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: C if O ee Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL Leas . aN b/c b /) INTERV - “ITH » Springfield, Illinois, was jointly intervie: ed at his residenc at his residence on September 1, °1943 by Special Agents and WOs corn is unable to Saas —— © knowledge o affairs. He executed the following signed state- mont which was read to him by , é AY yo a, "“gporingfield, Illinois ct Septambcr 1, 1943 4 . —: P Inventreneionst whom I know to be Special heante of the ederai Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice. i States in M@MMMPwas naturalized at resently work at sino "BR" near Sp , inois and reside a CnERENNNN = 82c8008, 111, "In first worked in the Peabody Mine #6 at Springfield, Tllinois es a member of the United Mine “orkers of Amorica& that will be reforred to hereinafter as Ul. I worked there about six months. I worked in other mines aftcr this as a momber of UM. In 1921 or 1922 I worked in Peabody Mine #53 under the UMW and worked there until Qj In I vent to work in Mine "B" ender the UM. and worked there continuously until the present time with the execption of the period from May, 1937 to Novormber, 1939 when the mine was closed whilo the strike was in progross,. "] never held an office in any union. "I became a member of the Progressive Mine Workers of Amorica which will be referred to hercinafter as PMA in September, 1932 becuase everyone elso changed to PMA at Mino "B". "ELSHOFF had no trouble to my knowledge with the UMv beforo 1932, As far ae I know ELSHOFF got along alright with PMA from 1952 to 1957. "I did not help organize PMA. I know nothing aboyt how the PMA . members liked thoir union leaders, As far as I know everyone was satisfied under the FMA. "No ono started any trouble over the wage scale back pay. ea en ER EE A ECE EE me =