Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-17
PLANS FOR TIE-UP OF Rail,
: SYSTEMS NEAR, COMPLETION
CONTINUED From First pasc1

Houston. Texas CentraD. Southern
faciitc tPaciiic system. San Diego
and Arizona. Chicago and Northwest
ern: Chicago. milwaukee, and St. Paul
Except Chicago. Terre Haute and
Southeastern; Northern Pacific,
Southern Railway dimes East and
WcsO. Seabomrd Air Limo. VIrginian
Railroad. Chicago Great western,
Chicago Rock Island, and Pacific
No Explanation ms 10 Pennsy.
While no official information was
forthcoming as to what group the
Pennsylvania lines would be placed
in. 1t was understood that they
would be assigned to group No. 3.
OF which the walkouts are supposed
To start November 3. All walkouts
arc scheduled to begin at \. NJ.
standard time.
The transfer of the Pennsylvania
lines from group No. was unex-
planned by union leaders. but caueed
considerable surprise, as that road
has been considered by the unions
as the most antagonistic of any To
them. and IL WAS believed that the
first strike would be ordered on IT,
by midnight tonight Chicago had
been deserted by virtually all of the
leaders OF the big four brotherhoods
and the Switchmen's Union of North
America. the organization In which
an Official strike call actually has
hcen Issued. and the hub of the Sill
ua,ion was being transferred TO
Cleveland, where tho presidents OF
these Ave unions Will meet TUESDAY
To complete the grouping of the
railroads and settle the final details
Of the proposed walkout.
Union Forces Gain Strength.
Thomas NJ. PierSon. who is vice
president OF the Order of Railway
Photographers. announced that the
$1,000 members of his organization
positively were pledged to strike.
and that they would make every er-
fort to completely tie w the coun-
try's transportation systems.
ut is our aim to tie uD Transport
tation so completelv that IL will be
Impossible for n train To move" said
Mr.. PicrSon. "If every telegrapher
rrits work, that will mean that no
train ordcru can be sent and train
service necessarily will be Mt
s,andstill. There is no question bur
what we will order our membership
out on October 80. but the final In
structions probably will not he ,s-
sued until October 81"
Differences between officials OF the
railroad tsleXraphcrs. however. re-
garding the orders status In con-
ncction with the strike were dis
closed in n statement made by l.. J.
Manion, president Of the order. who,
on being advised Of Mr. pIerson'e an
nounccment, declared the vicc-pre
dent had not been authorized to- give
any statement whatsoever. ''rhc pol
Icy OF the Order OF Railroad Tclc-
eraphcrs has not been formulated
and viii not be known until october
81" Mr.. Manicn declared.
Call Out Shop Crafts UmIons.
The shon crafts unions. comprising
about 10000 employees. today de-
ferred the formal issuance OF a strike
call. pending Il meeting TO be held
hcrc Wednesday. but their leaders
have officially announced that their
organizations will be called out and
that the delay in sending out tho
call has been cnused purely by the
time needed to draft the rnal plans
and orders.
| Al the same time. however tho
shon crafts leaders have made IL
! known that. while they will 20 out
| with the brothcrhoodS aud the
switchmen, they arc not pledged Ia
| stay out after their own grievances
| have been satisfactorily adjusted.
! Our organizations will return to
work when they are satisfied that
! they have gained their individual
points," high official said tonight
THE concessions which would satisfy
one body OF workers might not sat
isfS another II is quite certain that
We VIII ~! be on the same track
going out. bu; there are many sid
ingS, and We don't have to conc
back together
Not Called Out independently.
| T. NJ. Jewell. head or the HALLWAY
Employees Department. y m rican
| Federation of Labor. which com
prises the shop crafts said that his
men never would have been called