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Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET aL. ble bY ~ ” INTERVIE wITH “During this time, in 1940, UE. mon would come to EE the Mine 'B' and work a couple of wecks and thon leave. C One of these fellows just a renth or sv before the NLRB election in 1941 tricd to get me te join UH. He camc up to me while I was Working in Mine 'B! and said "Let me put this button on. you.! It was a UL; button. about 15 days befuro the NLRB election in 1941, came to me and asked ne if I was going to join UMs. He sai Wan: day tu Sign. abuut this time I sa a lot of PUA mcn get beat up by UM. men. One of then was who was beat up, another was an old man about years ol ® Whose ©irst Nene Met, J Btold me beat him up. as ::: air E ut T never sav werk anc ali he did was t about UL, In abvut Feb. 1941, the NLRB held an election which ULL. won, I voted in that election but no one threatened ne in any way. I went to vote but I had changed to UII, be- cause I didn't vant to lose my job, and befure the election the UZ. local had a necting and we all went from the necting to vote. it this neeting they teld us everbody go over and vote UM. and everything would be all right. There were about 200 or mere ren there, I think the election was fair. "I changed te Uses: the last day they Ict me. 'Cudge' cance te me that day and I signe. because I didn't want to ect beat up and T wanted to have my job. "This statement of sight pages has been reac to me by Accriy it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, - jitncesses S cial weonty, FB. e Special igcnt - F.B.I." - 391 - aap gr Saul Sa FSP SA" eS tPA a A I I -