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a a er Ss 8 INTERVIEW WITH PE 13:08, Special cont I on vas re- fused employment at Mine 8 during occasions, and went so far as to file a claim with NLRE because he failed good witness on the “refused employment at Mine B after November 6, 1939 FA question". QR nes no known criminal record. He furnished was interviewed @ B mployment, — b a number of to secure employment. For this reason it is felt that he would make a the following signed statements "Springfield, Iil. September 20, 1945. yr, NER li. voluntarily make the sollacing restorer re trees #7" as No threats or promises were made to cause me to 6 this statement and I know that the facts can be presented in court. - "During the fall of 1940 I applied for a job driving mules at Mine B, on 15 or 20 occassions, talking to Oscar Falcetti on each occassion. The first time I was there he took me in the office and he asked me where I worked last. I told him Panther Creek g4 (which was PMA}. He told me "nothing doing" and asked me to come back again. When I returned on a number of occassions he would just shake his head. "I had a friend by the name oo is who got a job as oss at Mine B, and 2 tried to get him to help me but I still didn't get "I saw others there on the days that I asked for work, but never heard him, Oscar Falcetti, refuse or hire anyone else. However, I know that he did hire some miners from Panther Creek #4 who changed over to UMWA. Some of them talked to me when I was out there looking for a job. "yr, Falcetti never asked me to change my affiliations or promised me a job if I would do so. "after I was 8 refused about 2 times the PMA Local Officials a0uvVasoa he see “ se woe = wine SS Atty. "T have had the above statements consisting of 14 pages read to me by Agent The same are true and correct. ee | . /-/ is Special Agents, F.B.I., Springfield, Illinois, « - 237 « woe