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Special Agents who has difficulty speaking and understanding the Inglis pud pe that his memory is quite vague as to the events which took place at Mine B during the course of his employment at that place. It is being noted that a: one of those men who were arrested during the course of the rouble in 1936. was arrested on a charge of having dynamite in his/ possession and wa miined at Milan penitentiary from May 10, 1939 to September 12, at which time he was released on parole, As a result of this sentence, is quite bitter, stating that in his opinion he was framed and that he had nothing whatsoever to do with the bombing which took place in the vicinity of Springfield in 1935 and 1936. In view of criminal record, it is doubtful if he would make a good witness. There is being set forth below the signed statement which executed at the time of this intervien. GIMIEIM 2250 expressed the that he would hesitate to testify in instant matter for fear of reprisal. "Springfield, T11_ Sept. 4, 1943 Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises have "T was born iz ane and came to the U. S. ina bout I have applied for my U LU ZEN S04 ND, have not yet obtained my a papers. I presently live att to mine coal in about and joined the U. about that time. I have never held any office in any union. "TI first started to work at Mine B in about a worked there off and on until the time of the strike in May of 1937. ‘joined the Progressive union in 1932 when I was _working at Mine B. I never had any~ thing to do with the forming of the Progressive union. I was not satisfied with the United because they were spending our money for big buildings and then we couldn't even go in the tuildings. I think that Falcetti was pretty friendly with the UMW men, but I never saw him with any of their men. "I remember that there was some question about wages that came up in the Spring of 1937. We were supposed to get a raise of 10f, but Elshoff refused to pay it and we never did get our back pay- I know also that there was about twcolve men who were supposed to be members of Pro- gressive, but who were really working for United. Some of thess mon were -110- a eh ion SO ATER TI RT En a Oem em ee ee ee * ra} Y make the following voluntary statement Sere ven of whom have identified themselves as Specia pringfield. I started