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_-RE:. JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL bd ce oO LID _———e el ere 19. La rereraremaena eee English fairly well, himself intellicentiy, but with difficulty. He claimed to have no criminal “~pecord. Jf necessary, he is willing to testify in court. a 2h the following signed statenent: tSoringfield, Til. ; September 4, 1943 , wi he aii PEP ae statement freely and voluntarily to ee who have identified thenselves Lo me as Ypeclal a cei.ts 9° @ .edere urea of Investigation. No threats or promises have been nade to ne to obtain this statement. » SRN So neficld, IL1. I am "T presently Live emploved at Mine A. . "I was bono I came to the United States in "a Was naturalized i at bpringfield, Til. NT first joined a union, the United Mine Workers y in aD In 1936 I joined the rrogressive Mine “orkers of America when I was working at Mine B. In 1942 I rejoined the U.M.i/. when they took over the contract at Mine A, tT beyzan to work at Mine B in 1936, I had nothing to do with the oryanigation of P.M.A. After I became a member of P.M.A. I was satisfied with that union. However, one union is just about the same as any other untion to me. J was entirely satisfied with P.M.A. "Ho one contacted me before the strike in 1937 about joining U.M.W. “Before the strike I heard that some U,M.U, men were trying to get men to join the U.M.;. I know of two men who did this, but I can't remember their names. YI know nothing about the wage scale dispute. I attended a few T.M,A. union:meetings, but I don't remember whether I went to the meeting on the night before the strike started or not. I do remcmber that at a few mectings there was some discussion about kicking some men out of the = nmttars union because of their Uke activities. a -183- re re ee ce ee LST ce aah AE Ty eet RdRp tm a, : nee ea Nae I ee g 1 whe vated :