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JOHI Le LEVIS, ET AL Ms Was interviewed at his Springfield, 3, by Special | noir ry , f dick: ee: Se elenhone number seantiy emnloved at the sz tsi cours dD ee Vow ar ete Miia wae Sererrtiold, He inforned he has never boon arrestee: amon and understancs Engiish well, and has above the average miner's intelligenos. He would make a good witness, but has little information to offers The following signed statement has been executed by “Springfield, 111. Sept. 6, 1943 ‘Le . 7 wos Springfield, he following voluntary statement a and whom I know to be Special Agents of the eral Bureau of Investigation. I make it without fear of threat, force or promise of any kind. “I was born in§® : ° ef — I first started to mine coal in ait i — the United ine Workers of Amerioa Union. the } ine “BY in Springfield, Tli., in about Fron about the fall of 1932 until the spring of 1933, I worked at the Peabody #53 mines During this ti-e I joined the Progressive Hine Workers of America Union and I quit the Ui. The reason I changed was because John Le Lewis's bunch stole ballote and declared an emergency and they said we had to go to works started working in “T tock no active part in the org anizetion of the eS and I have never | he 4 : ae aaa Lewis and his crowd. “During the time from 1932 until May of 1937 I thought the FiA was an honest union. I thought the officials were honest and I éid not think there were any unusual essessments, About 1933 we-weres arcsessed 10% but this wee for other FMA men who weren't working and I didn’t think thie vas too much. I hed started working ct Mine “BM again in the fall of 1933 and worked there until Kay of 1957. “I remember the bombing triels along about 1935 and I don't think the men got a fair trial because from what I know and read -150- ge gee Ee weet nn a rn els Reel al Set oil iol ee ee Sl er oe