New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
Shift in Strike Program
Eliminates Pennsylva-
MIA and Erie From the
First Group to Quit
Intervals Extended
To 48 Hours Each
Leaders of Telegraphers
Differ i'm Statements; );
Policy Is Yet Unsettled

CHICAGO, Oct. 16 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) An alteration to day in
details of the plan announced for
progressive national strike of railroad
employees, ordered to begin at a. M.
on October 80, gave the Eastern states
at least two days of grace before the
proposed walk-out would become effec-
tive in that region. The Pennsylvania
and the Erie roads, included originally
in the first group on which the strike
was ordered, were removed from that
list, thus excluding at the start all
states east Of Chicago and north of the
Ohio River The Louisville & Nash
VILE Railroad also was withdrawn from
the first group.
The San Diego & Arizona Railroad
was added to the first Of the four
groups into which the unions have di
vded the roads for strike purposes,
and it was decided to order the three
succeeding groups out at forty eight
hour intervals. instead of twenty -four
hours apart. Under this pan with the
walking out October 80, the strike
Official List Announced
These changes were said by union
leaders to complete ass ignment of
/ roads to the first group on which walk
4 outs would take place, and the follow
ing was made known as the official list
of carriers in that group:
Kansas City Southern. Missouri Pa
cihc, St Louis Southwestern Cotton
belt), international and Great North
ern, Texas Pacific, Southern Pacific
(Atlantic system, including Houston,
east and west; Texas and Houston,
Texas CentraD, Southern Pacific Pa
cifc system), San Diego and Arizona
Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul except Chi
cago, Terre Haute and Southeastern)
Northern Pacific, Southern Railway
Dimes east and west, Seaboard Air
Line, Virginian Railway, Chicago Great
Western, Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific.
" lille no official information was
forthcoming as to what group the
Pennsylvania lines would be placed in,
it was understood that they would be
assigned to group 8, on which the walk
outs are scheduled to start November
3. All walk outs are scheduled to be
gin at a. M. standard time.
P. X. x. Shift Surprise
The transfer of the Pennsy ylvania
lines from group was unexplained
by union leaders, but caused consider
able surprise, as that road has been
considered by the unions as the most
aLtagonistic of any of them, and it
was believed that the first strike would
be ordered on it.
By midnight tonight Chicago had
been deserted by virtually ell of the
leaders of the Big Four brotherhoods
and the Switchmen's Union of North
America, the organizations in which an
official strike call actually has been
issued, and the hub Of the situation
was being transferred to Cleveland
where the presidents of these five
unions will meet Tuesday to complete
the grouping of the railroads and set
tie the final details OF the proposed
walll-out.
, Thomas NJ. Pierson, vice president o.
the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
, announced tonight that the $1,000
, mcmuers of his organization positively ly
, were pledged to strike with the rail
road workers, and that they would
make every effort completely to tie III
the country's transportation systems.
1T is our aim to tie up transporta
tion so completely that it will be i'm
, possible for train to move said Mr.
Pierson. "If every telegrapher quit.
! work, that will mean that no train or
,, ders can be sent and train service nee
essarily will be at a standstill. There
is no question but what we Will order
our membership out on October 80, bu
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