; finished a thrice-thrash-ed argument with the, remark, "1 thought 1 had made it quite clear!" "But you did not allow for the thickness of the -wood!" was a arejoindcr that did not meet the approval , of the chairman, nor the sanction of the reporters who were present. All the sarao that- was the "goods" in tho argument if the scheme is to be got over the slough-of despond that is delaying its initiation. if the committee get tho scheme going by November, two months can still be counted as wasted as against what could have been done if the speaking had been plainer. ,The latest meeting has not added one iota of clarity to the previous dubiety, andcarried 110 a«tual warranty of representativeness. Tho attempts so far to join up with the milkmen have been dead letters, owing to the nobulousness of the proposals, and tho backwardness of the latter is due to excusable misconception of the committee's real intentions. Admittedly the council have tho power—boundless power, for weal or woe—but tho use of that power is what thoy will bo judged by. Already' Hicy bav'o adopted wilful courses, by moans thai count for weight and not for wisdom. The committee are hesitating to take a chance that would end the deadlock with the. vendors. They have been asked to get out a prospectus for the formation of the eharatored corporation they threw out the suggestion about, and accept those who respond to the invitation to apply for share*. The position with the vendors is of the nature that it is almost impossible for any one of thorn to "boll the cat," but almost every one of them would respond in the way suggested above. Categorically in the scheme this is the next step, the committee have been asked to mako it—why don't they?—l am, etc., HENRY BODLEY. September 13.