New Britain herald., 1921-10-17
John Granau, Head Of Railway Elm ployes Assn, Declares However, That Brotherhood Strike Fund Is Too Low And He Does Not Expect Threatened Walkout Will Take Place
East To Be Hard, Hit On Second Day Hays Is Watching Developments To Prevent Any Hin drance Of U. 5. Mails

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Eastern rail- roads are among those affected by the scheduled walkout of the big five brotherhoods on the second and third groups of carriers, it became known today. Railroad in the second group include the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Delaware and Hudson.
 East Hard Hit Nov. i.
 Like the first group, the walkout of the second division of roads, will affect every section of the country, but hits the east hardest-a section of the country left practically un- touched on the first day. The sec ond group walkout will come at a. m. local standard time, November 1. The first group quits October 30.
 Those in Group 2. The official list of roads in group two follows:' New York, New Haven and Hartford, Delaware and rHudsoa. Chicago and Eastern Illinois, St. Louis and: San Francisco, entire system j, Louisville and Nashville. Nickel Plate, Erie Railway System. Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe (entire system ], Atlantic Coast Line, Buffalo, Roches- ter and Pittsburgh. Delaware and Lackawanna and Western, Lehigh Valley, Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis.
 Third Group On Nov. 3. Three of the remaining largest roads in the country are included in | the third group, on which the strike is set for 6 a.. m. local standard time, Nov. 3. The entire Burlington system, the New York Central (lines east and west) and the entire system of the Baltimore and Ohio are among those which will feel the i strike blow November 3. The bal ance of the third and the fourth l groups include the remaining roads in the country.
 | Govt. Starts Action. l Washington, Oct. 1.-The gov ernment through it's various depart 1 ments began today survey of the situation as developed by the call of railroad union leaders for a general strike beginning October 80.
 Officials from President Harding down to departmental bureau chiefs and secret service agents were known to be watching the situation closely I meanwhile hoping that some means might be found for averting a paralysis of the nations transporta- tion system.
 The whole range of possibilities was regarded by officials as so nebulous at the present time as to make it prac- ltical to await developments before I taking action.
 Hope was expressed by officials that the suggestion advanced by the pub lie group of the railroad labor board here for conferences with the inter state commerce commission might be made the basis for solution of the problem. The public group of the board proposed that the railroads inn mediate1y put into effect freight re- auctions iequiva1ent to the wage de- creases authorized by the board last July, that the railroads withdraw further requests for wage reductions and that the employees rescind the strike order pending action by the l board on proposals of the carriers l for further pay cuts.
 1 Hays Issues Statement. Postmaster Gen. Hays in the only public statement issued up to noon declared 'tthe mails will be moved "I am sure the parties to the con- troversy will not permit develop
  ernment service" said MT. Hays "This 1 is no time for statements from this department. A time may come for action. I sincerely trust that it will not If it does there will be action. 1 The mails will be moved" 1 MT. Hays was understood to have conferred with post office officials in various cities by long distance tele- phone.
 1 White House and other officials de- clined to comment on reports that the president might call the railroad lunion chiefs to Washington for con- ference.
 l About 30,000 army trucks most of them now ill storage at corps areas 1depots over the country would be available for transportation use in the event of a complete railroad tie up it was learned at the war de- | partment. It was emphasized at the 1 (Continued on Eleventh Page.)