Show I I I I I WIRE OPERATORS HERE PREPARE TO JOIN STRIKE Salt Lake to lo Cut Cu t Off From Outside If wide Nation Walkout Is Called Salt Lake ma may be he completely cut off oce from rom wIre viro communication with tho the rest of or the country if iC official word Is re received re- re coi here by tho the Commercial Telegraphers Telegraphers' raphers' raphers union to strike Union members members mem mem- bers hers were prepared last night to walk walkout walkout out If the from S. S J. J international president of oC the tho organization organization was received receive From eastern eastorn s. s sources c came me word that tho the calling of or a no wide nation strike Im Impended Impended impended Im- Im unless r Gen General ral Al Albert Albert Al- Al bert S. S Burleson came P to tv an agreement ag wIth workers worl of the Bell company corn com pan pany and the Western Union Linion Telegraph raph company Local members were advised ad to talce take no formal action n until they the rc- rc elved official word I Salt Lake local No r CO 0 0 of oC the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial Telegraphers Telegraphers' union of meri ca a has been advised that a a. nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide wido strike of oC telephone and telegraph workers Is impending Impending- unless Postmaster tor ter General Burleson comes to a satisfactory sat- sat j factor a agreement with telephone and tele telegraph raph workers connected with the tho Southern Bell Boll company compan and the thc Western West West- cst cst- ern era Union Telegraph company compan declared de- de dared a a. statement issued b by local op- op Salt Lake wire workers have va been een urged to refrain retrain from taking I sympathetic action until advised to do doo doso doso so o by S. S J. J I international president of or the Commercial Tel Telegraphers Telegraphers' gra- gra pliers pliers' union Salt Lake wire workers In tho the event O a wide nation-wide strike Is called are arc expected to walk out in a body completely com coin cutting off the tho city from outside outside out out- si side e telegraph communications Assurance As As- has been given givin h by the Order af or Railroad Telegraphers Tele that their members will not handle an any commercial commercial commer commer- cial telegrams rams during the period of or the tho strike |