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Per JOHN L, LB’IS, ET AL IXTERV IEW Vp P,.a. officials were doing alright. TI dont know “oe of any force being used to keep the men Peiisne in lines I never did go a whole lot to Union’mestingse I did ettend sane tomarda the laste “It ie my belief and the general opinion that the P.M... miners — convicted of the bombings rere not guilty but had beer framed by the t.!: ms ‘eo “I dont rerher #11 about the money but as far ae I was concerned it wes cll o.k. ‘The local P.J.A. wee run by the men, there was no clique that war running things that I recall. “Bet veen 1932 and 1937 I don't remember the U.?.%. picketing the mine or bothsring the men any wey. J sav no literature or letfe= lets distributed by U."..W. I dont knor whether the alleged U.ILW. epies were active ir this period or not if they vere it wes down below and I wes always on top. "I never hoerd of ir. Elehoff giving any parties in Springfield or Chicozo for 0.1.0. officicle or mene I have heard that he gives. porties but I never did know vcho they were for. , “.fter the union contract ran out in 1937, I understood thet whetever the wage 302le wos it wouig be retroactive to April the first. Ivee told this by P.M. officinls, I dont think there wae any foeling at this timo that the P.MedA. wouldn't be able to gat es good e« contract ns Uetie’ « In april 1937 there was some talk cround wondering whether they would get beek pay but nothing ecrious heppend. The management naver talked to me about whet its attitude towarde dealing with P.MA. woe but oe ve vent on to the time oc theestrika the men began to febl thet Elshoff ween't going to deel with P.b.be "TI wes not at the ~eseting where the so-called epics were exmélled. I heard about thie nesting before it h-ppened tut did not ge The next morning «hen I came to work I heard about th.se men heving been expelled and that the Co. rould not fire them, The men felt the position of the Cos wae wronge I remember Joe_albencse, . Jemce Halo, indrew Schreleviovus, Comonic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Fronk_ . suetin, Tony Plotch, Jom smarting Join Sirtout; Geo. & Bmory Jocaway, - & Chas, Bohthicn as being the tFdublesono group at the rine Boma OP £ : these Wore tho once expelled at this time. I know the mon were not = satisfied over wages but I thing the real reason for the trouble wase the Coa, refuecl to fire these mone I rember some of the cars boing londod ehort on Vay 12, 1937, I cont kmow why thie wae, whether it weg on account of wees or over the firing of these mene This one - - 110 -