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APT presentiy employed at Panther Creek Kine #. is not considered to be a good potential witness due to an ) extremely difficult accent, a rather dulled mentality, and an obnoxious appearance, He could only recall events which excited him. "Springfield, Ill. : . August 28, 1943. I make the following statement t , See me, who have identified themselved 80 the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No promise. threats, or consideration of any kinc has been made to me to get me to make this statement. I am willing ifn necessary to go to court tor repeat this statement. “J have been mining since Wa In fos I joined the Progressive Nine Workers of America. I was glad to be able to join. the Progressives theni I was not working at Mine 5B then, and did not go to Mine B uni) I was a member of the Progressives all the time and liked that union. still a member of the Progressives. I do not want to join the United vine” Workers, I have never wanted to join the United Mine Workers since I have belonged to the Progressives. “Before the strike at Mine B in 1937 things went along pretty well. Everybody liked the Progressive Mine Workers, and the officers of local #54. The only people I knéw oF who wera complaining about the Union were 12 men who the union kicked out. Te had a strike because the mine managers would not fire these men who had been kicked out of the Union, I went out and stayed at the mine for two or three months until the Marshall cama with an injuction and we left. I voted in the election which was held a few days after the injunction. It was a fair election. No one told me how to vote. I voted just as I pleased. There was no trouble at all. "then we went back to the mine after the strike, there were a few falls, They lost box #5. They still have not fixed that part, as far T TAR rh art wi nanan ad te he eee wlio te Dee Few wien 638 4 know. The nén wad wers supposea +O Of WOrKIDE 10 pox vo WHS Were Proe gressives were given bad jobs in other part of the mine, but the mon who were United Line Workers got good jobs in the other parts of the mine. - There were a lot of men hired at the ~{ne who were supposed to be timborman, ~ 145 = , so Lote ‘ .* ee 4 “yt Bord we. . ’ - * V4 Sof ne ne tate we Me ae Me. Se eg ee eR era ete te a rel ee Se te commen Se ie ee ee ee ae ae SE dine we See FW