South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-17
CHANGE PLANS
FOR SECURING
RAIL WALKOUT
Two Days of Grace Given
Eastern Roads by Altera-
ton of Present Program.
COMPANIES CLASSIFIED
Organizations VIII Quit Work
at Intervals of 48 Hours,
New Order Says.

CHICAGO, Oct 1s.-An altera-
ton Sunday in details OF the plan
announced for a progressive ma
tiOnal strike Of railroad employees.
ordered 20 begin on oct. so. gave
the eastern states at least two days
Of grace before the proposed walk
out would become effective 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 San Diego and Arizona rail-
road was added 20 the first OF the
four groups into which the unions
have divided the roads for strike
purposes. and IL was decided 20 or
der the three succeeding groups out
at 48-hour intervals instead OF "a
hours apart. Under this plan, with
the men on the roads in group No.
I. walking out oct. 80. the strike
would be I'm full effect Nov. 5.
The Louisville and Nashville rail-
road was also dropped from the first
group, according 20 the list given
out by union leaders.
These changes were said by un-
ion leaders 20 complete arrange
ments OF roads 20 the first group
on which walkoUts would take place,
and the following was made known
as the official list Of carriers in that
group:
Kansas City Southern, Missouri
Pacific, st. Louis Southwestern Got
ton Belt), International and Great
Northern. Texas and Pacific. South
orn Pacific atlantic system, includ-
ing Houston. east and west). Texas
and Houston. Texas Central, South
ern Pacific (Paciflc system). San
Diego and Arizona. Chicago and
Northwestern, Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST. Paul Except Chicago, Terre
Heute and southeastern, Northern
Pacific. Southern Railway Zines
east and vest. Sea board Airline,
Virginian Railroad. Chicago Great
Western. Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific.
While TO Official information was
forthcoming as TO what group OF
placed IN. IL was understood that
they would be assigned TO group No.
on which the waakouts are sched-
uled to start Nov. 3. All walkouts
are scheduled TO begin at a. IN.
standard time.
The transfer OF the Pennsylvania
lines from group one was unexplain-
ed by union leaders but caused con-
siderable surprise as that road has
been considered by the unions as one
OF the most antagoniStic OF any TO
them and II was believed that the
first strike would be ordered on It.
BY midnight Sunday. Chicago had
been deserted by virtually all OF the
leaders OF the big four protherhoods
and the Switchmen's Union OF North
America. the organizations in which
an official strike can actually has
been issued. and the hub OF the sit
uation was being transferred 10
Cleveland. where the presidents OF
the five unions will meet Tuesday TO
complete the grouping OF the rail-
roads and settle final details OF the
proposed walkout
The union forces gained strength
Sunday when Thomas VI. Pierson.
vice president OF the Order OF Rail-
road photographers. announced that
the 81 900 members of his organiza-
ton were positively pledged 70 strike
md that they would make every ef-
fort TO completely tie up the coun-
try's transportation systems.
1T is our aim 20 tie up transpor-
tation 80 completely that Il will be
impossible FOR train 90 move" said
Mr.. Pierson. IF every telegrapher
quits work that Will mean that no
train orders can be sent and train
service necessar ily win be at a stand
Still. There Is no question but what
we win order our membership out
on Oct. 80. but the final instructions
probably will not be issued until oct.
21"
Differences between officials OF the
railroad telegraphers however. re-
garding the orders status IN con-
Eection with the strike were dis
closed in a statement made by T..
J. danion. president OF the order.
who on being advised Of Mr. Fier-
sons announcement declared the
vice president had not been author
ICED 20 give any statement whatso-
ever. The policy or the order OF
Railway Telegraphers has not been
formulated and viii not be known
until October 21," Mr. Manion de-
clared.
The shop crafts unions. compris-