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JOHN L. Ts, ET al r ‘ ( continued ) to a # effort to get me to change to Ul. He never used any force or threats \\ yw” . ’ an mee During this time several of the PMa boys were peat up,..ae of then: , was Durin; the entire time I was a member of the PMA I iN neve orcokedness on the pert of the PMA officials and I never notice} any of the fellows who thought the PMA was a racket. We all felt the FMA. ves & good wmicne I never had ey “eeiings againss the UMW until 3659 when they sta~ted using thug practicss- Bvt I never noticed Sny labor stools or spice for UM7 at the mine while PMA had the mejoritys "No one ever tried to get me to cane back to the mines fran the time I quit inf wmtil 1 retuned in 1939. _ of Mine "B" never bothcrad mee But batween of 1989 anc April of 1940 I notioed that sho company would not hi y one unless he wes & UMY man and had c lester from the Ud headquarters or were a woll known WMT man. But I eanno’* remember the names cf any of these mon. During this time I noticed th: company, thru Falootti, would give the good roome to the TMT man and give the FAA mon the pooor room&e I also noticed tho PMA men would be givon no consideration in regard to griovanoes & other things, but the UM%men would be givon pretty much consideration. "I heve kmctm the Faloettis since a: the munagement "During tho winter of 1°20 I saw hoso ntme I oamot renomber, On¢ a PMA get boat up by a ohock wayman who wus helped by several other UW£J men, but I cunnot remombor any of their namose The fight was over tho weighing of { osre There were two check bate) in this tipple = and the Ps men thought it wes wrong thot the *. should have a check wayman there beosuse the sanpany had no contract with the UM. "In I wanted to go back to Mine "5" but I knew I would have to join UMY to get a job so I Joined UST io ee "I huve read this stotoment of four pages inoluding this page ond state it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. "Witnesacs - Specicl agent, FeBei.” ied Ti - 320 «- Re eet eae er a PE A CE I AE TE NEE IL: SET TA OEE IR, I ET IM ~