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Re: JOHN L, LECIS, ET AL & oe f°) ceucieiaeieaidetiee, *e5° men along with soveral others were the ones Deal up & number of the PMA men. JI never actually saw mtinued ) any of these acts of violence. "Altogcther during the period 1939 and 1940 carly 1941 tho UMMA must heve brought in about 50 men, and kept signing men over all the ‘ime, "During this period the UMA men vere in the office all of the timc, and seemed to be very friondly with Elshoff. "I voted Frogressive again at the secon by quite a number of votes. Before the election at the NLRB hearing they hac a mumbor of men there wearing buttons to show their preference of UMMA; I heard that there was a *10.00 fine for members who did not go and wear these buttons. I was askcd to go to this meeting and wear a UNVA button but IT refused, a Ae a "Bofore the elcetion mens tools vere stolen, sulpher thrown in coal " cars & men docked, & men were beat up to gct them to join the UMA. \ Ny a list of 21 Fro gressives vihose ~ ~ tools wcre stolen during tne Ye nicntio period, "Tl rcmember that a petition was passed around after the strike and over 450 men signed in in original handwriting and gave their address shoving that they fsvored the Progressive Union. "T have read the made by me. The same arc " jitnessed: wB.1., Springfield, Illinois /s/ F.B.1. Springfield, 121." cp es TR Tae rm TR RT eg TO RT he ee eee ee ee ee $