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Res JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL b?eT * but gave the impression he studi ous ly avoided making replies that would be helpful to the government's case. From personal contact with this person he does not appear to make a desirable government witness. He executed the follewing signed statement. "Springfield, Illinois September 6, 1943, make the following voluntary statement to m3 whom I know to be Special Agents of the esently -mployed at Mine ; WHEMMMAs siecricia, Illinois. "The first mine union 1 joined was the United Mine \orkers of americs which will be referred tg hereinad tor as the UMW. I joi union at is Illinois, abou : and worked at the Coal Compa Le A or ed at four other mines- time I started working at t oal Co. until the time I started working at Mine "B", "T started working at Mine "B" in Octobe d left there two years later which was about I returned t work at Mine "B" two months later in (oe worked under the UMw during the above periods. “as far as I know relations between Elshoff and tho UM prior to 1932 were good and the same applics to the relations between Elshoff and the Progressive Mine workers of america which will be referred to herein= efter as PMa from 1932 to the Spring of 1937. 7s "I never heard thet the PMA miners were dissatisfied with PMA officials. I know of no fraud being used by PMA offieials against the rank and file miners of PMA. -35- ea yee re me gen Eg TOT eR TO RET Ce LR RE ee CR Ee omar 8 mae ewer ae soar a