The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
LEADER PREPARES
CALL FOR 100000
TO JOIN STRIKERS
Order for A. F. of L. Rail
road Workers Expect
ed Thursday.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-President B.
NJ. Jewell, OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor railroad department
prepared a strike call that. when
issued, will add 100000 railroad en-
ployes TO the walkout already or
dered by the big hve train-service
brotherhoods. This call probably
will be issued Thursday. according
to present plans.
On this date the Railroad Labor
Board will summon officials OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad to show
cause why the carrier should not
be held in violation Of the order OF
the board directing 1t to meet en-
ploye representatives. II the board
holds the Pennsyivania has violated
its orders, the Amertcan Eedersk kien
Of Labor railroad departrssH NJ, m
Guiding an OF the l3 federated
shop-crafts unions will take instant
action In Joining the strike move
ment
Thought Inevitable.
As the board has already held
the Pennsylvania guilty of action
almost reasonable" in defying fits
order to meet emplpyes for the
purpose Of naming fnploye repre-
sentatives TO pass on working rules
the same question to be decided
Thursday-it is considered a fore
gone conclusion that President
Jewell will order his unions out
and that railroad labor will present
a united front October 80, when the
general walkout is scheduled to
start.
This action, 1t is stated, Is con-
templated so that the unions can
say that IL was the railroads who
first violoted the orders of the
board.
Not Invited Here.
Jewell said that he had not re-
ceived any request from President
Harding to come to Washington
for a conference. The rail unions
chiefs expect such a request, IL was
learned. A hurry-up call was issued
today for a meeting Of the general
officers and chairmen Of all sub
NAlAOhct
the clerks, telegraphers and station
agents.
"we have taken no definite action
as yet but we are in a position to
do so in a hurry" President Fitz-
gerald, OF the clerks said today
The strike plans Of the union lead
ers contemplate a progressive walk.
out which will hit every section oI
the country, but which will not i'm.
mediately tie up the entire country
The strike will start on the South.
ern Pacific or one of its subsidiary
lines, the International and Grea-
Northern Of Texas. The train serv.
ice men will be called out there mex
Saturday ''as a warning" unless
President Harding succeeds in halt.
ing the waIkout.
Roads in First Group.
On Sunday, October 50, waIkout,
will be called on the Chicago anC
Northwestern, Chicago, Rock IslanS
and Pacific, and Great Northern, tc
cripple northwest transportation
the Missouri Pacific and LouisviIl,
and Nashyille-andp possibly the IIli.
nois Central-to hit the Mississippi
Valley; the Seaboard Air Line tC
cripple the Atlantic Coast, and pos.
sibly the Boston and Maine. Al
these railroads are included in tn,
first group.
1t was first intended to fnclud,
the New York, New Haven and Hart.
ford in this group, as wei as tn,
Chicago, Burlington ana Quincy
hrNf MI
1t is not planned to call a strik,
on the Pennsylvania until November
4. when the shopmen, including tn,
b9ilermakers, electricians, repair,
men, sheet metal workers, black.
smiths, maintenance Of way men
clerks, freight handlers, and ever
marine engineers and dock workers
are to be called out.
w. @, Lee. president Of the Broth,
erhood Of Railway Trainmen. will
probably be named "generaIissimo
OF the strike. Lee has been tn,
most insistent member of the ssBi,
Five" for direct action against IN,
executives.
Organise to Meet IL.
Railroad. officials and. merchant,
and the public generally are calml,
and systematically preparing q
cope with the railway strike. Raj
ofhcials and industrial leaders scou
the idea of a complete tie-up o
transportation facilities, but are pre
pairing for the worst Organization
OF q feet Of $500 motor trucks 4
under way and other measures 70
keeping food and fuel supplies NOV