Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-18
ORDERS HAVE BEEN SENT
 TO GENERAL CHAIRMEN

Cleveland Oct 1.-The official per --.-f-on for the railway workers in e-rFad in The big five" transportation ---anlzztions 10 begin the progressive strike at a. m. Sunday. October 30, renei hv the heads of the organiza- tons. was made public here tonight, by Warren & Stone president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The order from the five chiefs was sent co the general chairman
 The general chairmen in turn were trr7 shed copies of the permission to hr handed down 10 local chzirmen, who in urn inpsrted it to the individual workers The circular containing the Permission is under Chicago date of Oc- t-tcr l4 and is as follows:
 "To General Cha,rrnen Brotherhood of
 Locomotive Engineers. Brotherhood
 of Locomotive Fircnlen and Engine
 men. Order of Railway Conductors,
 Brotherhood of Raj road Trainmen.
 and Svitchmen's Union of North
 America.
 "Srs and Brothers The general -rs'r-rn representing the employees on fre railroads named in decision No. 147 and addendum there to convened in the city of Chicago for the purpose of can Vvrr fhe referendum vote of their re- r-e-fivs membership on the question of wage reduction authorized by the United States Railroad Labor Board made ef- fr--.ve Juiv ]. 1921 and to determine r-7cedure.
 The vote of the membership of tho above named organizations being over wrr'ui1Eiv in favor Of a strike in eacr -F -he associations represented. the chic executives and the general chairmer rave ro alternative excent to carry ou ihr wishes Of the membership as ex r-essef by their ballots therefore. sait employees and other of our class will bt -----i-rrd to withdraw from the servic 0' fh~i- respective companies at -- t-se-- time for the strike to begin).
 "r- order that the membership ma, SO authcrifatively informed each gen s-a cAai-unan will he furnished with sufcirrt number of copies of a no H-s advising the members that legs ---iss has been called. which notice ma ho read or exhibited 10 the member fhi7
 General chairrnen furnished copy Q fHsss instructions will also be furnish rf with copy of a telegram in a seal Nf envelope. which should not be open cf unless a telegram over the signatur o' ths' chief executive is received whic u not thoroughly understood. in whic NHNf t1eT WILL open the sealed enVelopi and v Inc telegram therein is found { Dc in strict conformity with the tele Frau received. it will mean that tn rf-iye is declared of and they will in -'rdlafsly communicate with all loca rh7i-rnen under their jurisdiction at cord inrlv. In the absence of the nror r- code message or a difference betwee Tho scaled instructions and the mes E7-r received. local chairman shosii, rot he instructed to the effect that n r-riss is declared off unless the generi rh7 'rran of all other organizations pa fri0afinE have received correct cod messages from their chief executives. which case you will be authorized sct accordingly.
 General chairu1en should have a tho 7urh understanding with the member nf their several committees as 10 an communication they may send to the rr~1ective committeeman and as an a, i.rional protection general chairme rhouid not give all the members Of the general committee the same code vol '- private instructions. Each organ ration will have a different code wor words or arrangements.
 General and locaT chairrnen recei- -- telegrsms. instructions or orde from thsir superior officers should n, Rct thereon until they have conferre Tith the other chair1nen and should develop that the instructions or advic are not in harmony. great care shou' ne exercised and no action taken unt Inc eiherence has been removed.'