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! a Director, FBI -h- | _ : 9-6-43 7 Progressive Hine workers of america was ever taken up with him by. CARL ELSHOFF to determine whether or not this might be ani unfair labor ~ practice, It should be determined whether or not RaY EDMUNDSON or WaLlTik J, JaMES ever showed lf, CLARK any petition or other form of proup Signatures such as application cards or membership cards, Prior to ELSu0/F'S signing a contract with United Mine Workers of America on .utvust 13, 1937, or subsecuent thereto, and prior to December 15, 1937 s} whon +he fi rst Na ti onal Labor Delatianse Bnara alonts .0n Was held on po oe OR eS heed wag Nt ke Lee Ow Whi a an hae For the information of the washington Field Office, Mr. 0. S. S:ITH was Ficld Examiner out of the 43th Region, Chicago Office, National Labor kelations Board. Mr. LEO'ARD JURK, Regional Director, during part ‘of the Mine "B" controversy, on interview has advised that SIZTH was the Field “xaminer most familiar with ‘fine "3" matters. Since he is presently connected with the National Labor Relations Board in “iashington there is no doubt but what he will have access to any files necessary in connection * +h +h ++ vith this matter. de should be particularly questioned as te whether or not CARL ELSHOFF ever contacted him on or about May le, 1937 for an opirion as to whether or not the dismissal of or the refusal to dismiss the twelve miners expelled from the Progressive Mine WorRers of america on May 11, 1937 was an unfair labor practice. He should also be questioned as to whether or not RiY <DMINDSON, wiLlToR J. JaiGS or any other official of the Unitcd lfine workers of america ever showed to him a petition or a group of application cards or membership cards which would purport to prove that the United Ifine workers of america had a majority of the miners Sioned ip in iline 3" prior to that union's Signing a contract with ELSHOFF on .ugust 18, 1937, or after that and prior to the National Labor Relations Board election on December 15, 1937. any inform tion indicating that ELSHOFF and ELUNDSON were verking together in connection with this matter or any occasion when S.ITH may have been contacted by both individuals would be important to this case. Mr, SLMITH should be questioned conecuermiig the@@fatioial Labor Relatio:s Board election of December 15, 1937 after which the United Mine *sorkers claimed fraud in eonnection with the election. He should also be questioned as to whether or not any inVystigation ims made by the National Labor Relations Board on the allegation of fraud in the clection and what, if any, was the conclusion of the investigation. For the further information of the Washington Ficld Division, it is known Mr. DUKFMN represented the Nataon2l Labor Relations Board in a stipulation and agrcemert between Hine "3" Coal Company, Progressive. Hinc vorkcrs of omerica and United Hine Jiorkers of america, which was af signed on sugust 10, 1938. He also represented the National Labor - : Relations Board in a decision and order of the National Labor Relations — Board, which was dated Scptember 19, 1938.