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ve ca ee et tem pe Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. Lb ce 7D INTERVIEW WITH who has also used the name ae. Was llterviewed at his home, aay jugfield Tiilinois n September 2, 1943, by Special “ was not able to explain clearly wr iy he used the nai but it is believed that he worked a rentice “—— nero i on his work ed aa able to understand English fairly well, but is adle to express himself only in simple te e claims a limited reading and writing ability in English. aid he is ta ee | willing to testify in court. He stated that he has never been arrested. The following signed statement was vbtained fron ay whom I know to be seein] Agents 6 ‘of my om. free will, with no threats or promises made to me, "I presently live at “hen 4 had the experience. he left the mines, I used his “papers, "T was born in tae United States inf Iii., in under petition number certificate number Pr joined a wion, the United Mine workers in and “ined a member until 1932, wien I joined the Progressive ‘fine workers of America. I began work at Mine 3 in a I joine the U.M.v. just after the election in February 1941,°i/hen the U.M.W. i Won. NI joined the P,M.A. because the majority of the men were in favor of it. I didn't take any active part in organizing the P.M.aA., but just went along with the men, J was never an officer in any wion, 5 From 1932 to 1937, I saw or heard of no trouble between the P.M.a,. and . the management, and I did not know of any bad feeling in the union, on. the part of the men against the officers of the P,M.A., or anything like - that, I went tu some of the P.M.a, meetings, but not very many. The T entered -28- be me rm eh Tn tc oe yee ge pe on wr rar WR Toe owe emery eo mew ee