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MS er “f°. Janeuare le wis interviewed by agents through the cooperation of ad a_i who acted 2s interpreter, Sama had very littie , dita Was ANVErVistiga voy o 1al Apent zt , and cre msasmasd can understana very little English and cannot carr ind -of conversation in the lish fnfornation relative to the instant case and if Ts believed he would - make a poor witness. There is being set forth below the following state- ment which was executed by and signed with his mark, "2". . ee ee oT 9AIS "AUZUSY Fly 2 7G3 Sprincfield, Tllinois aT make the following voluntiry statement to oth of whom have identified. themselves as being Special Agents ol the Federal Burezu of Investigation. No threats or promises hive been made to induce me to make a st2tement. "IT was born in Ioan not a citizen of the i S. 2 started working a6 4 mi WB ven I came to the U. S.and joined the UM/ in I have never eld any office in any union. I started working for e B in about and am still employed at Mine B.. I joined the Progressive Union in 19 when the rest joined. Nobody threatened me at any time to join the wion and as far as I'm concerned, one union is as good as the other. "I do not know anything about any of the men in Propressiva acting as spies and trying to organize for U.M.W. Since I cannot understand much English and cannot speak the English language to any gre-t degree, I never heard anything about what the men were talking about. I never talked about wpes or strikes with any of the men at the mine. I just went to the mine and did my work and then erme home. I Imow there was a strike at Ine B in 1937, but I don't know what the strike was about except that there wags an argument going on between United and Progressive. When the mine went on strike I came home with the rest of the men. I went out to the mine in Sept_ of 1937 and stayed on picket duty et the mine witil Thanksgiving. JZ do not imow anything about any petitions mut out by the P.ILA. In view of the fact I ecmnot write my om nome I . know I didn't sign any petitions and don't remenber ever piving my consent to anyone to sign any petition. *I remember the NLRB election hold in Dec. of 1937, but do not knor any of the details of the election. I do not have any knowledge of what took placé at Hine B between Dec_ of 1937 and November of 1939. I heard the mine was to open in November of 1939 so I went back to the mine. « S756 « a Ta a cteiihdanammadiandnuat ranacalteaine.-ccineadnat’ annie ode citte atime ameh -_aitenhe. aie, otatinen dtiomete nina