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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET aL. INTERVIEY WITH al Special agents 1 minog ol) Eg £ witness duo to ic wook voice, ond apparent disinterest in what occurred at the mins. Upon being intorviowod he exoouted the following signed stutemonts "Springficld, I11 August 28, 1943 Imake the following stutonent to : : : cere who have idontified themselvos to mo to te epc gents of the Federal Bureou of Invosti- gotions No pranises, throats, or oonsidoration of ony kind hos been mude to or given to ne to ncke this statenente It is truco end coourtte.e Ian willing if nooossory to repoat this statencnt in oourte "I hove worked ot Mine B for many yoorse I do not rocall when I first started thero, but I wes working iuhere os a United Mince Norker whon tho Prorressive Mine Workors woro organizod.e I joinod tho | Progressive tine -Morkers theme — I never wos an officer of ony uuion,: and did not attend the nootings of the union very oftone I wag ale woys satisfied with the way the Progrossive Mine YWcrkers wero > being rume I nover wanted tc change to any other Unione "I last workod at Mine B on May 12, 1937e I do not roosall what it wos that ooused the strikes I was not intorcsted in what wos going on, and did not pay muoh ettention to anyonce I just workede I did not hear much &bout ite I do not roooll over signing any petitions fcr any union aftor tho strikoe I wos out at the mince on the piokot linc fur a whilo in tho foll of 1937. I voted in the eloction hold down tam oabcut which Union I wanted at the mince. This was a fadr olootions Wo one told mo how to votes I vetoed exotly os I wanted to ot that Clectione I never went back to werk ut Mine B when the mine wos rocponods "I hove rend the ebcvo statonont on this aparee It is all truco Ond foourates ~ 221 =