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Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL INTERVIE: WITH pringrield, home by Special as: tember 14, 1943. criminal record. is able to speak Lnelish well, make a good Government witness as he favors UMW. GRE f2rcisnes the following signed statement: ‘Springfield, Tl. September 14, 1943. nT, Til., make the following voluntary statenent to whom I know to be Special agents of “or Investipation. No force threats or promises have been made in ob- taining this statement ani I know that what I may say may be used in a court of la‘, ployed at the present timc. Springfield, "I bocane a member of UL about IB in Springfield, Tl. and remained a momber of UM until 1932 at unich time I became a member of PHA. I becanc a member of PA because my local UMV union changed to FMA. I did not want to changs to PMA and only made the change beeause majority of thc miners wished to change to PMA. "i have never taken an active mart in any union activities and never held office. . "ZT Wikked PUA as @ union and I can say nothing against PMA, but I always prefered UMW as I did not wish but one union. “I rsad in the nevspaver in about Sept. 1941 that Elshoff bought Mine "A", I did not think at that time there would be any change in the operation of inc 4%. "So far as I know the cmployces st Mine "A" wore satisfied with PMA at Mince 'A™ prior to the timc Elshoff bought the mino.- bought the mins. "Tl heard that it was possibl: for Mince "A" to be operated through Mine "B* and that Mine "A" would not be openad unless the i » $60 - eR linge