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Re: JOEN L. Ib“IS, ET AL at which time he gave tha } followin Signed statement. intervics statement: The following is "Springficld, Ill. September 1, 1943 "I, do voluntarily give the following signed statement tc & who have made them- selves known & § Special agents o rederar puresu of Investigation, No threats or promises of any kind sere made to cause me to make this statement. "I first started working in the mines in = joining the United n Mine sorkers of america at that time. I started a e B about three or four years before the union split up in 1932, Before 1932 so far as I know the relations between UMWA and “‘ine B officials was alright. "Theft of ballots was the immediate cause of the Frogressives being formed “in 1932, ‘Most of “ine B joined up with the Progressives. Betveen 1952 and 1937 PMA officials got along fine vith flshoff. er a em me ee CSS op ee rm me aren pw ce rn te mea re re ae ee