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cnn ae ee a ct a cet RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL Be ee eect ee boa 12AD INTERVIEW 4 ae : was jointly ~ interviewed at his residence on einen 1943 by Se cinl Agents a Je eppeared willing to y er ques- of pertinent facts was limit He limited. led upon tions pout + vO hin ali, though bee) knowledge - presents a good appearance, is alert and wil ling to testify if calle to do 80. Ee furnished the following signed statements "Springfield, Illinois éugust Si, i545 , ; 7 kal e the following voluntary stetement to ae an whom I know to be Specibl Agents of the eceral Bureeu of Investigation, U. §& Department of Justice, "I presently reside at Springfield, Ili- inois. I was born in T arrived in the United States having derived citizenship throuch ny fother SEE. I first etoetoA wrvline in ane td mines dw at Reeth nfiata T1i1 T ate eb ed wer ele _ wid Wit FE comteaiatel %) Ce ee eT he pie Netw at ~wye mated iad sv bt gy *AL 6 &@ BML WoW AZ a ing at Mine A, or mine B, as o member of the United Mine Workers of America, hereinafter referred to cs Uv, and I worked in these two mines and four other local mines from I presently work at Panther Creek Mine no, 4. ard * o EE ee — ry _ "In until May, 193 Miners of Anerica picket line. I will refer to this latter union as the FMA, T dia not go back to Mine 3 until November, 1939 when the mine opened. I — | whan T esluntaed ter’ anit worked then fron Novaenber 3939 bee afters} TAMAS AE We cnt went to wort «SAA 1235000, 0 I never did zo back nine worked a8 4 nemoer o om 1916 to Septenber 1932. I voluntarily joined the FMA in September,1952 when Mine B went *rogressive. I have remained with the FMA from 1932 to the present tine. and never did rejoin the UMj. I sterted working in Mine B and continued to work there n the nine closed down. I did not help in the frorressive “I never held any office in the U-il ond the only office I ever held in MA was as a member of the trial board of local 54 at mine B. I held that position for about two yenra which I think was about Fran to 1932 relations between ELSHOFF and Uli/ were good. Tn ieee when the UMN officials steted that the ballot box was stolen, I didn't believe it and neither did other miners, so I joined the PMA. I Cid not help organize FMA. I went to very few union meeting in 1957. At tint time Ps never heard any~ thing about UMW men organizing in the mine. I never hoard the FriiA expelied any men. The last day the mine worked in May, 1957 I knew conl cars were shorted. I thought the cere were being shorted beceuse Elshoff would not pay the back pay he hod agreed on. No one tried to get me to join UMN. I pe sipned the PMA petition on Mey 26.1937 to show I wa_ a member of FMA. - < on don't remember any other petitons,