Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-17
STRIKE HITS EAST
ON NOV, | AND ;
Pennsylvania Not Included in
Group Of Those First
Affected
SECOND LIST GIVEN OUT

Chicago, Oct. 11.---Eastern railroads
are among those affected by the sched-
ulcd walkout Of the Big Five Brother
hoods on the second and third groups
Of carriers. It became known today.
Railroads in the second "roup in
r'udr the New York. New Haven and
'''rtford and the Delaware and Hud.
son.
Ylkc the first group. the walkout on
the second division OF roads will affect
nvcrv section Of the country. but hits
tho East hnrdCst--n section of the cOun-
try left virtually untouched on the frs,
lay. The scCon group wa'kout will
come Mt 6 4. VI. local standard time.
November |.
. The official list of roads in group
two follows: New York. New Haven
md Hart 'u.'d. Delaware and Hudson,
Chicago and Eastern Illinois. st. Louis
and San Francisco CENTRE system),
Louisville and Nashville. Nicke' Plate,
Erie Railway System. Atchison, Topeka
ana Santa Fe (cntirc system), Atlantic
Coast Line. Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburgh, Delaware. Lackawnnna and
Western, Lchigh Valley. Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis.
Third Group Strikes November 3
Three Of the remaining largest roads
in tn" country arc included in tho t"i"h
group, on which the strike Is set for
4 \. VI. local standard time. November
:. The entire Burlington system, the
New York Central (linCs East nrA
West), and the entire system Of the
Baltimore and Ohio are among those
which will feel the strike blow No
rembcr 2. The balance of the third and
the fourth groups include the remaining
roads in IN" country.
The roads listed today include all
those announced as definitely grouped
With the remainder Of the third Cr"un
the railroads affected by the first three
wa kOuts will tota' approximately nifty.
several Of the large roads with the dcS-
ignntton "cntirc system or lines East
and West including numerous smaller
limos.
1t was expected that all tho princi-
pal roads of the country would feel
the effect Of the walkout by November
3, when the men on the third group
aro scheduled to leave work Th" re-
manning roads of the country will be
included in the walkout November 3.
THE PENNSYLVANIA system, originally
included in the first group. striking Oc-
tobcr 30. has been withdrawn from that
list and presumably will be one Of the
lines affected November g.
Rail Unions at Odds
While heads of the big four brother
hoods and of the switChmcn's union
prepare tn meet in Cleveland tomorrow
10 complete plans for the strike. union
chic'S today said that leaders Of som'
Of the eleven other railroad labor or
Ganizations still We're opposing a walk
out and would attempt to keep thell
men from joining with the five organ'Za
tions which have definitely committed
themselves to a strike.
The big five" membership numbers
only 400. 600 of the 1000 900 railroad
employees.
Whether the opposition Of these lead
! crs will result in Il break between III,
| two groups will not be fully settled unit
the meeting Of the general chairmen O
| the eleven unions here some time thl'
week. when issuance of a formal strike
| call will he voted on formally. Severn
railroad labor ChiCftninS today said
however. that they believed the major
ity would rule. and that it would be t
| case Of majority strike. all strike:
They prophesied little chance of break
Lenders of eleven railroad labor
Unions not identified with the brother
/ hoods NJ n meeting last week informally
| pledged themselves TO support th'
| trotherhoods in q strike, and since th"r
! have been going ahead with their ptan'
! for walkout, although deferring is
suanco Of the actual strike call.
Some Postpone Decisions
Heads Of several of the eleven OrGani'
cations have announced that they vii
order tho walkout. while others wer'
more conservative in their statements
T.. J MQnion, president Of the Order o
Railroad Telegraphers, in St. Louis las
night denied the assertion of Thomas NJ
PierSon, vice president. that II had beer
decided 70 call out the telegraphrrs, say
/ ing that the question would not be set
, tied until the meeting here.
E. F. Cradle, head of the 250,00t
maintenance of way employees; Timoth!
: Hcaly. leader Of the stationary fremcn
F.. II. Fitzgerald. president OF tn
stenographers, clerks and freight han
d,erS' union. and others expressed tn,