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Enclisn well, but would give no information o following signed statements "Springfield, Ill. "Ty, g~ volunta atLenent to rinefield, Tll., mar : and | rerperacseesa en il I know to be Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of investiz n. J make it without fear of threat, force or promise of any kind. are a - a] first started working in mines when I went to work in Mine "B" in Springfield, Ill. in about 1934. I joined the Progressive Yine Workers of America Union at that time because that was the union at Mine "3" at thattime. I worked at Hine "BY from 1934 to 1937 "T do not remember anything about any union activities at Mine “Bt, -I do not remember any trouble between the United Mine Workers of America, PMA, or the company. I know Eine "B" closed down in about May of 1937, but I still do not knor why. I do not know anything about what caused the strike, or if it was e strike or a close down. "I do not know anything about any labor trouble, any «io. union trouble, or about anyone being expelled from PMs in the spring of 1937s “after the Mine "B" clo ine in Springficid. But i had to j or threatened me in any way. ed down, I got a job at the Jefferson " ra 4 6 a ob. No one forced . od NI do not remember getting any kind of notice to come back to work at Mine "BYiin 1939, but I saw it was going to open by reeding the paper, so I went to Mine "BY in Nov. of 1939 and went to work. I 1 a number of UMN’ and as long as I worked in the mines which was -176- — a