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Cc. QO Re: JOHN L. LEIS, ET AL INT re swing over but no one contacted me. (continued ) “I remember when the mine opened in Bept. 2957 a whole bunch of us were out there and some of the men who were the trouble makers in the union went down they. even went down in clean clothes. Somo of those who went down wore "Sam" Joe Albanese, dndy Schrelivious, Dominic gf asauste, Pete Carter, Frank ‘Austin, Tony Plotch, Cotton Ararias, Geo. & Emory Jacaway, and Chas, Bohanon, It was understood that &lbanese had bought the papers of a fellow nened RBho returned to the old country. ° "Falgetti came out and told the men to get back so those who wanted to could go back to work. I believe the picketing started the next day this lasted awhile and the men went home then we heard the mine was to Se Opened and we started picketing again for a while and then moved in on the property. This was done by local members to protect their jobs_ there was ne outside help. I went out of my own will and so did the others so far as I mow, "I got a job at the the day or so before the Marshall came to tell the men to leave the mine property. I have not been back since. "I voted in the first N.LR.B. election and voted for FA because that was the Union I wanted. So far as I know this was a honest election and there was no force used at this olection. I had the right to vote be- cause I still had the right to go back and claim my job at Mine "B*. "I have read the foregoing statement of seven pages and so far as T ean at this time reeall it is all the truth. J am therefore signing it of my own free will. ‘inet Ey witnessed: Sg 230i: Spec. Agt. FBI) (St. Paul, Minn.) . - 440 -