The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-17
NOVEMBER | DATE
SETF0R WALKOUT
ON EASTERN LINES
List Of Roads in Group No. .
Announced Today
STRIKE FUND OF s2,OOO,oOO
President of Employees Associa-
tion Says 1t Is Not Enough
For q Long Strike
STRIKE FUND OF s2,OOO,OOO

Chicago, Oct. II (By the Associated
Pre.s) The eastern railroads among
those affected BY the scheduled walk.
out OF the five big brotherhoods in
the second and third groups of carriers
became known today.
The railroads In group No 2 include
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford. Deleware and Hudson and Erie
railway systems The second group
walkout Is scheduled for o'clock in
the morning OF November /.
The railroad hrotherhoods have a
$4,000, 900 strike fund. which is insuffl-
Client for d strike or any duration.
John Grunau, president OF the United
Association OF Railway Employees of
North America, who authorized the
switchmen's strike of last year de-
ciared today He does not believe
there Will be walkOnt. He denied
that his organization would step in
as strikebreakers.
Cleveland, Oct. II tBy the Associa-
ted PrAssj-eThe proposal OF the pub
lie group Of the nat onal labor board
to reduce freight rates to prevent the
Threatened railroad strike would not
prove feasible Warren G.. Stone.
grand chief eof the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Engineers. declared today
He said the suggestion could not be
worked out. President Lee of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
would make no direct statement on
the feasibility OF the plan. He said
the Canadian railroads and the South
ern Pacific lines in Mexico would not
be affected by the strike
Chicago. Oct II (--By the Associat.
ed Press While heads Of the big
four Brotherhoods and CT the sw tch.
mems union are prepared TO meet in
Cleve and tomorrow to complete plans
for the rail strike they have called for
October 80 Alnion chiefs said today
that leaders OF some OF the eleven
other railroad organizations are still
oppo ing the walkout and would at
tempt to keep their men from joining
with the five organizations which are
definitely committed to the strike
The big five membership numbers
only 100000 Of the 100000 railroad
employees. Whether the opposition of
these leaders will result in break
between the two groups viii not be
fully settled until the meeting OF the
general chairinen of the eleven unions
here sometime this week when lssu-
ance of the strike call will be voted
on formally.
Railroad labor chieftains said how
ever. that they believed the majority
would rule and that it would be q
case of majority strike. They pro-
fessed to see little chance for q break.
Cleveland O.. Oct 17 w G.. Lee.
president OF the brotherhood of Rail.
way Trainmen returned to headuuar-
ters this morning from Chicago where
yesterday the five transportation or.
ganlzations ordered the strike and at
once began sending out official notices
OF the strike order to approximately
three hundred general chairman of his
organization who did not attend the
conference. General chalrmen Of the
organizations attended the conference
and were given their orders there.
Mr.. Lee explained that the strike
order sent out to the FIVE organiza.
tons was final and definite. no provis,
ions heing made for Dostponement
Of action. Only 4 satisfactory settle
nent before the date set for the strike
to begin has hem rrovided for in the
instructions sent to the general chair
men.
Mr.. Lee gaid that the strike is in
protest against the IL per cent wage
reduction handed down by the Rail
road Labor Board on June 1st last
and which went 'nto effect July l. He
explained that when the five railroad
organization chiefs met with a com.
m'ttee Of FIVE railroad managers in
Chicago Friday to consider the 12 per
cent wage reduction and were in
formed by the railroad managers that
. Further 10 uer cent wage reduction
would be requested The brotherhood
chiefs gave up all hope of an amicable
settlement aud the strike order re.
suited.