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Re ¥ interview, CO. © : JOHN L. LavIsS, ET AL. bce. SD rr er Springfield , tl1iOls, Woes imverviewed at Mis eptember 4, 1943, by Special scents EE = c i ell uring th peaks and reads English very w exhibited a very poor memory for details which it is believed he should nave retained, He claimed to have no criminal record, and denied ever having been convicted of any offense. He said he was willing to testify in court to facts that he remember 5 « The following signed statement was obtained fror ¥ Vien was closed, “ment to = and am employed at idne 3. "Springfield, T11, September 4, 1943 e the following voluntary state- whom I know to be Special agents o nvestigation, of my om free will, with no threats or promses made to me, "Tl, "Tl presentiy live at gan Work at iine B, I joined the Progressive ae eorkers of america at wine & when ther were organ ized in 1932. I rejoined the Ula. about APTigs UM. "Prior to the organization of the P, 1932, I heard of some trouble in the U.M.ai. I was ] ; a and didn tt pay any attention to it, and really le about it. I really don't know the reason for the organization of P.M.4., and I took no part in the organizing of the P.M.s. From 1932 to 1937, conditions at the mine were satisfactory. I heard or saw nothing which might have shown that the management of line B was in favor of the U.N.w., rather than P.1.A. As far as + know, the men were entirely satisfied with the P.MAey for I hea rd no complaints "I don't remember any P.M.4a. meeting the night before the strike, and I don't remember hearing anything about the meeting the next day. <n the day of the strike, I went to work, and didn't know anything about the strike until I had finished work for the day. IJ heard that men had been loading their cars short, but don't knuw the reason for it. I also heard that some men in the north part of the mine "ad walked out, I went right home, to the nm T was told that T wat hank _ 6s FCA MP a ace and when I fot bacK 5 Fa i ar) Fe. tila RE Ret al ln OE a i lh, Le Oil details La BEET, | bade aise edited bt. hein aenneteiene