John L Lewis — Part 10

86 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: John L Lewis · 86 pages OCR'd

‹

ie bd } iar TAtTEtI T TH a Tm aT ae ~ oo re VUNG Le LOWLD, Di Als ee 5. on He has been SE tee ee oresently employed as a track layer at Panther Creek is above the average miner in intelligence, and ability to express himself, He was quite excited about events which f occurred at Mine B, He can express himself well and would not be easy mines all ness. He furnished the following information as set forth in a signed statement, identified LNeEMeives tO ie Lo ie oe Clad Ageittsn er the Federal ‘Bureau of Investigation, No promises, threats or consideration of any kind has been made to me to get me to make this statement. I am willing, if necessary, to go to court and repeat any part of this statement. ny have been in the mines all of my life. I first went to- Mine B in 1935 or 1936. I do not recall exactly what year it was. I was a member of the Progressive Mine Workers of America at the t4enn tht T wort t+, IK eA DD LPtowm the Gtwitboa at Wine Bowae avwow PAH wii So POR we PIG ie AL BET LIS Wet AA Ge PS Foe Woe I went back and worked there wntil I could see that the Mine was going to be a United Mine Worker mine. I did not want to belong to the United Mine Workers so I quit. I got a job at mine A then, and when after two months it signed up as a UM7T mine, I quit and went over to Panther Creek Mine #2, becaue I did not want to be- long to the United }Mine Workers, .I was not particularly interested in the Union affairs. I went to the meetings occassionally, but not too often, I knew that there was some discussion at the mine and some grelvances, but I do not know vhat they were, There were no slow downs or troulbe before the strike as far as I know, Every- thing was going along smoothly. JI did not attend the meeting of the local the night before the strike started. JI was laying track at that time and was down below when the strike started, I noticed that the men were sending up small cars, and I told them that they . would not get anywhere with that. I do not know what they were quarrelling about, and I did not know that there was going to be a strike wtil it was called, - 180 - a ac en a i a -

›

bd
}
iar TAtTEtI T TH a Tm aT ae ~ oo
re VUNG Le LOWLD, Di Als ee
5.
on

He has been

SE tee ee

oresently employed as a track layer at Panther Creek
is above the average miner in intelligence, and
ability to express himself, He was quite excited about events which
f occurred at Mine B, He can express himself well and would not be easy

mines all

ness. He furnished the following information as set forth in a signed
statement,

identified LNeEMeives tO ie Lo ie oe Clad Ageittsn er the Federal
‘Bureau of Investigation, No promises, threats or consideration

of any kind has been made to me to get me to make this statement.

I am willing, if necessary, to go to court and repeat any part of this
statement.

ny have been in the mines all of my life. I first went to-
Mine B in 1935 or 1936. I do not recall exactly what year it was.
I was a member of the Progressive Mine Workers of America at the

t4enn tht T wort t+, IK eA DD LPtowm the Gtwitboa at Wine Bowae avwow
PAH wii So POR we PIG ie AL BET LIS Wet AA Ge PS Foe Woe

I went back and worked there wntil I could see that the Mine was
going to be a United Mine Worker mine. I did not want to belong to
the United Mine Workers so I quit. I got a job at mine A then,

and when after two months it signed up as a UM7T mine, I quit and
went over to Panther Creek Mine #2, becaue I did not want to be-
long to the United }Mine Workers, .I was not particularly interested
in the Union affairs. I went to the meetings occassionally, but not
too often, I knew that there was some discussion at the mine and
some grelvances, but I do not know vhat they were, There were no

slow downs or troulbe before the strike as far as I know, Every-

thing was going along smoothly. JI did not attend the meeting of
the local the night before the strike started. JI was laying track
at that time and was down below when the strike started, I noticed
that the men were sending up small cars, and I told them that they .
would not get anywhere with that. I do not know what they were quarrelling
about, and I did not know that there was going to be a strike wtil it
was called,

- 180 -

a ac en a i a -