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-Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL bia bID - was observed to be a person of ordinary intelligence. He anpeared to be honest and cooperative, although he claimed that due to his position 4s at the mine he had little knowledge as to what went on in the nm E paic little attention to union matters. It is not believed that eee would be «2 warticularly good witness but he would be willing to as s in the event he is needed. He advised that he has no eriminal record, eave the following signed statement: Moringfield, Sept. 3, 1943 vive the following ste tenent tes near Sprinefield, Ill. At present I : ; 19, 1. I joined a mine union at Barclay, Ill. when I was abouty wae yrs. old I have never held any union office. I first worked in line FRM ay I have worked there continously while the mine was running until Aug. 1943. "Prior to 1932 Elshoff and UM) cot on alright as far as I know. In 1932 John Lewis was supposed to have stolen the ballots and the Mine "Bt men went to F.H.A.. I did not crre which Union we belonged to, never did. From 1932 to the time of the strike Eshoff and P.M.A. seemed to get alone good. I know they hoisted more coal than they ever cid. I never heard Elshoff or Falsetti siy anything about petting rid of P.H.a. and petting U.M. 7. brick, they wouldn't say anything to me. I think the P.M.A. efficials and members h2d some difficulty, seemed to me there were some few who wanted to go back in U.H.. even then. As far as I know local 54 P.4.A. wos alright, I never suspected the P.M.a. officials of stealing any of the money, the dues were no higher than U,H.0, "TI remember the convictin of the P.i.4. men for bombing. I couldn't say who done it. Between 1932 and the time of the strike in 1937_ I don't -l6- re a a ee ee eee