Show Salt Lake Defer I Strike at L Leaders Leaders' aders' aders Request f WilL WilLI j i I I Of BE PAIl PATIENT NT I I I I fO I I I I I 1 i No Telling H How w Long Men I Will Wait for j I Relief I I Although opposed to waiting ninety days definite action can be taken I 1 by the government on the high cost of living m members of the Federation of of I Railroad Shop Crafts numbering 1500 in Salt Lake City will hold their September September Sep Sep- I 2 strike order in abe abeyance ance for fora II a short time it is local federation federation fed fed- officials They have been re requested requested requested re- re I quested to do so by a Washington wire received this received this morning th I international presidents of ot the six crafts of ot the federation The message was received by R. R C. C Camomile secretary of the machinists' machinists local of ot the federated crafts cratts It asks that the strike order voted upon hera here her a few days ago when 95 per cent f the men voted in favor of ot striking be beheld J 1 held held in in abeyance for a few days It declares de declares declares de- de clares that on account of ot the attitude of President Wilson Vilson it is deemed advisable advisable advisable ad ad- to allow Ilow a few more days for discussion of ot plans to relieve the sit sit- The six presidents hold out the hope that some solution other than the drastic one of striking may be found to straighten out the apparently serious tangle They advise temperate action but indicate that if some definite as assurance assurance assurance as- as is not forthcoming very shortly in Washington that the original decision decision decision deci deci- sion of oC the men to strike may be put into eC effect I Union officials are chady of making definite statements as to what the men I will do but hold the opinion that an abeyance of ot the strike order for a I short time would probably be granted Sentiment they say is strongly a against holding off oft for a long IonA winded investigation into living conditions by congressional committees The men state that they know that they are not getting enough wages to keep up with the mounting cost of ot living and that it is a situation that requires little in in- in In-I In It is a condition not a theory they say However they de declare de- de I clare dare they are not disposed to be unreasonable unreasonable un un- reasonable but will give every cooperation cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- if the administration shows shows' signs of real accomplishment In bringing down living costs |