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‘le heard of the attempt to open the mine in Jane 1938 but we did not go to the mine because we heard it wae to be U..W. and we also had the injunction ageinst us. "I left Springfield the ewmer of 1938. I heard prior to t that mine “E™ hac taken over the Jeffereon mine sane of the men fro ming SES were working there_ I am eure but dont know who, Neithe:g = knev: anything first hend about this. . : got letters from the mine co. telling us to come back to ¥ 9, I went beck to the mine and talked to Hre Felsetti who tol¢ ma I roulc be better off where I wes. rent back to Iline *BY to work when he got his letter. nobody aske ebout the union to which he belonged. He got his old room beck. Prior aa pM fe at to the 2nd NeL.B. nobody askec cae a after not sign cover to U to join the U.!.".. Three men .eB. ele These men said that i: : he woulc not heve any job. They to beat him. ‘¢ dogs rot know who thes- men werse He eigned over to keo> his jot. cava lot of strengers et the mine «hen he vent back to work oes not knor vhoe these men vere but they wera i igned any cards for Usi. "es or PeleAe Be voted in the 2nd M.Lwh.B. election voting for Felea, he doege not know rhother or not this vee en honeet gleation. Be vos not forced to vote either way himeelf though. Wher went back to mine “BY it wee in kind of bed gondition one pure ef if hee never reonened. Ee knowe of no fire in ijing “BY while it wes glosed anu neither do I. earned dope not recall any meeting ct which wee kicked cut Over sore argument about money matter. eele et conditions were much better under F.l’.A. than they are under Uei-e'« Oho MB = ok have read thie joint etatement ; and co fer &8 either of us are avere it ie the truth in its entire ve ere therefore both eigning it. itnesses: *T + Signeds Epringfield, T11 fect. &, 1943 -126- arene rey Be rit ere et te oe me rm me