The New York herald., 1921-10-16
CALL FOR RAILROAD STRIKE
INCLUDES ALL MAIL TRAINS
AND EXEMPTS NO MEMBER
Crews Must Assemble in Hall After Abandoning Work
and Effect Organizations Warned Against
Violence and Wiles of Company Officials.
Bu the Associated Press.

BU He ASSOctuted FfeSS
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-The strike call for
the railroad walkout outlines the fol-
lowing duties Of members and off,
GERS" in conduct Of the strike. 1t is
dated at Chicago. October IA:
Duties OF Members.
/. No man in road service involved
in the strike will perform any service
after the hour set to strike, unless
he has already begun a trip and haA
actually left the terminal. If the train
the trip and deliver the engine and
train at the end of run, or tieup point
IL tied up under the law. after which
he will perform no further service
until the close Of the strike. Men In
other than road service will leave the
service at the appointed time. So far
as your legal right to strike is con-
cerned, there is no difference between
a mail train and freight train. You
have identically the same right to re-
fuse to perform service on a mail
train as you have to refuse to per-
form service on a freight train.
2. All men on strike will keep away
from the companys property. except
such men as are designated certain
duties to be performed by authority
Of the organizations.
8. Every man should understand
that the laws of the organizations in
volved must be obeyed. Acts Of vio-
ience of any nature will not be toler-
ated by the organizations.
Provides for Organisatien.
A. The local representative will ar
range for hall for meeting purposes
at all terminals. using one of their
own lodge rooms IL available. I'M
mediately after the strike becomes
effective all men will assemble at the
hall secured for meeting purposes
When thus assembled an organization
will be perfected by the election Of a
chairman, vioe-chairman and secre-
tary. No person will be permitted to
be present In the meeting halls other
than those who are on strike, except
by permission of the assemblage.
5. The secretary will arrange a roll
call alphabetically with each organi-
zation on separate sheet Roll will
be called twice daily, morning and
afternoon. The names of the non
members will be kept separate on the
roll from the names of those who are
members of the organizations. An
strikers will be required to answer
the roll call and also to be In the halls,
where halls are provided. during the
day at all times, unless excused by
the meeting. The secretary will also
keep a record OF the proceedings from
day to day.
6. In the conduct of every strike
there are numerous irresponsible per-
sons, not members of the organiza-
tions, who take occasion TO engage in
acts OF violence and disorderly con-
duct. and such actions are usually at
tributed to members OF the organiza-
tions. and great care should be taken
by every member of the organizations
TO avoid associating with such per-
sons, and such conduct should be dis
couraged so as not to cast reproach
upon the cause.
Z. Some railroad officials may en-
deavor TO coerce or mislead the men
by asserting that men at other points
have not quit OF that they have re-
turned to work. Such information
should be discounted and all strikers
should apply to their officers and COM
mitteemen for information and be
governed accordingly. and no member
or non-union man viii return 10 work
until the strike is officially declared
off. when ell will return at tho same
time without prejudice and with all
former rights.
I. The local chairman Of each or
ganizatiou on each division Of rail-
road will jointly supervise the prose-
cution OF the strike on the territory
over which they have jurisdiction.
2. Local chsirmen are expected TO
keep In close touch with the situation