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Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL "I think that when we started to work in 1939 that progressive had a majority. In my opinion the company was unfair because they wouldn't sign a contract with us. I know that the company sometimes refused to hire new men if they wouldn't agrce to sign up with United. The only men who could get e those men who were sponsored by the : = and hey were told - Fi AY} é were no jobs. These men were members of Progressive. : now work at Panther Creek #4, an¢ \ at Panther . ost é men felt there was a deal on between United and the company. I never saw any evidence of any money be ing paid by the company or union to any of the MET ref erred to as spies, since T live in Le they 2 ll lived in Springficid. I never ren sround with any —o. In about the fall of 1940 I joined the U.M.W. union. I joined the union because I had heard that some of our men had been treated pretty rough by the U.M.W. men, I was nevor threatened or beat up, but figured it would be the best thing to do to join up. I had a family to support and didntt want to lose my job. I was never told by the company that I had to join United, but it was generally felt by the men that to hold their job they had to sign up. The men also felt that if they didn't sign up that sooner or 12 ter thoy would get beat up. "T have read over this entire statement of 6 pages & wish to state it is true to the best of my recollection. (signed) ‘Witnesses Witenes. gE Special Agents, FPI U. S. Dept of Justice" gran, eae Sg EE A