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ercarT Sa Oa 20 Re SE FRSA ROR Re: JOHN L.. LEWIS, ET AL Zz 1943. not have Seri record. a not make a good witness a6 he i is uneducated and is very vague out the facte. The following ststement was obtained rr : rrr Ill., . ugust $1, 1945. aii Tll., mnke the following voluntary stetement ee I know to be Special agents of the Federal Bur of Investige no force, thrents or promises have beer mide in obteining this ststement and I mow that what I may say may be used ina court df law. = ennigrated to the U. 5, "I was born ix Be i 3 eitisenship w Wes dor ivod through "I have never held an office in any union. ®In 1932 I was a member of a looal UMi. The local UM: for some unknown reason changed to PMA so I bec...2 9 member of PMA, "Prior to the change from wa locnl to PMA, Elshoff of Mince "B* scemed to have been on good rolations with Ti» "Between Sept. 1932 and May 12, 1937 there were no strikes at Mine "B® and the mine was not closed duim. "No one attemsted to change me from UM? to PMA betwoon Sept. 1932 ané May 12, 1937. Tho management scemed to have been on good relations with Pea and the manegemont had a good attitude toward settling grievances. "I considered FMA a good Union and I was satisfied with PMA, no unusual special assessments were placec against me by PUA. I took no “4 - interest in union activities, I took no interest in the bombing cases and i can furnish no information concerning thems ze . i % ~ 147 «