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C C) RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL iv) INTERVIEW WITH nois, was interviewed at his home on September 7, 1943. a ae , oyed prior to ial yk he was employed et Mine July 1940. stated he did not have a y # criminal record. 21 though REM poss and u not be considered as « good pringfield, Illi eretands English, he would overnment witness as it was obvious during the interview that he was not telling the truth and was in sympathy with UMW. WER niched the following signed statement: “Springfield, I1l., September 7, 1943, po al or ; make the following voluntary statement to } : whom I know to be Specie] Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations o force, threats or promises have been made in obtaining this statement and I know that what I mey say may be used in a court of law. cI 2 I vas bern in "I first became ec member of UMW in about aay Springfield, 111. "I wis employed at the Jefferson Coal Mine, Springfiel about 195 7 nere wes employed for ee Til. in "I wes employed et Mine "B" in July 1940. I obtained a job as driver through OSCAR FALCETTI at Mine "BY pt by. ot when I "In August 1940 I voluntrrily joined UMW as I perfered UMW to PMA. _ "when I wes employed et Mine "B" I did not see any organizing for either UMW or PMA end I did not see any fights between UMW and PMA membera, “I voted in the N.L.ReB. election in Feb. 1941. So far as I imow the election was fair and etch miner at Mine "B" was allowed to vote as he wished, Cc nee nme aa a ee ge em OT Sm erm HTS TON TT eat cpm 8 gral eT oy Sg ew MT IT