Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-17

Chicago, Oct. 16.-(By The A. P.)-l Removing the Pennsylvania and Erie railroads from the group of carriers on which a general railroad strike of 2.O00- 900 employees has been ordered 70 begin at 5 a. m. October 30 thereby relieving the large cities of the east from feeling the effects of the start of the strike, vas foremost among today's preparations for complete tieup of the nations transportation systems.
 This change will leave the territory east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river exempt from the waIkout for at least two days after the inauguration of the movement as it also was decided Co order the three succeeding groups out st fS hour intervals instead of A hours apart Under the plan, with the men of iroup No. walking out October 30. the strike would he in full effect November The Louisville and Nashville Railroad also Wls dropped from. and the San Diego nd Arizona Railroad was added ,o the group of roads on which the strike will be inaugurated.
 These changes ere said by union leaders to complete assignment of roads 10 the first group on which wall5Outs would take place and the following was made known as the official list of car riersin that group;
 Kansas City Southern. Missouri Paci- fc. St Louis Southwestern Cotton BelD, International and Great Northern Texas and Pacific Southern Pacific, (Atlan+ic system. including Houston, east and west: Texas and Houston Texas Cen traO. Southern Pacific CPacifc Systerf), San Diego and Arizona. Chicago and i1Hrrar nd Sf. Paul texcert Chicago. Terre Haute and Southern). Northern Pacific, South r-n Railway Cines east and vest. Sea board Air Line Virginia Railroad. Chi ago Great Western, Chicago, Rock Is- and and Pacific
 While no official information was forth coming as to what group the Pennsyl- rauia lines would he placed in, it was understood that thev would he assigned .o Group 9. on which the walkouts are scheduled Co start November 3 All walk puts are scheduled to begin at a. m. standard time
 The transfer of the Pennsylvania lines rom Group 1 was unexplained hy union eaders but caused considerable surprise iz that ros@ has been considered by the lnions as the most antagonist of any to hem and it was believed that the first
 
 By midnight tonight Chicago had been foesrted bv virtually all of the leaders if the Big Four Brotherhoods and the switchmen's Union of North America. the ranfzations in which an official strike ,aIr actually has been issued and the huh z the situation was being transferred o Cleveland where the presidents of the fra ur ioue will -lect Tuesday to com i,ote the grouping of the railroads and st-'o -he final details of the proposed rslkout.
 Thomas NJ Pierson. vice president ot ro Order of Railroad Photographers. an .ounccd that the S1 900 members of hi' .--aniz izatiou positively were pledged tt t-ike and that they would make every fort ta completely tie up the country'' ra ansDortstio systems.
 "Tt is OUT aim 10 tie up transportation o completely that 1t will be impossible or train 10 move" said Mir. Pierson Y every telegra pher quits work, tha sfil mean that mo train orders can b ont and train service necessarily will b Stan1s.tl There is no question ut what We will order our membershi mt on October 3O but the final instruc ions probably will not be issled unti lr+ohe- 2t."
 The shop crafts unions, comprisin bout 76.000 employees, today deferre te formal issuance of strike call pend rr the meeting to be held here Wednes ay. but their leaders have officially an ru7ced that their organizations will b alled out and that the delay in send 7r oout the call has been caused onl v the time needed to draft the final plan nd orders.
 At the same time, however the sho raNs leaders have made it known tina fHne they wIll 70 out with the brother oods and the switchmen. they are nc ledged to stay out after their ow rievances have been satisfactorily a. lsted.
 Our organizations will return to wor rrer they are satisfied that they hay aimed their individual points" hig ricfal said tonight.
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