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CG 9 Oe. .INME L. LEWIS, FT <1. - Springfield, Illinois, a5 erviewed in his residence se geptorn> ch laid 1943, by Special Agent understands En “ITH INTERVIEN indifference , activities or a reluctance to talk about union activities, was friendly, but he did not furnish much important information. would not commit himself as to his willingness to testify. He said he has no criminal record. The following signed statement was obtained: "springfield, Ill. Suptember 14, 1943, ae P| make the following velvntary statement ‘Mi; vhom I know to be Special 4gonts of the Federa Surceu of Tnvcetipation, OF my own frec will, with no throats or promises made to me, I entered father, who "I was born in the United States in and derived my citizenship through was naturalized before Ll was twenty-one. I am living at § field, and am working at Mine 4. I joined the U. and was a member of that union until 1952, when tT joine ofressive Minc orkers of Ameri Che T am a member of the DU. Ws at the sT ofS Tow ptt een present time "In 1932, the fact that tho union at Mine A changed from U.N. to P.M.4. made no differonce to mc. I was satisfied to go with the majority, cnd hove seon no diffcrence in the umions. Both wnions have treated ma ell right, ond I have no kick coming with eithor. "I don't know who owns Mino 4 now. I don't know just when it was that Ryan sold the mine, or who bought it, It didn't make any difference to me that the ownership of the mine changed, for I felt thet my work was | -. setisfactory, and I would be kept on. I don't remember hearing anything’ 7+ ebout the possible operetion of Mine A through Mine B, or hearing cnything ~ about the mine being worked only under U.M.%. Wo one asked me to join the U.M.w. I didn't go to very mony P.M.A. meetings, and don't romomber that J ever attended any at all in September of 1941. I didn't hear any talk about oO switch to the U.H.w. by the P.M.é. local at Mine A, and don't remember vote ing in any referendum to get the U.k.&. back ct the mine. " ned wy the fall of 1 told m I to U.Wewe and join up, bocause I couldn't go Back to work in the mine’ if ~ 337 -