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Re: JOHN L. LE-IS, ET aL INTERVIEW WITH a, *Several time din the summer of 1937 sume men (continued) Weeenaceenal fron U BW came to me to get me to sign a petition for U. M. W. but I ncver did. 2. don't know tho names of the U. M. W. men who brought these petitions. ; ®t the time he new U. M. W. local wag. OT RE iG 1937, I was not asked to join the U. M. #4. i ne eo a Therefor, I can give 20 r w, men during this sumer... "I don't recall that I rceeived any notices of ar ve by the owners of “ine B to o,en up in the svnrcr of 1937. 5 _I didn't take a“great interest in luor activitics b did go state arsenal in December 1937 to vot. i: an election called by the National Labor Relations Board. I went of my own free will. No one took me to the voting place. The cletion was advertised in the paper. At this election I voted for thc P. H. #. because I wanted to belong to that union. It-was the best union as far as J an concermed, and I did not want to have anything t. do with T. ML OW. "Tho election was mm by the N. L. R. B. As far as I am con- carned the election was fair and aquare, Nobody told me how or when te de anything at the election, , ~, he "Because I had quit ny job 1s a iiner before the strike startcd in May 1937, I did not receive any notice from the mine that I could ree tum to the mine for 2 job. I don't mow if the nine sent out notices to the riners that they co id rcturn to work. . - "J rccall that I voted in the elcetion of 1941 in Februarr. The N LR B said that I could vote occause I was an honorary menber of P, M, The ming conpgany contended that my vote was not valid beause I was not employed at the mine at the time of the election. I voted but my vote was thrown out. . . MH ."T have had this statenent consisting of this and six othcr pages - read to me, and I statc that it is true to the best of my knowledge and recollection.* {sf a ME, Speeial i gent, F. B. r., Springficld, Ni, poeial Agent - - F. B. Tes Springfield, ni. ¥ .