John L Lewis — Part 7

42 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 24, 1943 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: John L Lewis · 42 pages OCR'd

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Re: JOHN L, LE.IS, ET AL b 1b -. INTERVIEs wiTH "I wes a séct. in a “ldoat® Union — a Coal Mine, Springfield, I11. for sbout on {continucd) in at which time the mine was closed for finenclal teasons, . “So far es I know the relationship betweun kr. Elshoff ot Mino "B" with PMA was good between the summex of 1936 and May 1937. I do not know anythirg sebout the relationship betrrecn Mr, Elshoff at Mino "B" and U.M.a. prior to 1932. “Up until Mey 12, 1937 there was no trouble at Mine "B" and there were no strikes, ; "So fer as I know there were good relations betwoen ELSHOFF and FaLCeTTI cf Kine "E" and PMA during, the time I was omployed there, noither of whom ever mentioned union mattcrgs to ne. : So far as IT imcw tho mummers of FRA liked tho union and were mom- bers of PMA beeause they liked the union and thought Pf could do more for them than any other union. 0 “"T was never interested jn wrion affairs, and attcnded only a faw mecting of the union each year. "The mombers of PMA theu;ht the members of PKA convicted for bomb- ing should not have been convicterl as they did not get a fair triei, I cannot furnish any detaila concerning th. attitude of the membors of PHA concorning the conviction of Pia membors in *\ombing cases as I was not interested. "I cannot furnish any ir formation concerning the finencial oper~ tions of Pka, there were very few special assessments during the time J Wes a member of PEA. "During the time I was omployed at Wine wh" U.M.a. never attempted to organize the enployeos of Mine "B" in any way, o one ever attempted to get mc to become a zomber of U.M.%. when I was enployed at Mine "B", I never gan any employses at Kine "B" attempting to get any other omployces of Kine "B" to become a member of Uw. "I never eax any officials of UND with the managoment of Mine "B®, a *I lmow thurs was an attempt by union offictala of FTA to obtain . higher weges for tre exp loyees of PMA but there was pever any trouble at the mine in April or Uday 1957 conserning an increase in the wage scale. None cf the men alleged by PMA to be spies for UMA, the names of whom I do not know, svor atid anything to me about an incrcase in tho wego scale. So fer as F- ee ee. ey

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Re: JOHN L, LE.IS, ET AL

b 1b -.

INTERVIEs wiTH "I wes a séct. in a “ldoat® Union —

a Coal Mine, Springfield, I11. for sbout on

{continucd) in at which time the mine was closed for
finenclal teasons, .

“So far es I know the relationship betweun kr. Elshoff ot Mino "B"
with PMA was good between the summex of 1936 and May 1937. I do not know
anythirg sebout the relationship betrrecn Mr, Elshoff at Mino "B" and U.M.a.
prior to 1932.

“Up until Mey 12, 1937 there was no trouble at Mine "B" and there
were no strikes, ;

"So fer as I know there were good relations betwoen ELSHOFF and
FaLCeTTI cf Kine "E" and PMA during, the time I was omployed there, noither of
whom ever mentioned union mattcrgs to ne. :

So far as IT imcw tho mummers of FRA liked tho union and were mom-
bers of PMA beeause they liked the union and thought Pf could do more for
them than any other union.

0 “"T was never interested jn wrion affairs, and attcnded only a faw
mecting of the union each year.

"The mombers of PMA theu;ht the members of PKA convicted for bomb-
ing should not have been convicterl as they did not get a fair triei, I cannot
furnish any detaila concerning th. attitude of the membors of PHA concorning
the conviction of Pia membors in *\ombing cases as I was not interested.

"I cannot furnish any ir formation concerning the finencial oper~
tions of Pka, there were very few special assessments during the time J
Wes a member of PEA.

"During the time I was omployed at Wine wh" U.M.a. never attempted
to organize the enployeos of Mine "B" in any way, o one ever attempted to
get mc to become a zomber of U.M.%. when I was enployed at Mine "B", I
never gan any employses at Kine "B" attempting to get any other omployces
of Kine "B" to become a member of Uw.

"I never eax any officials of UND with the managoment of Mine "B®,

a *I lmow thurs was an attempt by union offictala of FTA to obtain

. higher weges for tre exp loyees of PMA but there was pever any trouble at the
mine in April or Uday 1957 conserning an increase in the wage scale. None cf
the men alleged by PMA to be spies for UMA, the names of whom I do not know,
svor atid anything to me about an incrcase in tho wego scale. So fer as F-

ee ee. ey