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ing statenent which he executeds. _— a favorable ritness to testify to those natters set forth in the fdlluwe "Springfield, Dlincis - _ aug. 29, 1943 apa ke the following Vi ‘luntary statenent both of whom have identified : pectal agents uf the Federal Bureau of . Investigation. No threats ur prornises have been mide to ne to in- cuce me to make this statenent. . a _£ resently reside arted rining at th: & nine in “a and jeinsad the T.4/, union in that year. I hax ve never held any cflice in the yéay IT went to work at i‘ine B in and joined the P.M.a. union at that time. tuhen I first started working for line B the working conditions were all right and things svenod tu be going alony OK. "it the tine of the strike 193 was 1 a the South west part of the mine. I know “that t ther was a union meeting Just a day or two before the strike, but T mrever paid nuch-, attention tu wnion activities. a6 far i8s.]7 know all ‘the men were retting alung all right with the conpany. Our wiion officers scened to be doing their job well and the company sccned te Like our union. m ch “t wl i i] on is | ves ve) —~J 4 3 74 a 4 4B & i] Ls] rd che = 4 4 if] “ r "J heard talk after the strike that some of the P.}.4. men were working fur the U.4.A. I also heard that the strike was over these nen. "I do nut know anything about any dispute betwean the company and the men over wages as T never paid much attention to what the uniun wag doing. | ie do not know whether the rest of our union was about sat t thet ate UBL TICS. dving anythin about wage . "On the cay of the strike in 1937 I went to work as usual and rencnber that some of our union uw fficers were having a talk with Falcetti in his office about sume men whe were supposed to be dis charged. Sone of thesc nen wore .ndy, Jve iilbainese, John Sirtout, and maybe sume others that I can't remenber.” Gur of ficeys” tine out ale so wet 7 7 as + wot z ot rn at at * mae ee ee et gl a ee ee game wtp eae oe me ree Py ae ine Ca te oe