Evening star., 1921-10-22
600 to Walk Out
100 Per Cent,
Leader Says.
ROADS PREPARING
TO RUN TRAINS
Department of Justice
Prepares Instructions
for Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

Tor 0ltuatlOn.
BY the Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, October 22.-
No change has been made in strike
plans and 500 brakemen and switch
men on the International and Great
Northern will go. out. at noon. 10l
per cent, r. d. Frame, general chair
man of the trainmen's brotherhood
committee declared today as the hour
for the walkout drew near.
Il have received no word from w
G. Lee, and the strike will begin on
schedule time" he added.
r. D. Frame, chairman of the I. and
G. N. Brotherhood members, said he
was greatly interested in the order
of the United States railroad labor
board yesterday that all railroad men
pearance of railroad heads and union
chiefs before the board. but that only
an order from Mr. Lee himself would
avert the walkout. He predicted that
the strike. If it came. would be q
100 per cent affair.
Voted to Strike October y.
Brotherhood members on the raad
originally voted to strike October "a
but when the general strike order
was issued last Saturday Frame an
nounced the call would be held ul
pending word from President Lee
Early this week he announced that
Mr.. Lee had ruled that the strike
should begin at the time planned. To-
days strike, il put into operation
would take out only brakemen and
switching crews. Engineers. firemen
- duo tsI
October 80. the date set for the be-
ginning of the general strike.
While Brotherhood officials were
putting the finishing touches to theii
plans heads of the railroad company
remained reticent as to their plans
for operating trains. However. an
nouncement came from j. r. Jones
superintendent, that the company
proposed to run trains as nearly on
schedule as possible. He said no men
had been employed to take the places
of those who wauld be affected by the
strike order.
Out Of Lees Hahds.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. October g.
Referring to the strike of approx.
hood Of Railroad Trainmen. scheduled
for noon today, on the international
and Great Northern railroad Of Texas
W: G. Lee. president of the trainmen
"The men and committees Of the
brotherhood on that railroad have
voted to withdraw from the service
and authority, as vested in our con-
the matter is entirely out Of my
hands"
No Immediate Action.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 22-The United
4t t1s
will take no immediate action If the
trainmen on the International and
Great Northern carry out their an
nounced intention Of striking at moor
this morning.
If they 60 out today they are in
defiance Of the boards order yester-
day." G. W. W. Hanger. member OF
the board. said.
board will defer action until after the
hearing here next Wednesday,, when the
big four brotherhoods. the switch
mems union and all class A railroads
The statement issued BY W. G..Lee
president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen at Cleveland. today
follows the same line of argument
presented by the union leaders at the
here last Wednesday. it was learned
today.
Would BE Violation.
Regarding Lees statement of the
three causes for the proposed strike
ii was unofiicially pointed out that a
strike over the first-the July wage
reduction-would constitute viola.
ton of the boards decision, but that
a strike over the latter two would be q
violation of the law itself. Neither
Fthe question of proposed fruther wage
reductions or changes in working
rules has been submitted to and de-
cided by the board, and the transper.
tation act specifically provides that
both sides "shalP' refer their disputes
to the board for arbitration before
taking any other action.
Order to BE Obeyed.
The board today was at work or
plans for the hearing next Wednesday
Because of the size of the gathering
it will be necessary to arrange for q
special hall. the boards usual hearing
rooms being too small to accommodate
the hundreds of union and railroad
executives who have been summoned
to appear.
The fremont and Gulf Railroad will
obey the boards order to call off its
announced return to. open-shop condi.
tions, set for 6 o'clock last night, pend.
ing a hearing the board was officially
advised today. J. Stanley Joyce Chi.
cago millionaire lumberman, is presi.
dent of the road. which operates sixty.
seven miles of tracks in Louisiana