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RE: JOH 2. BEMIS, ET aL ah te Ay INTERVEN V1 TE s0ooned to Be on the square at thst election”: : (continued) _ TZ didn't go to the s@no auch after the @loction in December of 1997. I remenber © that Tpny Plotch came to my house in the summer time and asked ne why I) didn't join the United. He said I would get a better *antry" at the plant. He wanted me to sign a menbershdp card, but I told him I didn't want to so he left. "I went back to Mine B in 1939 when the mine re opened. When I first tricd to start work I was told they weren't ready for me, but I started work about 2 or three weeks after tho rest had started. When I went out to the mine Oscar Falcetti told me my section had caved in and that I had no section to work in. I started working in a different section when I went back and didn't get back to my old section, im for almost a year. JZ didn't hear any remarks about any fires. Myhen we went back to the Mine We worked under an "open shop" rule, but in my opinion the nen at first thought the Progressives would win out. I think Elshoff & the company showed favortism toward United, but it is prett hard for me to give any definite informtion avout that. It was the rumor that in order to get a job at the mine it was necessary for a nep to the united officials. It was tha rumor that if a man saw : . Edmmdson, Bohannon or any other wiitea official that a man could ge ed A lot of our nen felt that there was some connection between thited and the company, but none of us could prove anything. wy have read the above statement consisting of seven pages and declare it to be true and correct. I have initialed the first six pages and have signed this, the seventh and last page." - /s/ "Witnessed: Special Agents, F. B. I., : U. S. Dept. of Justice* 7 a . - .- - v r Lr - FS J : g were ® ee ene ae ee ce Pe ot nL oe eon a