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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ETAL Femember hearing anvthing oft RISHOFY enarriphpe ang Tae eOt Saenwit Shins “7s ne that he planned to operate Mine & with the U.M.W, men. There was & lot of talk in this mooting, wondering what ELSHOFF going to do, but I don't know of any committes being appointed. "I went to o P.M.A. meeting ot K. C. Hall on a Sunday aftcr- noon. i big men, whose name I don't know, oonducted the meeting, and saic it was best for the men tc stick together and join the U.M.W. if we wanted +. a oe _ = we to work, and if we wanted to avoid trouble liks Nines Bo had. After the vote to gc U.M..., EDMUNDSON spoke to the men, and said hoe would welcome us baok. He said the mine would open as soon as possible, and that we wouldn't have - to pay an initiation fee. There had been sevoral meotings jst before this at Progressive Hill, but I don't remember any oommitty.. “being appointed, or anything special going on. “Since the U.M.W. has been beck at the mino, things are about as they were under P.M.A., although they might have been o little better under P.M.A, The only reason I rejoined U.M.W. was to kesp my dob at Mine die "The foregoing, consisting of two pages, has been read to mo and I state it is true to the best of my imowledge. /s/ ti, Witnesses: an = . —_ " Springfield, Ii1.” io: - 287 -