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fad +a ee re Re foe iii ia a a ny a “s on Fe ‘ rs - é ny S77h ye Yn “ZAVIE + iy \ The followinz investi tation mas conducted a Spec'22 avent and : ‘4: J —_: Sprinzfield, Z1l. on August 23, 1940 . 4t the residence of oe he ; Springfield, Tilinois, Agents interviewed hin a e advised ag never been arrested in his life, Tt was noted that he seemed to have a prefercnce for UM] and in re- sponse to acunts! questions he onl: remembered those things which he felt woulc in no waz be to his disadvantage. Hs appearcd to be @ shrowd with a convenicnt memory and is not b lieved that he would make a go The foliowing signed statunent was obtiined from him: Springfield, Tii., August 28, 1945 ‘1, Ga er oe inufield Til., am making this frec and voluntar: statenent to Sn 22% who arc known to me to be Special hscnte oP the Federc 1 Bar sine inresti gation, United Stats Depariment of Justice. Ne promises or threats have been made me and this statement is truc and correct. — mend came to the United States fe mma bucawse a citizen around Tanac dis cr at Mine B prinzficld, Ill., and Save been there for ebout wears. 1 first join - a coal miners union arounc at Sprin-field, I11., and have never held amy union office, As far as eo those were no difficulties between Elshoff and UM! up to 1932 or so. fFrior to 1352 Eishoff and Wi ot along as far as I know of. around 1932 T joined FLA because all the other miners — did and did not t:ke any active >art in the matter. It séoms to me tnat PL pot along with Elshoff alricht between 1932 and the time the mine closea, and Tf don’ t reeall of there “being : ; any strikes or other trouble betucen that time. I don't know if Elshoff or Fricetti ad any difficulties with FHA betvee. 1932 ani 1337. I was noi an active menber of FI. but did pay ny dues and attended only a very fin mectinzs. Between 1932 and 1937 I be- ha lieve that the Pi. officials dit a yood job and I never tas suspicious of Oe them and they scened to get for us miners what we wanted and I nuver suspect. i them of doing anythin, wron, with our noney or rights, I f<el thet those : Fa members had a fair and honest trisl. I don't think that UNT ever picke* Hine B before the strike. Before the :ine closed no one contacted me at hr .: %T was born in in or at the nine to come back to UM’, I did not know of any Ur men working 5 ° : y in Min. B who were giving information to UM .before the strike, > ~ , oo, - f E .