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‘a ‘ A» LN ee \ \ a + \ 4 f - ee tee OT Pe tea ete te de ee Res JOBN L. LEWIS, ET AL bc’ bID ' Irrepyaey: WITH re ras ras Treen! Springfield, Illinois wes interviewed at his home by Special Agents a: September 4, ...7 {hme ce econo aasgrocd @ criminal record. a ee P ————— = L9G56 ae ne didn Evglief and vould make 6 feir witness. WEED 2 ovices the following cigned statements “Springfield, Ill. September 4, 1943 "I, Soringfield, the following voluntary etateneny two whom I know to be Special hoon eden) Buresu of avertiration. Wo force, threets or promises have been made in obtaining thie stetement and I know that whet I may say may be used in a court of law, | eerscrerrecrncs emmigrated to the U.S. urraizec citizen of the U.S. in in: Ill. in aa: which “J wee born in in Wiens became a nat *T started mining coal in Sprin tine I became a member of Us. In about at Mine "B".and remeined there until Jan. etrikese I stopped working at Mine Spe employed by employed by I started mining ooal 3, except during the wn free will, I em now and I have been “In about 1932 I heard UM’ stole some votes cast in an election and for thet reason I joined Pid which was being formed ot that time. I took no part in the formetion of PLA. “Prior to 1932 the manegement of Mine “BY seemed to have been on good relations with UM’. “I have not held an office or taken an ective pert in any unions “Retveen 1932 and Hey 12, 1937 the management of Mine wBe seemed to have been on gooditerms with P.M.A. there was no hostile attitude taken by the manzgement in settling grievances, So fer as I remember there were no strikes or close-downs at Mine “B* betresn 1932 and Mey 1937. “I thouglt PHA was 2 good union and one opereted for the benefit of its membership, no unusucl speciel assaesments were mide against me- oe |