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RE: JOHH L. LEIS, ET aL. working with sane men in the mine who wanted a re the United Mine Workerse I did not particularly oarce “Then the mine wont out on etrike, I did not oame back I got a job with tho oity almost right away and stayod with tho oity during olmost o}1 the tino th ¢ the mino wos «cn strikes TI did not go out and picket. but I did visit eanc of the mon whe were out at the mino on the top whon they wore ocoupying the mine propertye "I voted in the olootion of the unions in Deocnbor 1937. No one told mo how to voto, or threatsned me in ony woye I voted exaootly cs I wanted to vote at that tines I voted fcr tho Progressivo Mine Workers of fmerion at that time bootuse I proforrod thot Union at that tino. "I did not go to Mino A until about Dooonbor 1941. at that tine Mince A wos a (WT mino, und I jcined the UMi beccuse thot unicn wos at the mino, I had not voted ct any other. election at Mino B because I wos not working thores "T on now o nomber of tho Unitod Mino Vorkers beoause I now prefer this unione No one ocnneotod with BN] ever threatnonod no, or bothored me in any woye "I hove r ad tho above statonent om this page cnd ono otheme It is oll truc and accurate. F.Bele" = - 220 = — ian i eit. i Mie ate en ee ee ee oe ee Ee ee Ee as ee oll ee aie ae ied