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Fo Ml wee . JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL 4£7ce. bd was interviewed et hie none INTE VTS. WITH fe Springfield wi Dd g | pee iilingis on 2 hone a) Qo hae a airtioult tine inece. Sia ing and spe 4 —_ . = — y Special Agents x mee vory unsatisfactory vitness. Sa’ etated he did rot have a ge? oriminal rocord. , The following is a signed statemont excouted vy “Springfield, 211. Auguet 28, 1945. ringfield, Ill,, make the “I, - following volun sary stLavginen and whom I lmow to ca Specie: Agents re) J rereayn oO nvesb ti pation, Fe beret no force, threate or pru: uses have deen made in obtaining this statement and I know that whet I may say may be used in a court of law. ®T was bora emmigrated to the U,& & from Iam a citizen of the U.S. Iwas naturalized in I am at the preeent employed at Mine "BX", pringfield, Ill. as a miner. hen I first began ooal mining in Ill. ®T have never held an office in any union. ®I am unable to make a statement as to the relntions between U.I.W. and Elshoff at tiine B prior to Sept. 1952. "rn 1932 I was employed et Panther Cresk Coal Mine, Spring- field, Ill.. In Sept. 1932 1 joined PMA because most of the miners wanted to change fron UW to PUA. I do not know the reoson for the change frm UW to PLA. I took no active part in the pranotion of PIA. *I was employed et Mine "B" as © miner in the middle part of 1935. Between 1935 and ‘ay 12, 1937 there were no etrikes or olose- downe et Ifine “B". The management of mine be seemed to be in favor of Pia between 1935 and imy 12, 1937 and did not have a hostile attitude in settling grievances. *J wee in favor of FiA and thought it was a good union. So . fear eas I know FiA was not operated es a racket. FA did not mke any * unusual special assessments. lL took no interest in union effeirs, I took no interest in the bombing oases and I erm unable to nake a ekatenent 1 as to the attitude of Pia nembera tovard the conviction of PUA membere in | the oases, ~ 287 - Nee ee ee en ee ee aii comme dan tina he acim ioliatientenidiiatiemnattietias dentine ieee Ne ae a er nie = 5 cod