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oan Mr. Mr. . ( eee os Sonett ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ~ v v UTDERE 1S UNCLASSIFIED oN ‘ VW Auguat 2, 1943 DATE 2/2 Bipaady "BAC, Springfield. eo oF RE: gous L. LEWES, RAY EDUTEDSOM, 2 Pet . ~ oe WALTPR J. JAMES, Officials of pores pA! ag . United Mine Yorkers of Aueriony 0°" > SETAE CARL HH. ELSHOFF, Owner of Mine y a gt L RIGHTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. : a tee In confirmation of the info and instroctiona given YOU, telephonically today by Special Agent you are sivisese © 9. that the Department hea requested s te ee investigation ty = “C the Bureau into charges that John L. Lewis, Ray Edmundson and Walter J. “ Jamea, officials of the United Mine Workers of America, and Carl H. = -- Elehoff, Owner of Mine B, Springfield, Dlinois, conspired during the © years 1937 to 1941 in violation of Section $1, Title 18, U. 8. Code, ~~ to injure and oppress "lshoff's employees in the free exercise of the rights secured to them by the National Labor Relations Act. Acoording to in format ion furnished by ; the De Deper it is alleged that the gum o was paid from the ye "Dt tie ; 1941 by officials of the Forkers of keerica. our wie operator of Mine B, with the intent to induce Elehoff to impoas, uf Jaber practioss upon his employees, who were at that time menigys of rival union, the Progressive Mine Workers of America. teeta Tolson_jag advised that if it can be proven that Slshoff and official¥ of the E. 4. Tapreedg Wine Forkers of America conspired to deprive mars ection ton 9 Mr. Cless_ gressive Mine Workers of Anerica of. fede a se Mr. Coffsy_of the National Labor Relations het, thers oould undoubted]y bevestabliahed F. arin z . u fe —& Wiolation of Section 51, Title 28, o,8 + 008, nae B 3 =. Mr, Nichols There are attached copies 4 sengranda fo r the A Aneraaf cena Mr. Rosen from Assistant attomey Oeneral 1 3 aited oo ey bene round —_ Mr. Tracy wy 2 zy 1943, nespecti vely- These memoranda eet forth a ‘Mr. Acers ones ~ : . Mr. Caraon Mr. Harbe Mr. Hendon Mr. Mumford Mr. Starke Mr. Quinn Tamm ansnitted Mr. Nease q . i re om a, _ Miss Gandy & a waa one