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Re: JOM! L. LEWIS, ET aL et Springfield, Illinois asf “I heard thet the following men were trying to organize Fi. mevbers to join the Ut: JOE _OLESECE JOEN SOP TOR) iY NLS aTDRE SCTSLEVIOUS com & ire DQ IKIC_}..SQUALE GDOREE TC. FETE CTR TiCKL defo FRANK ,.USTIN Ch.ieS BOR.NNON TOMY FLOTCH JB SS_EALE “I do not recall ovorhetrire “%, convurenticn betieen one of the men and 4@ miney in which conmvc.cetion the miner wis esked to join TIT or threatened if te J.4 not. I was never p:rsoneally approached and esked to join Ul. , “I do not reswuber the racts and details concerning the wage scele controversy. “Tocen not recall the Fiu. meeting of May 11, 1937 when the mines Were ejected from the Pius “I remember that on the morning before the strike eterted some of the minere short locded their coel cars end I did the same, morealy because others wore doing it. No one instructed 6 to short-load and I do not know why it wae done. , "I do not remoc-ber sisning any petitions either for Fi. or vi, *I never wont back to Ving “BY efter Vey 13, 1937 with the intention of returning to work. “In 1938 I cot a iol am “I heve carefully reed and fully understand this stetonent consisting of tyvo and one helf wares end it is true end correct to the best of my knowledge. - 55 « ET a ee Se a a ae ee ett oa “4 196315 Fup OE ee mete meet aA ET Re me me me