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C ww \, RE: JOHN L, IIS, ET AL Se 2 L “ Rei’, STERVIE ITH P| The following investigation was conductcd by eo \ Special agents and —_— = ‘. ma. Spingficid, Iliinois on Sc stember 7, 2943. Spring- Lerviewed At the rcsidence of ficid, Iilinois, which is the address of and advised that he has never been arrested in his It was noted thot QW appeared to be mare intelligent than the ordinary miner and ho re.dily understood the questions asked hini He was very cooperative and he will mk: u gol witness if he is c.lied upon to testify. We furniahed agents with vhe following signed statement: lie. Soringfivid, Til. Sept. 7, 1943 horchy give th. following stitenent to Wa , who arv known to me: to be Spec. ists. of the No threats or promises have been mide me to procure this statement. F.K,I. I am now waiting for my final papers. I first sturted st mine - in I am a coal-digper. I first joined a mine union about Wi: this was U.N. 7. J heve mever held a union office. to mine "BY till 1932 I know nothing of the "From the time I nent I joined the P.E.a, in }932 be- relation bctween Elshoff and the U.M.". efusc everyone else at mine "B" joinud. “There was no trouble b treen Elshoff and the P.M... from 1932 to 1937. I no nothing about Elshoff or Falsctti making any stctcment opposed to P.Ji.... or favoring U.I%. during this time. I beliuve they got ulong alri ght. "From 1932 to 13397 the P.M.a. men got along alright with thcir union officials. In this period the men were given their say in union effairs when they wanted. I attended union meetings at this period when I felt dike it. TI never fclt the union officers were spending union money wrong. They made regular rcports to the union meubers on the money. Ve had no unmusunl assessments durin; this time, there: was a 10% assessnent to help othir miners.