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k * Ce ne aed vee ne Illinois, . \ Speoial agents Ge at his rcesidense.s ‘ viocwed in the presence of his wife and he advises wo for been orrasted in his lifoe It wos notod that he had difficulty in undoretanding the ; questions montioned to him and his nomory was rethor poore Ho appearod to be honest ond oocporative but it is belicved hoe would bo hord to interview os & witness unloss his tostinony is absolutely neoessrrye He gave agonts the following signed estatenent and inaanugh ts ho cannot write, he signed both pages of the statencnt with an "X" and his wife sinned hie nuno for hine Springriold, lile, Auguat 30, 1943. nyestigation, United Statos Donarteont of Justiosse No threats or pronises hive been mnede ne to give this stateionte "I wes born * a ‘gaeeond Toone to tho Trited States about Segond I an no€ an Mmoriomm oitizone I applied for first paoers but they can't find whore I cane into this oountrye “I worked at i; sinse G.RL FLSHOFF took it over ond TI werkod til. D your age ¥ ugg oil wee Q oon] digger theres arcim? gis Illinois I mt union but before t worked jn Ponnsyl via where you did not hive to belong to a unions IT heve never hold ony union office at any tince Prior to 1932 I felt thet Uf! wos moro for the oupany thon for the minorse at thet tine I changed over to PYA &s tha -thers.did but it didn't meko ony difforonce to mo which union thore wos and I never helped tham orgsnizo tho Pf theree In 1932 when wo bolonged - to Ui we miners felt that we should not tuke the cut that JOHN. L. Les wanted ue te tekes at first PMs mon got along pretty good with CARL ELSHOFF and thoy woro able to bargain und muke oontraots and I don't know of any troublea betwean thon ot 011 os evorything sogmed to be ale right as fur os I knowe I novwor hourd of tnyone suspocting the PMA offioials of dving wrong thingse TI went to most of the PY neoetingas betwoon 1932 und 1937 before tho mine olcseds. Tho union wis protty fair whon I wos thore at Ming Be Wobuly evorb told me I had tc stay with PMA ani oculd not jJcino UT, I nevor any opinion rogard ing thoso Pla mon deing sent to joil fur the benbings as I nover knew eny= ~ 1235 «