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006514 aid not take much interest in union & : © speak and understand English very well, it is be feved would not make a pood witness. No attempt wes t it represrnts the facts as they are today. —_—_—— could nct concentrste on the reading of the statemen "Springfield, Tl. Ggltfiedo lowing stotenent freely and voluntarily be corres apron te who have identified thenselves to me as Special jpents of the redera gau of Investigation. No threats or primiscs have been made to me to obtain this statement. " in-field, M1. I was born I came to States prior in F I first joined a mine union. It was many ry ‘= oO c Je E i=) “I _ eet ®I have worked at liine B on several occasions, and I don't remember the exact dates that I worked there. I don't remember when I joined the Progressive Mine Workers of Amcrica. I joined this union becnuse it had a closed shop“dgreement with Mine B. I have gone to very few union meetings. "I was working at Mine B when the strike started in 1937, but I Aan fs wile ar ore om o fed don't know the reavons for the strike. I‘don't remember signing any ie petition in the year 1937. I wis not asked to join the U.M.¥ "In the election held in December 1937, I did not vote because I was sick. "I don't remember when I rejoined the United Mine Torkers, but it wis after I sterted back to work at Kine B after the mine was opened in 1939. - 254 - at eet ah en ee Te ee