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C O RE» JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. NIERV IE Ta coing to force tho miners to join the UMT if they wanted to work, I decided to do what tho m jority (centinued ) did abcut this, "i only attended two mectings of the PHA before the miners at hine & juinud the Whi. Bcth of these mectings were held in the PUL Hall, and I saw a nctice cf the meetings on o bulletin board at the Puls Hall. ~ "I think the Fresident cf the Local at Mine 4, Ss serps stem (phonetic) tuck charge of the first meeting. at this neetift, Ac - wos decided, There were arguzrents for ond opgainst pcins, over tc tho Ue. There were ne fights end as far as I knw, no Ui organizers were presente "zt the seccnd meeting I think the rresident cf the PLA local was in charrec. Nething wes decided ct this meoting. There was a fight on the stairwoy. IJ was in tho hall, and did nct see it. They were both PMA men, as far es I know. I did not take an active part in the meeting and I was not on any comrittecs. No UMfif mombers were there to my knowledge. No one told me I had to join the Wi, "I did not ro te the Elks Club when they votcd fcr the iw, but semecne told me abcut it later. I kmew thet since the UMW won the vote, it would be necessary fcr me to join the Wi in crder to go back to work. "On rpm ac ars are I went to the UW office and signed a membership card. I think conditions at the mino under thé Ubi was abcut the seme as befere the Wii wes there. I quit cn end went to the ranther Crock Mine #5 and joined tho rluiA, just to bo nearcr to my home. "I have read and I understand encugh English so thet I under stand each ef the three pages of this statement, and I wish to say that it is the truth te the best cf my lmrewlodro. wes presont during the tine this statenont wos Tree Rt oe hos read the three pages cf this statenont. (8) eT ! ; : Wwitnosseds | Ga frei agont, FBI. . , C lian eel nT narnia, nice | ca Pig