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hoe ge me Em, SQ gt Re MER rt Sa Tm og mera cape meas Ree JOHN L. LEIS, BT AL bye bY D Special Agents we eemed to ose telker and advised that insae much 6g he had always been interested in politionl activities he had many enemies within both unions _ Bpoke in very bragging tones of his political connestions.» bs bpeaks in an intelligent manner, but it is not believed he would be a reliable witness. There is ai set forth below the following signed statement executed by be quite & verb "Springfield, Ill 947-43. mike the following voluntary stetement te both of whom have identified themselves the Federal Bureau of Investigations No I started working && & miner in ubout a joined eMeile Ot that times TI huve held vurious offices in the Uelede but cfn't remember the datese I haven't been going to union meetings a 2. past month or twoe I reoch) now that I started "I believe it wos in 1938 or 1939 thet I went back to Mine B and worked for a few duys the stute went progressive in 1932 : I wes given an honor= ary card in 't heave to pay dues in the union tnd mode it sure that o man wouldn't lose his jobe "I believe it wis in april of 1949 that I started working at Mine B agein und heve vorked there ever sinoee When I sturted buck ot the mine I thought that my ord in progressive was still good. The progressives told me at first I would have to pay a fees of $25 and when I objected they lowered it to 910. This: 1 was supposed to be an initiation fee for new miners tnd since I didn't think I should oven pay $10 I told them soe I was finally accepted O8 0 member in good stinding of progressive and I believe I puid ducs for about threo monthse "To the best of my recolleotion I had worked ut the mine et jecs*® 6 month before I even inquired about my sti.tus with progressive. ~33— - erent