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C O \ JOHN Le LEVIS, ET AL 1 * . 4 ‘ Le Sa) by was interviewed at his home, Springfield, Illinois, hugust 26 y special cor advised he did not have & or sa Ta owledge of English. It is not thought 6 @ good witress as he is a member of UM. The folloving signed statement war exucuted by Fo “Springfield, Ill. August 28, 1945. *l, ringfield, ile, make the followin: voluntery stelenent to and iv os ceerrayres I bnur to be Special Aporte of the Federal bureau e of Investigation, no force, threats or promises leve been made in Es obtaining this statement and I know that what I may sey may be used om in 4a court of limi, Reg ; “I wae born in emigrated to the UO. S. fra as a citizen of the U. &, Springfie wv “ft was employed in y tho Sangamon Coal Hine, Springfield, Ill,, at which tine I became a monber of WN. Iwas employed in the Sanganon jiine until the Fall of at which ting I was employed by Tine "BY, as the Sangamon ‘ine stoppod operating. JZ have no information concerning Ifine “B™ prior to the Fall of * “I have never been an officer in any union. "In 1932 Sengamon 7line chonged from a UWY mine to a PA mine at which time I became a nember of Fit as majority of the amployees wished to change to FiA. I do not know the reason I changed from UL to FitA in 1932 ond I do not know the reason mijority of the miners wished to change. It aid not mako any difference to me what union I was @anembor of. I took no part in the formation of Pill. “The mantgonont of iline “BY seemed to be on good relations with Fit between the Fall a: May 1937. Thore were no strikes or closaedams during that period of tine. The managenont did not have & hostilo nttitude in settling grievences nor did the mnagemont express any portiality to U.IL1. "I considerod PIA an honest union, one that wos not boing operated as a reckot. No measure of compulsion was used to keep = $15 = pe a _ a _ ee