Show WILSON POSTPONES I t I WAGE VIAGE IE SETTLEMENT I PRESIDENT PRESIDENT DECLINES TO IO FIX PAY FOR THE I SHOP MEN MENI V I Calle Wage Questions Should be he Deferred De De- frred Until the Era of HIgh Prices Has Gone He Says Jn In n Note Mote to 10 the Public Washington Postponement of L the thc settlement of wage demand demands until normal nor nOr- mal mat conditions are ure restored was Announced An nn n bounced on Monday by President Wik eon Bon as the pol policy cy which the adminIstration administration adminis adminIs- will pursue in dealing with such auch questions particularly those affecting af at nf- nf railroad workers T The president announced also that it was neither wise nor nor feasible at fit this time when the most important question question ques ques- tion before the country is a return a-return to normal price level leyel to attempt to increase increase in In- cr crease ase freight rates to provide funds for higher wages V Wo ought to postpone questions of this sort until we have the opportunity for certain calculation as t to the relations relations rela rela- between wages and tl the e cost of living the president declared in a as s statement ate ent to the public explaining his decision as to w wages It ILls Is the dut duty luty of every citizen to insist upon upon a truce in such contests until Intelligent Intelligent settlements settlements settle settle- ments meats can be made and made mad by peace and effective common counsel I appeal to my fellow citizens of eYer every employment to operate co-operate in insisting upon and maintaining such a truce Mr Wilsons Wilson's statement was issued In connection with the decision of himself himself him him- self and Director General HIneson dem demands de de- de- de m mands by railroad for a 25 per cent advance In wages but the general policy announced covers also the wage demands of other hundreds of thousands of railroad workers which are pending before the director general or about to be presented It ItIs ItIs Itis is to be expected that other unions trying to obtain more mor pay will be bea a asked ked as us the to play the their r part with other citizens In reducing the cost of pf living by foregoing a temp temporary tem tem- p advantage which would add to transportation costs The rhe d decision o of Of f the president and th th the V dl director e tor general was announced to a committee of ot representing the In reply to their demands demands de tie- mands for a 25 per cent increase the were asked askell to accept an adjustment adjustment adjustment ad ad- of their pay to the basis of often te ten hours' hours pay for eight hours hours' work vork which they contended was given to other othet empl employees s and denied denle them when the Adamson law became effective This This' means an advance of ot the basic pay from 68 cents cents to 72 cents an hour whereas an Increase of 17 cent cents cent's to 85 cents an hour w wha was s demanded |