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ee 96555 INTERVIC. “ITH “Following this, I withdrew from the mine and had ail JOSSFE OZLNTC of the members of Local 54 Progressive Mine tiorkers . (continued) who wore ready to go to work, to return to thelr homes. It so happened that at this time the mine did not resume opcrations with tho United Mine Vorkors, apparently because of the lack of mon, and the mine continued to romain idle, “Following the above chain of events I, on January 17, 1938, dirocted a lettcr to Mr, CaRL EH. ELSHOFF of the Mine “B" Coal Company, pointing out the decision of thc FLRB in favor of the Progrossive Mine \.orkers in which I requested a conference for the purpose of collective bargaining. This lettcr like all previova lctters I wrotc to Mr. ELSHOFF was ignored, "For the balance of that year 1938, and up until my term of office os President of the State of Illinois Progressive Wine Workers expired on January 31. 1939, the mine remained idle, and no further con- ferences of any nature were hold by myself, ''r. ELSHOFF and his representas tives of the Mine "B" Coal Company. ; “The above statoment was dictated by me in the presence of Special Agents and on the morning of August 23, 1945, in the ofFices o © Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1107 Tllinois Building, Springfield, Tllinois, The above statemont consisting of six typewritten mages has been read by me, and is true and correct to the best of *y kmovledzge and belief, "Joo Ozanic (signed) *TITNESSED : (signed) FEI, Spring ' Special Agent (signed) Special Agont, FBI, Springfield, ‘Tiinots* eld, Illinois = 489 =