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Qe: @OHN L. LEVIS, ET AL , : b%e y7Pp- 96538 INTERVIEN WITH Beware 8 8 oe interviewed at hie residence, Sew iaw hint A Tittnaiea oon g Wp 441s ae Ot i wes pecial agonts i. and appeared to be willing to coopere after @1v the signed statement act forth below, advisod that he would be willing to testify to the facts in this statement. It is believed that this person would make a good witness. ” . The following is the signed statement obtained cron Sa._3— 61.44 Tit Springficia, Til. August 26, 1943 whom I know to be Special Agents of the wedcrat Sirau oF Tovostipats on, U. S. Department of Justice. "IJ prosently reside A Springfield, Illinois, and I was born inois. "TY joined the United Mino Vorkers, hereinafter referred te as the UM, and became & charter member about |, and I romoined a member of the UM. until September, 1932, On about eptember 6, 1932 the TM", Ineal 2403 transferred to the Progressive Vine Vorkers, hereinafter referred to as the PM” at which time I was “working at mine B noar Springfield, Illinois. I also transferred ovor to the PM. at that timc, and I remained a member of PMS and nevcr went back to the UM. I worked off and on at Mine B for about : served in that union as a6 pi yoars, This was about “Nhile employed under the UM7 scommitteeman in local 2403 for abow "Prior to Septcmbor, 1932, it appoarod that the UM. and Mr. Elshoff, Opcrator of Mina _B, were getting along well togother bocause they had a working sgroemant. ‘when the PMN, Local 54 was formed at Mine B on September 8, 1952, I thought the viowpoint held forth by tho Pit: was correct, and feel that the rest of the mincrs felt ths same at thet time, I! aia not take an active part in the formation of PM in this or any other mins, but I wont along with the group, because IJ felt that the group wee right.