Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-16
UNIONS PROPOSE
COMPLETE T|E-UP
Of ALL RAILWAYS
Divide Country's Transpor-
tation Into Four Strike
Groups.
THREE LINES IN SOUTH .
AMONG FIRST INVOLVED
Southern. Scuboard and Nir.
ginian Employees Included
in Initial List.
rAU,IIZE ALL L. =. CARRIERS
Every Worker To Leave Train aud
shops by Novcm-
THREE LINES IN SOUTH .
AMONG FIRST INVOLVED
ALL u. $. CARRIERS
r'rrS Worker TO Leave Train aud
shops by Novcm-
Der ..
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CHICAGO, Oct. l5.--AIorc than hair
" "iiii"h American railroad men wer.
today ordered to initiate u strike o.
tobcr 20. Willie other unions, who's.
membership brings the total 10
ABOUT two million, announced unof-
hcially thar they were tonight pre-
pairing 10 follow suit and make tho
waikout gancr;A, on the same dates.
Under this program the ue-up
would be complete. according to
union predictions. by November ..
The hour Is fixed for A. NJ o.
tobcr 80. except for one Texas linz.
whose trainmen were authorized to
SO out on October -.
First Group $4,000 Miles Track.
The railroads listed in the FIRST
group on which the strike Is 10 he
come effective. touch forty-two OF
the forty-cight States. with a track
age Of $4,000 miles. out OF the total
United States tracLagc OF approxi-
matcly 100000.
The New England States comprise
the group that is virtually untouched
in the first walkout.
The strike orders were issued TO
the big five brotherhoods, oldest npa
most powerful OF the railway unions
ana they specifically include mail
trains in the walkout. Their proyi-
sions instructed strikers to keap
away from railroad property with :,
warming that violence spf amy natuy,.
VIII not be tolerated by the orrani-
cations"
Big Vote for Wnlkout.'
The strike was announced follow
ing an overwhelming vote, said to be
upwards of 80 per cent fnvorinc n
strike. because of n IL per cent wage
reduction. authorized by the United
states Labor Board OF July /. ana
after it was declared by the Associa-
ton OF Railway Executives. in session
mere yesterday. that Il further reduc-
ton would be sought by the railroads
IL was said that the strike decision
was made before the announcement
OF this further intended cut. Printed
instructions rs TO conduct OF the
strike. issued in Chicago, were dated
yesterday. October II.
II fear IT will be one OF the most
serious strikes in American trans
portntiom history" said w. G.. Lee.
president pf the Railroad Tra.nmcn.
who. during recent weeks, has sent
circulars To his men warning then,
OF the critical nature OF the STEPS
they contemplated.
I. Z. Cashen, president OF rho
Switchmen's organizations tonight
said that the Detroit. Toledo and
irohton Railroad. owned by Henry
FORD. would be the only one not af.
iected by Il strike. lie said that Mr..
fofds treatment had made IL nm
necessary 10 organize the men on
that road. and that they consequently
We're not affected by the strike order.
Alr. cashen said that genera; head
Quarters FOR the strike would be IN
Cleveland Heads OF the Siwtchmen.s
Union OF North America would hs
moved there from Buffalo. AID tho
orde: vi Railway Conductors Will
transfer its headquarters froin Cedar
Rapids Iowa. I" Cleveland. he added.
Mr, Cashen left tonight for Buffalo.
pNi"e systems Into Four Groups.
The country was divided into four
groups. in which the men were au-
'hori<ed 10 walk out progressively,
one group every twcnty-four hours.
IN official list OF the roads in
volNed IN the order 10 walk out at
y. NJ. October 80. follows: CT was
said that there might be a few
changes in the list before October
3Go
Chicago and Northwestern, Chs
cage Great Western. Texas and Pa
zinc, Kansas. City Southern, PennsyI-
vanin, Missouri Pacific. International
and Great Northern, Southern Pacific
tAt!antic and Pacific l!nes). Southern
Hallway. Louisville and Nashville,
81. Louis Southwestern whether
Texas lines included not stately, CAT
cago. Milwaukee and 81. Paul dimes
east and wesD. Northern Pacific, Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific, Sea-
(ContInued on Pare .. Cal Il