Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-29
RAILROAD STRIKE CALLED
ON ALL LINES IN THE j. s.
SATURDAY MORNING NEXT
Heads Of Unions Also Order Out Members in Pullman
Works Throughout the Country; Men Generally Ex-
pected to Respond to the Wakout Protest Against
Cut in Wages Executives Say They viii Operate Lines
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

ny hBsociated freas 10 Every EVeninZ
Chicago. June 2o--strike orders
signed by the sfx craft presidents q
the railroad shipments Organization
were sent out today To general chair
men representing 400 900 men. author
izing a strike a. 10 a. m. July ]. "on
all railroads and Pullman shops IN ne
United States"
Letters Of instruction regarding 'hs
progress and conduct Of tho strike
we're being prepared at general hesf-
quarters here today and we're 20 %
mailed out tonight
The issue Is clean cut. with no
strings attached" said y. NJ Jewell.
president Of the Railroad Unions sec-
ton OF the American Federation u
Labor
1T Is Up to tho railway executives
At their meeting today"
They ran stop this strike today or
tomorrow. bu. after Saturday az 20
O'Clock Il II all or. The teiegrarns ~
the union heads 10 Cuyler. is the
unions last word
Tho general COMMITTEES Of ninety
general chairman today. weer on tho
way 20 their home districts 20 take
active charge Of the strike \ cub
committee remained at headquarters.
Members Of the Association OF Faii-
way I,egislatives we're 20 meet here
today. in response 20 A call issued sew
eral weeks ago.
No provisions have bern made for
calling of the strike IN event Of n
acceptable settlement Il Vas under
stood but Instructions being prepared
FOR district leaders viii include such
ARA ngenents later on telsgrsohic IN
structions.
The text NJ he strike order follows:
Tn compliance with the strike vote.
all shopcraft employees below the rank
q general foremen are hereby grant
ed sanction 70 suspend work o A. m.
July 7 on all railroad and Pullman
shops IN the United States Notify all
outside points. Wire number re-
spending and number remaining at
work"
The order is signed BY VIM. IT.
Johnson. international Association of
Machinists; J. w. Klein. International
/ Brotherhood Of Biacksmithx. Drop
Forgers and Helpers OF America; ! A.
Franklin. international Brotherhood or
J Boilerrnakers, Iron Ship Bu1idsrs and
I Helpers OF America; =. J. Hvnss,
ANA gaTnated Sheet Metal Workers
/ international Alliance; James F
! Noonan, international Brotherhood Of
! Electrical Workers; Martin F. Ryan.
I Brotherhood Ot' Railway Carmen Of
: America
First Step for Walkout.
ha
strike. IN protest against decisions OF
! the United States Railroad Labor Board
was taken last night when J. W. Kline.
president Of the International Brother
hood OF Blacksniths. Drop Forgers
and Helpers. sent a telegram 20 he
members Of his craft. numbered
among the shop workers, authorizing a
cessation OF work at 10 a. n. Saturday.
July l. according to stories published
here today.
Workers in the Pullman shops were
included in the orders.
The impending walkout makes Sat-
urday a nomentOus day in the rail-
road world. On that date the S4OO.-
100000 cut IN freight rates ordered
by the Interstate Commerce. Commis-
sion becomes effective. simultaneously
with a slash OF sl35, ,OOO. 900 from The
wages OF railway workers ordered By
the United States Railroad Labor
Board. The pay OF the shopmen was
cut $50 100000.
Railroad officials anticipated news OF
further strike orders 10 maintenance
Of way employees upon completion n
the canvass Of their strike vote at De-
troit.
Railroads VIII Be Operated.
, Despite the impending waIkout from
the shops and the tracks. rail officials
= declared transportation would contnu,
70 move. because train service em.
p,oyes, who constitute the Big Four
= BrotherhOods. switChmen and the tel
} egraphers. are not parties 10 contro.
5 versies over wages and working rules
The shopmen strike Is in protes
2 against the wage reductions. the abol
r ishment Of rules by the railroad lsbol
<. board. and the farming out of shol
3, work 10 contractors. Maintenance o.
way men balloted solely on the wax,
: reduction.
; II Was coincidence that the asso
, citation Of the railroad executives Gale,
2 a meeting here today. according 90 RAJ
3 officials. The meeting, IL was said. wa.
set two weeks in advance Of the ulrf
matum by B. NJ. Jewell, head u n,
; shop unions, for a conference princi
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