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en Pie REs JOUN L. L&LS, ET aL. L 6 THTERVI SY UTTHE ve ” D eontinued ) "Between 19352 and day 12, 1937 there were no strikes of olose downs at fine "B", The management seemed to be an good relations with PMa prior to May 12, 1937 and the menagement was not hostile in settling grievances. "Y thought PuA was a good union and ome which the members . operated. No unusual special assessments were made apainst mée I took no eotive part in union effeirs when I was a member of Plite "I did not think the PMA members in the banbing oases got a feir trial. I think IBY produced false evidence in the cases. "Zetween 1932 and idey 12, 1937 I do not remember UM setting up e picket line at Mine "B" nor did I see UMl distribute any literature “About two weeks before May 12, 1937 CHARLES BUOHANNON asked me what I would do if UL took control of Mine "B". I informed him I would quit. BOYANIION said no more. No one attempted to convert me from PMA to UMW prior to May 12, 1937. "Prior to May 12, 1937 I did not see the menssement of Mine “B® with UM] officals. I heard from unkmown sources at Mine "B" thet CHARLES BOHANNON, ANDRE: SCHRELSVIOUS, JOE ALSANESE, DOMINIC PaSQUALE, PETE CakTER, FRalK AUSTIN, TONY PLOICH, JOHN «ANBIAS, GEGRGE J&CalaY and EMORY JaCkiaY were attempting to orgunize IMT at mine "B", In the Spring of 1937 I saw the above mentioned men almost every morning in the Mine "a" office talking to someone in that office. I do not kmow who they talked to in the mine offices “So fur us I know there wes no wage scal controversy in the Spring of 1937. “I did not attend a PMA meeting an May 11, 1937 and I do not remember if I roosived notice or note "On the morning of May 12, 1937 someone told me that CHARLES BOBANNON, DOMINIC PASQUaLE, FRANK AUSTIN and same others, the names of whan I do not know, were expelled fran Paa becouse they were trying to aecomten TET awe Wott =-_ organize IMJ at Mine "B". Sameone told me to load the coool cars short I do on the morning of May 12th und I loaded some oars short that days not know the reason for loading oars shorte Qn the morning of May 12, 1937 there was no growing sentiment to strikee About 2:00 Fi Mey 12, I wes told by & bottan boss thet the mine wos on strike. I wee ' 1937, told by e pit committeeman that the strike wos oalled beacuse the manager: e “B* would not discharge the men expelled fram Pile , -166~ | TT,