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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL INTERVIEW charge of thie meeting he told us that Elshoff had said if we signed up with U. NM. W. he would ontinued open the mine but he wasn't going to open it "The meeting at Elks Club was also in charge as this was to seo whot we ware going to do, they gave us papers to sign up Tor the U. M. We. end ell sere but 26 signed. Edmundson came over after we had signed up with U. M. #, He said he was glad we had come back so there would be no trouble. He told us we would not have to pay any initiation fee. I «i gned up that afternoon. I signed up with BD. M. W. because I liked them better because they are al] over the U- S. and Canada. The Progressives ere only & amill organization and they can't push anything. "J wos not on any committee in connection with the Union switch. I did not go to the office of Edmundson or Elshoff ofter this meeting. Con~ ditions st Mine A are very good and the stmo os they always were. “I hove hed Agent QAR rend to me this 3 page handwritten state~ ment and it is al] true ond correct to the best of my knowledg. I am sign~ ing this statement of my om free will. "Witnessed: Js — ; : ecicl Aront F. B. I. | pecinl Agent, FP. Be Ie St. Paul, Minn. "Springfield, Ill, Sept. 16, 1943." ~ £95 «