The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-16
Big Four Brotherhoods to
Walk Out on October 30;
Groups to Quit at "a
Hour Intervals.

CHICAGO. Oct. 15.--More than
half a million American railroad men
were today ordered 10 initiate strike
Oct. 20, while other unions whose
membership brings the total to about
two Million announced unofiiciahy
that they were tonight preparing &c
follow suit and make the walkou'
general on the same date. Under thls
program the tieup would be complete
according to union predictions, D!
Nov 2.
The hour was fixed for a. m. Oct
30, except for one Texas line whose
trainmen were authorized to go ou'
October 90.
The roads listed on the first group
on which the strike is to become eli
fective, touch AZ of the 4S states
with q trackage of 10000 miles out o.
the total United States trackag'
Of approximately 200 900 miles.
Violence Not Tolerated
The New England states comprise
the group that is virtually untouched
IN the first walkout. Their pro
visions instructed strikers to keel
away from railroad property with
warning tina. violence OF any nature
will not be tolerated by the organiza
.ions."
The strike was announced following
an overwhelming vote, said TO be up
!, wards of ninety per cent favorlng .
strike because Of an approximate i
ner cent wage reduction authorized by
the United states railroad labor boart
of July ], and after it was declared
by the association Of railway execu
lives In session here yesterday that
Z further decision was made before TN
announcement of this further INTENDED
cut. Pointed instructions as TO con
duct Of the strike issued in Chicago
werc dated yesterday. Oct. Ia.
Most Serious in History
IT fear 1t viii be one of the mos
serious strikes in American trans
portation history" said w. G.. Lee
president of the railroad trainmen
who during recent weeks has sen
circulars to his men warning them
the critical nature of the steps the!
contemplated.
The country was divided into fou
groups In which the men were auth
orized TO walk out progressively, on
group every twenty four hours. IN
names of the groups TO go was learn
ed. subject TO changes. which unio'
officials said would he few. This firs
group includes some OF the country
greatest rail systems from coast 4
coast and from Canada TO the Gul
These are Chicago and Northwest
.rn: Texas and Pacific, Kansas Cit
Southern; Pennsylvania; Missouri Pa
cific; International and Great North
ern, Southern Pacific; (Atlantic an
Pacific lnes); Southern railway
louisville and Nashville; st. loui
Southwestern whether Texas line
included not stated) Chicago, MI
waukeo and st. Paul: lines eas
and west; Northern Pacific; Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific; Seaboar
Air Line; Erie; Chicago Great Wes'
ern.
Union Issuing Call
Int uIilOTS
today were:
brotherhood OF railroad trainmen
brotherhood of locomotive fireme
and enginemen: order of railway cor
ductors: brotherhood OF locomotive Ell
gineers; switchmen's union of Mort
America: the eleven other organic
lions, whose chiefs have been In SCI
sion here and who said unofficial'
that they will join the strike, are:
Sheet metal workers internation'
alliance; international association
machinists: brotherhood OF pilwa
steamship clerks. freight handlers, e'
press and station employees; brothe
hood OF stationary firemen and oil
ers: brotherhood OF railway sigma
men OF American; United Brotherhoo
OF maintenance OF way employees an
railrond ShOp men.