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= 7 + 7" ’ ¥, [ * : + = -- be to s S27e_ a0 "Relative to relations between P HW officials & P MW membership I heard isolated expressions that P MU was racket-run, but I do not recall who made the statements, There was no compulsion by P MW to keep members in line. I only attended about ve of Pw mect~ ings as they net in Sgrinzgficid, 11. I ran for # local 54 in the Fall of 1936 but lost. ° "It is my ozinion the rank & file ef P W thouzht the P HW mombers who vere defcrdants in the bombing cases were framed and were not responsible for the bombings. "The members of P Mv did nis fcel they were taken advantage of a financial way as all assessnents werc put to 2 vote. For the first nw meocoame wt em oun ££” .1. thin A waa Mb oe £ho firs 4 <5 eh the ass5essiecet mts Wore 15 plus Toe aucs AG el Vel wil Jato Year the ¥ ducs to FP if f were a little hicher than those paid to U lf i, "As to relations btiven local 54 & UL W from Sust. 1932 fo April, 1937 there was bickering over mcuibcrship and = group of about ticlve Poli U members wiieh included Dominic Pasquale formed a local of Us at Hine "BY & then told Elshaff t5 fecognlze them as they had a om mjority. This was before the shut dow about lay, 1937. ~ A "The U vw did not sct up z picket line, distribute literaturc, | | lis xt but they did have organizers in tac minc afo renentioned. as follows: Joe 4lbancse |. John Ananialsa andrew Schr -levious John $irtout _ Pominic. Pasquale George Jacaway Pete Carter ~~ Emory” Jacavway Pronk Austin Charlés Bohannan Tony Plotch ~Fames Wala” A Pe A Wie All of the bove nentioncd orc.nizers of U UW had contacted me to join U Noe saying the U HW would give stricter regulations which would make better working conditions. "Concerning the waze scale controversy in the Spring of 1937 the miners falt to wy knowledge they nore’: cot a report from Elsnall what the temporary agrecnent was, & that as soon as a contract was signed there would bo a retroactive clause in it. I don't recall what the agreenent was. As to the wages I felt, & believe the others folt, that the P iW would give the same as UU a vould offer, but as P i w was snaller thoy would let U iW state what their contr.ct was & the P u Wf would adopt the sane torms.