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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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aa * RE: JOHN L, LEIS, ET AL INTLEVIC. SITE amas "I did not sign a UN petition or aly other (contimed) potition in the Suner of 1937. _ NT do not know of the formation of a nev U ¥ > Local 7469 my 29, "I attended sone P Na& m-ctinss in the Suaner of 1937, but I do not roiber vhat took plaec. I was not thrcesi.nad at these nectinzs. So far as Fo knov there was no vialence in the suror of 1957. "Sonetine in Suzterber, 1337 Iwas inforned that P Ma hed e picket linc at Minc "B". I wont to inc "B® as a pickct about four dais aft.r the viexeting startcé, as I thou ht I vould enjoy acting ae a picket. I vanted to act es a picket and no onc threutencd mc if I did not act as a picket. There wes no forces or vViolenec when Iwas a siclict. I becase sick after about a wonth and a half of picketing and return houc. while et hone I heard an injumetion had boun obt.incd to prevuent picketing of Mine "BY. T eam un- abl: to mike a stctccent as to the attitude meub rs of F FP « took toward the imjpr.ction as T ‘took no interest in it. No pickets Vere brought in, all piciets Vere local, *I did not know of an attonpt to open Mine "BY Dec. 13, 1937. -"T voted at the N Li B election Dec. 15, 1937 for PMA. The electio: ves foir and no threats were nade to anyone. So far as I know the miners of Ming "B" went to vote voluntarily; end no one was carried to vote by F MN a. 4 *T did not know of an attempt to open Hine "B® on Jan. 4, 1938. "I wes euplored by th¢ §oal Mine in the first part of 13936 as @ miner and I did not take any intercst in Mine "Bb" after I was ei employed at the se oe ME therefore, I am unable to furnish any infor- nétion subs quent to the first sart . i938 concerning, Mine "BF", an "I reccived notice to report for work at Mine "Bt im Now. 1939, but I did not report for work as I vas enple, ‘ed, nor did I take ary intercst in the opening of the cxine. "T heave head the prec is trve ani corrett to the be 2 c ceeding five pages read to ne and tee statsu.ent st it may knowledge. {sf ~ Smcial wont - F. B. I. ‘ Nien leg - Special Aunt, F. B. I.® we ue Vs | oA ger re wo ‘ ? + ty" Pa che hae “ee chy es 4 a * 4 NE a i — wa Ae eg Sale aes Tyne ne ae “we a oe pony: & ie ryt
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