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Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET ab, S75 "7 started back to work at Mine 'S! on November 6, 1939, and numerous times thereafter before [ signed up with UMs Charles Bohannon talked to me and said ‘when are you going to get right Caan. No one else ever said anything to me and no one ever threatened me RVinw WITH "T do nut know if any of these men whose names I mentioned above yorked at Mine 'a' during the time jiine '3' was closed down on strike, "T never heard any threatening remarks made to anyone. "I think the N.L.LR.B. election held in December, 1937 at Spring- field, Ill. was fair and I never heard any miner say it was a fraud or was not fair, "If I had a chance now of working either under UMI or PIA I woule rather work under Pif.:, because I do not like John L, Lewis. I felt the same way after + returned to work at Ifine 'Bt in 1939, but I nad to have work and felt that the majority of the miners were signing up 3 vith the Ue. I believe that most of the miners were Sigming up ith Ui at that time because they were afraid they would not be able to work there any longer as members of Pus because Elshorf wanted the UM. "Inasmuch as I am unable to read and write and there is no member of my family at home thi tatement consisting of three and one half pages vas read to me ty we and it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, [of Wijlinessed: “L3- em ae a ge te em OR WE MT em emg rT meme nen Se tre BRET Stee pee eee =