The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-26
Wants Normal Condi-
tons Restored for
Calculation
APPLIES TO RAlLMEN
Reply to Shopmen Made to
Include All Who De-
mand Increase.
OPPOSE FREIGHT ADVANCE
Is Against Increase in
Rates Pending Price
Level Adjustment.
SMALL ADVANCE IS GRANTED
Shopmen Get Four Cents
More-Men to Vote
Upon Proposal.
SMALL ADVANCE is GRANTED

WASHINGTON, Aug sb.--Post-
ponement Of the settlement OF wage
demands until normal ECONOMIC CON
ditions are restored was announced
today by President Wilson as tho
policy which the administration Will
pursue In dealing with such ques-
tions. particularly those affecting
railroad workers.
The president announced also that
II was neither wise nor feasible at
this time. when the most important
question before the country Ia n re-
turn TO a normal price level. 10 at
tempt 10 increase freight rates To
provide funds for higher wages
We ought to postpone questions
OF this sort until we have tho oppor-
tunity for certain calculations as to
tho relations between wages and the
cost OF living" the president de-
clared In a statement to the public
explaining his declAion aR to wages
1T h tho duty OF livery ritixcn TO In
! sist upon n truce In such contests
until intelligent settlements can be
| made by peace and effective COM
mon counsel. l. appeal To my TEL.
low citizens Of every employment 20
cooperate In insisting upon and
maintaining such a truce"
Applies 10 All
Mr.. Wilson's statement was issued
In connection with tho decision OF
himself and Director General Hlne.
on demands by railroad shopn,en
for rs por cent advance IN wages,
but the general policy pronounced
covers also the wage dcmands of
other hundreds OF Thousands Of rail.
road workers which are pending be.
fore the director general or about TO
be presented. II Is also expected
that other unions trying 10 obtain
more pay will be asked AZ tho shop-
men. to play their part with other
citizens In reducing the cost of liv-
ing by foregoing temporary advan-
tage which would add to transporta-
ton costs.
The decision\of the president and
me director general was announced
70 n committee OF 100 represent ding
the shopmen. In reply TO their de-
fnahds Tor rs per cent Increase. the
bhopmen werS nsk cd to accent an
OF their pay TO the basis
OF 10 hourr pay for eight hours
Worh' which they contended was
gwen other employees and Denied
.nsHl Wheh me Adamson law became
enectlVe. This means an advance OF
tho haslc pay from sS cents "a ~
cents an hour. whereas an Increase
or ~ cents TO 30 cents an hour was
dema ndod.
Goes 10 Vote.
Acilhg President Jewell OF tho
thiINa} employees department OF the
American Federation OF Labor and
ms dNiserE said they would com
nluhlcai" the decision to tho union
locals Tor acceptance or rejection A
Htr1kc vote completed yesterday but
nor yet ihhulated. was on tho ques-
uon "h''her the men should quit
work to enforce consideration of
their demands by the railroad admin
iatratton Instead or By congression.
NJ commission rs first suggested As
nus plnn was Abandoned The vote
WhAieNcr liR result IL non -effectiv,
ana the shOpmcn nov have an en-.
urcly new question before them
This question they were asked nv
President Wilson. through their
com miitee, 10 consider In a new
light"
We are face 10 face with si,un-
non, ~" president said which ~
more ik"Iv 10 affect the happiness
md prosperity and even the iife of
our people than the war Itself
Must Cut I'rityr.
He thrroupon outlined the roNcrr-
nen's efforts io reduce prircs and
me Mood f1r assisting these efforts hy
''imulu'irE production and maintain
irr transportation
"A general increase iu Nr levels
~ w1EcE might defeat fhIr rf Its very
beginning tho nr' .trn' Hid f
h''i"'" chat rho present efforts 20