The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
THE STRIKE CALL
By Associated Press

HE StniNE CHLL
 By Associated Press
 Chicago. October 15.-The strike call for the railroad walkout outlines the following duties of members and officers" In conduct of the strike 1t is dated at Chicago. october I4.
 Duties of Members
 1. No man in road service in- volved in the strike will perform any service after the hour set to strike, unless he has already begun a trip and has actually left the terminal. If the train has left the terminal he will complete the trip and deliver the engine and train at the end of run, or tie up point if tied up under the law, after which he will perform no further service until the close of the strike. Men In other than road ser vice win leave the service at the appointed time.
 So far as your legal right to strike is concerned, there is no difference between a mail train and freight train. You have identically the same right to refuse to perform service on mall train as you have to re- fuse to perform service on a freight train.
 2. All mon on strike will keep away from the company's property, except such men as arc designated certain duties to be performed by authority of the organizations.
 No Violence Allowed
 8. Every man should understand that the laws of the organization involved must be obeyed. Acts of tsia al nf Ia. tolerated by the organizations.
 4. The local representative will arrange for a hall for meeting pur- poses at all terminals, using one of their own lodge rooms If available Immediately after strike becomes ef- fective all men will assemble Tt the hall secured for meeting purposes When thus assembled an organization win be perfected by the election oi a chairman, vice chairman and gec- retary
 No person will be permitted to bs present in the neeting halls other than those who are on strike. except by permission of the assembiage.
 5. The secretary shall arranke a roll call Alphabetically with each will be called twice daily, morning and afternoon. The names of the non members will be kept separate on the roll from the names of those who are members of the organizations. All strikers will be required to answer the roll call and also to be in the halls where halls are provided during the day at all times, unless excused by committee action or by chair rman of the meeting.
 The secretary also will keep rec ord of the proceedings from day to day.
 6. In the conduct of every strike there are numerous irresponsible persons. not members of the organi- zations. who take occasion to engage in acts of violence and disorderly conduct. and such actions are usually attributed to members of the organ nations, and great care should be taken by every member of the or ganizations to avoid associaring with such persons and such conduct should be discouraged so as not to cast re- proach upon the cause.
 '. Some railroad officials may en- deavor to coerce or mislead the men by asserting that men at other points have not quit or that they have re- turned to work. Such information should be discounted and all strikers should apply to their officers and committeeman for information, and be governed accordingly, and no member or non-union man will re- turn to work until the strike is of- ficially declared off. when all will return at the same time without prejudice and with all former rights.
 Duties of Local Chairmep
 1. The local chairmen of each or af <.f road will Jointly supervise the prose- cution of the strike on the territory over which they have jurisdiction.
 2. Local chairmen are expected to keep in close touch with the situa- ton and will report daily, preferably by light telegram letter, to their rep resentatiye general chairman as to the condition of affairs Whenever If is possible for the local chairmen representing all of the organizations involved at any terminal to report to their respective general chairmen Jointly in one communications, II should be done.
 3. Expense incurred for telegrams will be borne jointly by the organi- zations involved
 4. When deemed advisable, the local chairmen will agree upon assistant chairmen for their respective organt- zations to be located at outlying points, and said assistant chairmen will report to their respective local chairnen.
 5. Clearly defined cases of disloy- aIty or inefficiency on the part of any representative of the organization should be reported to the other or ganizations and necessary action either as to discipline or 'safety measures taken at once.
 Duties of General Chairmen
 i. The general chairman of each railroad involved In the strike will supervise and be responsible for the conduct of the strike upon the line of railroad over which he has 1urisdic- tion, and will make reports by night telegram letter tA the grand officer having general supervision over that line of road. Expense incurred by so doing will be paid In accordance tContinued on Page Two) NY nXn ~