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ce elie at ggg lane NTERV IR =ITH nT went to Ming Bto picket to protect my job and no one forced me to go there at all and I never heard of continued anyone being forced to go there. The strike ws very quiet for those 2 months and there wasn't any fights there thit I know of and we were just protecting the property. WEarly thet morning I was at the mine on that strike and the Lirshall cate to me and took my name and then save me a subpoena and then T went home. None of us complained at all after the Marshall told us we would have to set off the property and we all left peacably and there were no fights or anything like that. I was at the mine about one-half of the timc durinz the strike. "I Did not hear anything about the attempt to onen the mine in Dec. of 1937, did not go to the mine at that time. "I Voted in the first NLRB election voting for the PMA. This election was by secrcct ballot and so far as I know was held in an honest manner, I voted for PRA becinse that wes the ynian oraoniz gxtion at tre mins tans at that time. Iwas alwoys well satisfied with the way they ran things. "I did not herr anythins ~bout the attempt to open the mine in Jin. 1938 and did not go to the mine a; that tine. "I recall nothinc unusual during the period from Jan. 1938 and the time the mine onened, curing most of this time I was on the WPA . and wes not payine much attention to what ts coine on in connection with the mine. . then the mine reopened in 1939 I recieved a letter from the mine to come back and go to work. reported for work understanding at the time thit I wis to be paid the regular Tllinsis wipe rate. I went back to work that same morning working as always as a Company, man. When I went bick to work Ag one asked-mén whether I belonged to the Progressive or the UM’ 2nd so far as I know n> one else wis asked. I still have in my possossion the letter recicved telling me to go back to work and of the stipulation between the Bine "3 Cacl fo. and the Union, which provided for our return to work. ae "about 4 or 6 months after my return to work I joined the UHY I joined this Union at that time because I felt this was the way the mJjroity was goin’. No one threatened me and I dont know of anyone who was threatened . a or beaten _ I did hear gossip around the mins about some men having been. I did not at that tine care which Union I belonged to. TI herd not state- ments on the port of the manarement as to which Union they wanted the men in the mine to belong tos I never saw any person favored by the minige- rent beciuse of the Union to which they belonged, I ws troated the eee ee a a al ee eae Et eal oe a eae road “7 ed