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Re: JOHN L. LEIS, ET AL bode L70D Re INTERVIE., \ITH was out there the first day at the gate and I remember that Faleetti got up and said something to us but I don't recall what it was and then he let some etd mep go down Lt gat a pF continued ) TT wn aenld 1 that 2 mr named ints the mins and &@ £OVGQLA that a fsliow (phonetic) was one who went down. I don't kmow if PA had any mo ting as as to what they would do if mine opened as UMW. We then started to picket the mine because I heard thet Falectti said they would open up the mine only to Ui, I was out at Mine B most of the time when we were watching the grounds. It was very quiet out there and we miners just sat around and smoked and ate and there were no fights or trouble. Wo one forced me to go out ond we were just protecting our jobs there. PMA did not bring in any outsiders at all on that strike and it was just the local men who were there. “I don't recall of any UMW mon coming out while the sit dom strike was on. I think I was out at Mine B when the Marshall came out but I cen't recall just what happened exccpt we all went home. "I recall hearing something about the mine going to reopen as UMW so I did not go out as I fclt there might be some trouble there. This was after the Marshall was there. MT ested at the first NLER election and it asamed to bs alricht az a FWwwwi te whit A242 VP JibdhYt VAhWVie be edd Chk OO NS a ww wo Ee 4644 aa far as I know. I never sew any strong orm methods being usod. It was a secret ballot and no ono forced mo to vote. I voted Progressive. "Shortly after the above election it seoms as tho I received a letter from someone saying the mine was to reopon undor Tiiw and because of thet I did not evon go out to the mine. I always felt that the Progressive Locol was a better one than tho Ui and I still feel that way and under the Progressivo we miners could say what we wanted to say and no one hurt us but see TRI fle sam nar om ae ee Po i ee eee as MOHGEr vain 1c was Digi vy for Huu Fu WOOL could pur yur MOUvhe "Even tho PAA hed the mejority and won tho election we miners hears e lot of gossip around that Elshoff had received a large sum of money from John L. Lewis and we miners also heard that Elshoff felt sorry that he ever took the money otherwise he could have opened the mine back under PMs. "I don't kmow much about what wont on from the time the first ciection wes held till the mine opened in the fall of 1939. In fall of 1939 I Bot a letter say ing I could ay back t6 work in a certain nynber of Gaye I wont over to Mine B the first day it opened and no I belonged to. I went down the same da aa my room was caved in and he gave m eo. for “the tine being and he e mo to take a few shots in that. My old rocm was and they gave me when I went back. Nothing was said about a contract then. I felt that our wages would be tho same as before. I