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dh i te oe fee a. oe oe eS dee Me Si el Ma ee Ee ed ge Al ele Sl lI I i el = cl | RR Eh a a ¢ 0 oy, RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET al. INTERVIET “SITH ot wus interviewed at his residence, seri. " cia — by Special Agents 7 7 an a orn Septe was born in ae rrested. He spea 4, 1943. has never been knows very little concerning the facts of this investigation ond con» sequently would be of no value as | witness to this investigations He is still employed at Mine "B", glish well, but he “Springfield, Iile Sept. 4, 1943. "I, muke the following volimtary stoatemen 4 7 to be Special agents of + ederal Bureau of Doeetee ione I make it without fear of threat, force or pranise of sny kind. "T wos born_in Gaius : I sturted working in the Mine "B™ in obout Ri in Soringfield, and then joined the United Mine Vorkers of americe Unione In 1932 most t.11 of our UE locnl went over to the Progressive Miners of anmerics Union, tnd so I joined Pid in 1932. "I took no active part in the formation of PH. and I have never held an cffice in any union. I did not notice tnat there were ony strikes or close downs &t Mine B". None of the campany officitls ut mny time so fer os I know ever tried to discredit the PMa or get me or anyone I know of to join UM]. I did not notice that the company was pirtinl to either Pl. or UMi. oy 4 ct oa aq ct e a o fil ct a @ a AH a J .© ta pn fp a cL _ lly iw) = pe Je) ar) aa . "uring this time I thought the PM. union wes un honest one and the officials were honeste JI did not think there wos any rocket conneoted with the Pili und the only assessment I didn't like was the 10% cssessment to ke uscsd for ather PM, men whys weren Tt workine. wi Ma Net Wade otek ire Wedd me me 2 © "I never took an interest in union sotivities und went to very few mectingse "Setween 1932 and idsy of 1937 I never noticed any UMT picket lines ut Mine "B" und I never sow any cttempt by Uf! to organize Mine "3", In Spring of 1937 I heard some of the Plfi men were expelled fran the Pda union but I do not know whye I ctnnot remember eny of the ntmes of ony of these mens oP eo) af C mets -79 -