The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-16
The official
Strike Order


uy the Associated Press
CHICAGO scot 1.-THE strike
call Tor the railroad walkout out
lines tho following duties ~ mem
bcIs and ofiuorr' iu conduct NJ the
.strNr. 10 is dated Ut Chicago. Oc-
tobcr 10
Dutics of Members.
No man in road service in
yolvcd IN tho STRIKE will perform
any service after the hour Get 20
strike. unless be has already begun
70 ulp and has actually LEFT hc tor
mIuaI n the train h1a left me tfr-
minuI he viii complete the trip and
deliver the engine and train Ht the
rud ~ run Or ticup point, 10 tied
up undrt the Law. after which he
win perform no further service uu-
.uI the rlyse 81 the strike. Men d.
other thdu road service viii lrasc
the service at the appointed time.
So far as our legal right 10 strike
"a concerned. there W no difference
between q mail train and freight
u lain. YOU have idcutica'ly the
same right 10 refuse 10 perform
service ON o. mail train ~ YOU hayg
tu rflso to perform service on
freight train.
AN men on strike will Keep
away from the company'F property,
except such men AZ are dec COATED
certain duties 10 be- performed by
authority of the org t]nizarous.
3-Eyory man should understand
that the laws Of IN" organizations
involved must bc obcycd Acts Of
violence OF nny nature viii not bee
tolerated by the Organizations.
Tho local representatives viii
arrange Tor a. hall Tor meeting pur-
posse az al terminals. using ono ~
their own lodge rooms, " available.
Immediately after the strike be-
+ comes effective All men viii HSscm-
bile AZ the hall obtained FOR meeting
purpoyoE when thus assembled an
organization viii be perfected 10y
the election Of q chairman. vice
chairman and secretary. No person
WIN be permitted to bc present IN
the meeting halls other than those
Who are ~ strike. except by per-
mt sion OF the H~ssemblage.
3. The secretary wiz arrange a
ron call alphabetically with each
organization on a separate sheet
rtSll will be- called twice daily, morn
ing and afternoon. The names Of
the non-members will he kept Hcpa-
rate ON the roll from the names Of
those who are members Of tho or
Eani2ations All strikers viii be re-
quirod To answer the roll call and
also TO be In the halls, where halls
are provided. during the day AZ all
times. unless excused by committee
action or by chairman OF the meet
ing The secretary win also keep u
record Of the proceedings from day
10 day.
8. In the conduct OF every strike
there are numerous irresponsible
persons. not members OF the %organi-
y%ations, who take occasion to cngage
I'm acts OF violence and dtsorderlY
conduct and such actions are usually
attributed to members OF the organ
!satinn and great care should he
taken by every member Of III" or
CARNATIONS to avoid associating
with such personA and such
conduct should he discouraged so as
= not to cast reproach upon the cause,
?. same railroad officials may en-
deaor to coercc or mislcad the men
4 by asserting that men at other
noints have not quit or that they
. have returned To work. Such infor-
nation should be discounted and
all strikers should apply to their Of
: lccrs and committeeman for In
| formation. and he governed accord.
ingly. and no member or %non-uninn
man will return 90 work until the
strike Is officially declared off
when all will return at h same
time without prejudice and with all
former rights.
Duties Of Local Chairmcn:
l. The local Chairmen Of each
organization on each division Of
railroad will, Jointly supervise the
prosecution Of the strike on the tor
"itorv over which they have jurh-
dIction,
2. Local chairmen are expected to
keep in close touch with the situa-
ton and will report daily, preferably
by night telegram letter, To the rep
rcsentativo general chairmen as to
tho condition of affairs. Whenever
u ia possihlc for the loca! Chairmen
representing all OF the organizations
involved at one terminal. To report
TO their respective general chair
men Jointly in n communication
IL should be done.
2 Expense incurred for kilograms
viii no horne Jointly ~. the organt-
p 2%atiors involved.
4.Whcn deemed advisable tho
local ,hairmen VIII agree on assist
" ant chairmCn Tor the respective or
. rani2attons to he located AT out
Wing points, and said assistant
g 'hnitwou FOR tho respective organi-
e cations 60 be located at outlying
points. ana said assistant chairman
win report TO Their respective local
ohnArmcn,
'' @. clearly DEFINED cases or dis-
a, loyal or @incfnyioucy on the part Of
'N any representative ~ the %orEani2h-
's tious should be reported TO tho
's other organizations md necessary
n. "a tlu1 either az to discipline ot
10 safe y measures taken at once,
a puiir' or General Chnlrmcn.
The general cha'rmcn Of oacl
railroad involved In the strike vii
supcrvise and he responsible Tor tn,
conduct OF the strike unon the lin
Of railroad over which he has iuris
l. diction and will make reports 10y
night telegram letter to the gran'
officer having general supervision
over that line or road. Expense In
n cured I'm no doing will be paid n
accordance with the laws Of the re
speCtiye organizations
2-On roads whore. because o
"A the number OF strikers involved /
becomes necessary for the genera
chairman 70 have assistance he MAJ