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a o ren be LENO, Gi AL Springf ield, Tinos, was interviewed at his home on Se tenber 5, 1943 by Special Agents Was =: This wan has a fair under- standing of the Englisn language and can express hinself sufficiently to be understood. He said that he was put in jail one night for some trouble in his neighborhood, but denied any other arrest record. He stated that he is willing to testify if necessary. "Springfield, Ill.. September 5, 1943. "I, make inc following-statement freely and voluntarily to and who have identified themselves to me as Cnecial Agen. eral Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises have been made to me to obtain this statement. "I presently live at ramen Springfield, Ill. I am employed at Panther Creek kine NJ was born o I came to the United States in ‘a> nd was naturaiized in in springfield, Ill. are oined a union, the United Mine Workers, in ip. I joined the Progr ive Mine * “orkers of America in 1932, I began vo work in Kine 3 in n I nave never held any office in any union. st 4 wwe gressi "In 1932 I went with the men when all of then joined the P.k.A. From 1932 until 1937 the men and officers of P.I.A,. treated me 0.K. The officers did all they could to help the miners. I liked the P.k.A. better than the U.L.. for this reason. When I vent back to work in 1939 I was still a menber of P.M.A. 1 quit working at Mine B in 1940 because I did not want to join the U.E.w. - i yw “gfter the mine reopened in 1939 : me tha a if I did not join the U.H.T. I would get beat up. this I quif 4) because I did not want to join U.M.W., and because I did not want tq get beat up. “One day when I was in Mine B I recall that T iit who was a driver, for some more rails in my room. diem: af I joined up with U.M.V. I would get more rails, and everything would be better in the mine, but that as long as P.M.A. had the contract -150- cd ~ ene pal per ea ppt ot ee vote r