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C Q | RE: JOHN L. LEWIS," ET AL * bie, ©7745 INTERVIEW WITH “During summer of 1940 I never signed any card for Ui ‘ ai but till Jan. 1941 I paid dues to PMA. When I went back ecntinu to work in 1939 at Mige BI signed some cerd showing that ZI wes still with PMA. *NLRB hed ancther election st the Armory in Springfield, T1l., and althc I was with UM? then I still signed PhiA as I liked that local and I had been satisfiod and they had « nico bunch of men. No one told me to vote that way and no force wos used and it we by secret ballot and was an honest eloc- ticn. There had been many new UMW men at the mine ond I also think thet many PMA voted for UM because they were afraid thet the mine would be closed a- rain os I heard somo gossip about that. Box 4 was cleaned up in two days. Box $ took a little longer os it had a little squoeze in it. Box 2 and 9_ were never reopenec. I don't know cf any fire at Mine B in 1959. I know Gas- cow but 1 don't know cf him talking about money at any meeting. "This is about all I can think of 4n ecnnection with this strike and T had te go to work for WPA then. “I have hod scent WIR rece this 2 page statenent to me and it is true and correct ond I hove signed it of my om free will.” /-/ ry WITNZ i aor Acont nt (Milw., Wis) = Agent, Ft. St. Paul, Minn. Springficld, Ill. 4ug. 30, 1943 - 596 -