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Show Pressure Exerted To Get Miners to Return to Work WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. Continued pressure ls being brought on officials of the United Mine Workers of Araer ca to call off tho strike of bituminous coal miners. Definite assurance has been given union officers that Presb deut Wilson and Attorney General Falmer stand ready to attempt an adjustment ad-justment of the controversy that led to the walkout as 60on as the strike order has been rescinded. This assurance was renewed today by Mr. Palmer In a telegram to a local union in Ohio At the same time it became known that Samul Gomp-ers, Gomp-ers, president of the American Federa tion of Labor, had Informed John L. Lewis, president of the Miners' union, of the government's attitude and that Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the ; F.rotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, had been in communication with Ml Lewis by telephone. Mr. OomperS' message was sent Friday Fri-day after his interview with Mr Palm ler and it probably crave use lo report? Ueplerday that he attempted to inter m ne personally to end the strike. Mr. Palmer .--aid today that while it ! might become necessary to pot it Ion for more injunctions in the coal stnkv. the time had not yet arrived. He said t hat other injunctions, if obtained, probably would be directed agains' persons other than those mentioned in the restraining order at Indian upolis. |