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an eee It is See that he would make a good witness Because Of te tn ability ” “\s English and his lack of knowledge of what went on at Tine "3", has no known crimral record, He supplied the following signed statement. "Springfield, Ill. September 4, 1943 Px. LS estat also known 45 do voluntarily make the foilowing ed statement to Bag a: [a of the Federal Bureau : a | promses have been made to cause me to make this statement. and I am presently residing in the rear ar os Springfield, Illinois. "T have worked in the mines almost ever since I have been in the U.S. and first joined the United iine workers of america, I have never been an officer in any union. I started working at Mine B about 7 years ago coming there from the Jefferson Mine. ‘While at the Jefferson tine I joined the Progressive ‘hne workers of america, "ZT liked the Progressive Union and they seemed to get along fine at Mine B before the strike in 19 don't know what caused the strike, all I know was thet Wage told us to go on strike. after the strike I picketed at ifine or about two months, .bout 8 UMii, tried to open the mine ote day while re were out thre, but they only stayed for a couple of hours. "I recall voting in the N.L.R.3. election in December of 1937. It was a fair election and the rrogressives won, after the election the Co. shut doim the mine and we couldn't go back to work, ° "J remember signing petitions for the Frogressives, These petitions were signed by nearly all of the miners, ‘When the mine opened under an topen shop! agreement 1 still be- longed to the Progressives. I joined UMi. because I was scared - the UMa.. Were beating up everyo..e in the wash house. T wi-tcd to work at Mine B and so J had to join UMiL. ~108-