The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-16
HERE Is MORE ABOUT
RAILROAD STRIKE
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cluded not stately: Chicago. Afilwau-
keo and St Paul Clines east and west).
Northern Pacific. Chicago. Rock Is
land and Pacific. ssaboard Air Line.
Eria Chicago Great Western ana vlr-
ginian railway.
Tho unions issuing the strike call
today were:
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen;
Brotherhood Of Locomotive F'iremen
and Enginemen; order OF Railway
Conductors: Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers; switchmen's Union or
North America.
The eleven other organizations
whose chiefs have been IA session
here and who said unofficially that
they win ioin the strike. aref
sheet Metal Workers International
Alliance. International Association of
ngachinlsfss Brotherhood Of Railway
ard Steamship Clerks. Freight Hands
arA Express and Station Employees:
Brotherhood OF Stationary Firemon
and oilers; Brotherhood OF Railway
ElgnnImsn cf America United Broth
mhood e Maintenance Of Way EN-
ployoco <and Railroad shop Iaborers;
Order Of Railroad Telegraphers;
Brotherhood OF Railway Carmen Of
America. international Brotherhood
bf Electrical Workers; International
nrc9herhooE OF BoiIermalers Iron
Bhipbuilaers and Helpers Of America:
International Brotherhood OF Black
smiths. Drop Forgers and Helpers.
Etyo hundred general chairmen Of
The big four brotherhoods and the
Bwitohaen's Union OF America were
On their way home tonight from a
weeks oonferonco In Chicago, with the
signed authorizations for strike in
their pockets.
No further orders win be necessary,
the brotherhood chiefs said. to call out
raaiworkers on every big line IN the
country. Grand officers Of the broth
srhooda lest for Cleveland tonight.
Printed instructions were handed
svarv general chairman to govcrn the
mon'B conduct. These authorized a
progressive walkout. the first at six
a. m, October so 70 be- followed by
ths other three secret groups, each "a
hourn, October 81, and November /
and =
1lvory chairman carried IN q sealed
racket q code word for use IL the
strike Is called orr. In event Of re-
oaavinw the code word from headquar-
eeru, each chairman Is to open his
packet to identity the word.
No reservations are made IN the
Sarike authorizations. Skeleton serv-
- outlined In tho by-laws OF the
,,oilns, is 20 be maintained, but other
-, - avery man IS expected 20 walk
nwt doe instructions declare the men
,mvn chemically the same right 10
1870 perform service on . mail
1910 - viou have to perform service
an 4 frsiwls& train"
Ar.lvsnr - their respective head
,,,,-,teru general chairmen OF the
s,~of herhoods AID switchmen win I'M /
,oe5infniv issue sSstem orders over the !,
$1,000 rhairmanN signatures, car
,-,snr ara hour ana aate OF the strike. I
,s,,es. crdera win xo local chalrmen
who win pass them. TO ''khe rank ana
file.
wafxout Of the other eleven. Of the
sixteen standard railroad ofsahiza-
tionn. were incomplete tonight. i was /
said. the general procedure, WOULD %
much like that Ok the brotherhocds
warren - CAUICt ANAa $500 -
en- rnrlneara. declines TO comment on
the conference OF the week. He said :
an announcement might be made from
TIE Cleveland office later.
wvere ali through" Mr. Stone said,
II can't ten you anything but the die
- cast"
M. a. Lee. president Of tho train-
man. said ho had used every Influence
"a avert strike on the basis OF . I
twelve per cent wage reduction Of !
yulv !. 1921. but that he felt any fur /
ther reductions would justify walk
out
~ want It understood that used
avery Influence TO avert strike on
the wage reduction Of July n" said
~ rreferred 10 accept that reduction
WITH az assurance that there would
Be no further wage reduction or
rhanre IA our working rules for