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- Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL biome bh believe U-MLW. ever picketed the mine. I heard that beer ale, ¥ we agers ht Fe Pre} eee wea ct Teel Lal Andrew Schrelevious, Dominic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank Austin, Tony Plotch, Geo. and Emory Jacawayy Chas. Bohanon and James Hale were trying to see how many wanted to go over to U.I.i. none of them bothered me at this time. "Between 1932 and 1937 I never heard of Elshoff or Falsetti giving any parties for the U.LLW. officials. I wasn't in any position to hear this. I was not very active in union affairs. “Just before the mine closed I rec2ll the contract ran out the first of April as always. I did not hear anything about any agreement under which the men were working. No one said anything to m about it. I never heard anythine about the possibility of the P.M.A. not being able to get as good a contract as U.N... at that time I wos on a switch Engine and didn't have to belong to the Union. I don't remember anything about any disputes on pay day at this period, ty did not attend the meatir ng at which some the men were kicked au Tie BA rl ae VR a out. I heard some men were licked put but I don't know for sure. On the morning of ‘hy 12th I was working on the ‘tine "B" railroad and knew nothing about any possivility of a strike, JI believe they quit working sometime before quitting time. I don't really know whether the strike was caused over wages or over the Co. refusing to fire the expelled men. It might have been either one. I know or rather heard that some cars were loaded short the day of the strike tut I didn't see any of them at the time. I heard one of the men who favored U.M.“, say he loaded cars that way because his buddy did and he felt he had to Tdon't know why the ears were short losded or who Tee 4 a Si ae Vase wae aivea Vv ae gave the orders for it. "I don't remember the petition of the P.M.A. on May 26, 1937. I wisn't around most of the time as I would get work one place or another most of the time. I do recall sisning some petition for the U.M.W. thinking at the time that the U.N, was in the majority_ I found out later that I was misinformed. I don't know who told me that. ‘when I found out that this was wrong I went up and withdrew my name. Prior to siening the U.MLW. petitio on T had 4toined the ULM, the other enrineers did too we then went etitio joined UsMy other engineers did too_ hen went out to the mine and saw the ma fority of the men were still P.?.A, and went back and signed an affidivit, This affadavit wes dated Sept. 10, 1937 at Springfield, Til, it’ st states thet the signers revoke their membership in any union other than P.fi.a. The affadavit has been shown me by F.B.I. Azents and I acknowledge it to be true and msde freely by me. The signature thereon is my ovm. "I attended a meeting of 1937, I was told by several a au My ek Fetes of the new UM. local formed in the summer Id on't know who now that it was beine formed aan Like oe Ce od A ba. 7 ee 7 =~ ep Fe ea pt tie ene ez ar mere am ee ee