Show 1 D B STAN TAN NED I DY 1 PAlM PALMER Attorney General in His Reply to Protest From I i iI I Union Declares Law M Must st Be e Enforced r ed i i t P II 1 tT ON 3 I IA vI A General r today informed rIl c coal aI miners who protested against the tile s strike rik injunction in injunction in- in junction that that the government i stood ready to bo Q o everything in It us its I power to facilitate an in inquiry into itt tr merits of ot the controversy but in the them m meantime the law w must be e enforced an and nna l combinations s i io to stop atop production cannot be tolerated tolerated- Mr Palmers Palmer's statement made in re reply reply reply re- re ply t to a tel telegram from the local union at Qt Glencoe 0 O. t to to- President Wilson was taken to Indicate that no attempt would be made by ul the government to toI settle the wage con controversy versy until tho the I strike was called off ort PROTEST The miners miners' telegram said We the members members' of ot local No United Mine Workers Workers' of America feel justified in resenting your action taken against us os in our just demand for a living wage and that We are solidly behind be hind our international officers in their action taken laken PALMERS PALMER'S REPLY RePlying to for the president president Attorney General ral Palmer said said- Your t telegram legram to the president pro pro- testing against the tire action of the president prest- prest I I dent on the ground that it Is taken against your Just lust demands for tor lIvine u I wage Is is based on a a. misconception of i ithe I the the facts The government ha has not notI taken sides either for or against the tho thomine I mine owners or the mine workers or their demands In the wage controversy contro I The law provides pro that thal no two VO persons I prior to the proclamation of peace shall I agree or arrange with each other to toI I restrict the output or supply of ot coal The government Is Insisting that this I law aw be obeyed by both the mine owners I I and the mine workers The wage vage conI controversy con- con it rover sy can be settled without concert I of action to stop atop the output of ot the miI ml- ml I j I tiers ners and and the government stands ready r I now flOW as it has steadily In the past to toI todo todo I do c c everything er thing g in Its power to facilitate Jan nn an Inquiry Into the merits of tha conj con con- j I but in the he m meantime antime the law Jaw j I must be enforced d and combinations to stop production cannot be tolerated I READY I TO ARBITRATE I Continued pressure is b being hi ought brought Ion Jon officials official of oC the United Mine Workers Work Work- ers era of oC America merlc to call off oft th the strike of or bituminous coal miners Definite assurance hits has been given elven union officials that President Wilson and Attorney Attorney ney General Palmer stand ready to at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt an adjustment of oC the tho controversy contro- contro versy ersy that led It'd to the walkout as all soon a as th the strike order has been beon t rescinded At the same Kaine time It became known that Samuel Gompers president of ot the American Americ n Federation of 01 Labor LalOr had In Informed Informed In In- formed John L. L Lewis president of oC the miners miners' union of or the governments at attitude attitude attitude at- at anti and that Warren Van S S. S Stone grand chief of ot the 0 of Locomotive Engineers had been in communication with Mr if Lewis b by telephone STARTS RUMORS Mr Gompers' Gompers message was sent JotI day after his interview w with Mr Palmer and ad it probably gave gava rise to reports yesterday that he had bad at tempted to Intervene personally to end the strike Mr Palmer said stid today tody that while It U might might-boome necessary to petition tormore tor tormore more injunctions In tb the coal strike the I time had bad not yet arrived H lie He said that i other Injunctions If obtained probably would against persons other than th thee mentioned in the restraining restrain restrain- Inc ing ng order at lit |