Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-29
WALKOuTSE
IN SPITE OF
ORDER.
Tieup Over Minor Issue
Threatens Whole South
western District.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 2s.-Two
thousand railroad trainmen and
yardmen Of Kansas City are to 20
ON strike at I o'clock this afeef-
noon. according to IN announce
ment by local Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trainmen omcials.
All Of the railroads entering Kan
sas City will be affected, with the
| possible exception Of the Chicago.
Rock Island 4 Pacific. The strike
vote was taken at IN early hour
this morning.
". II Corbett, president Of the
Kansas City terminal and the GOV
ernment railroad representative
here, said he was doing everything
he could to keep the terminal men
from striking. s
Have Lecal 6fievaAcA
| It was said the strike order -
suited from local grievances and
It was limited that . radical ele-
ment among the railroad wofkers
vas responsible for itS issuance+
Union oficials Of the trainmen
said the national issues of the rail-
road being discussed ct Cleveland
had no part In the strike.
A strike OF trainmen here would
tie nm coal shipments for Q Great
part Of the southwest
| Affects Only Yar11.
Only men work in the yards 9!
the two Kansas cities are involved
lin the strike and ;chairmen Of road
mem members 0f the Drotherhood
| Of Railroad Trainmen. work ont q
fKansas CITY, are making great -
Iforts today to avert the local waAk-
Whether members q the local
lswifchmen's union will also strike
IL az yet uncertain.
Issues Warning.
H. 4 Carroll. general chairman
Of the B. of II. T. here. issued the
following warning to trainmen:
There has been an unauthorized
strike called to take effect at I p.
m. Nov. 20. involving all yardmen
in the greater Kansas City switch
ing district. As . result Of this
strike call, It Is assumed that q
large number Of the men will re-
spond and the purpose Of this mo-
tice is to advise you one and Ill
that . strike Of this kind is Illegal
under the laws Of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen and anyone
participating therein does so on
their own responsibility and there.
by forfeits any protection otherwise
granted them under the laws Of the
brotherhood. It is necessary that
! the undersigned reiterate what has
been said to some. II not all Of you,
on former occasions, and that 10:
Time Not OpportunA
"This is a most inopportune time
for q strike such as contemplated
and again urge that you give this
matter your most earnest and se-
rious consideration, keeping In
mind how q rail strike at this time
would increase the suffering Of the
people who are now facing famine
and suffering brought about ON &C.
count Of the coal strike.
(Signed) III. A. CARROLL,
General Chairman"
If the men carry out their pur-
pose it will mean that Kansas City
and surrounding territory will be
left practically without fuel. as
none can be moved without the aid
Of the switchmen.
Brotherhood committee chairmen
representing trainmen operating
trains out Of Kansas City, were en-
deavoring to call q conference this
afternoon of the chairmen Of the
!!yardmen's locals for the purpose of
urging them to rescinc the strike
order.
City officials are being urged not
to allow the drastic fuel order In
effect here which forbids public
gatherings, from interfering with
railroad men at this time. Other
wise they assert that confusion
may result in the inability Of the
union heads to counsel with the
men.
Lee Opposes.
I Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. 29.-W. G..
Lee. president Of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen, today wired
w. NJ. Corbett, government railroad
representative at Kansas City. that
the proposed strike Of trainmen
there Is illegal and that no protec-
| ton or benefits OF the brotherhood
will be given to men engaging In
illegal strikes at Kansas City or
other points.
MT. Lee fully upheld the warning
issued to trainmen at Kansas City
by H. A. Carroll. general chairman
Of the trainmen.