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et a yo REt JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL Z 5 a 5 INTERVIET WITH “Zefore the strike in 1937 the U.it.W.e never bothered ue at Mine "B™ in any way that I knows. Nobody ontanue ever tried to get me to join U.M.!f. thene "l never heard of Mra ELSHOFF giving any parties for U.M.i, men or officialss ’ . "Ton heard unything about the temporary wage egreement bu tie az: and Mr. ELSHOFF. I alweys tholight the P.MeA. Wes e better umon and could do ss much for the men as any other. I dont remember any fuss over pay ot the mine prior ta the strike as I reoall everything was alright4 "Tl dont remember whether or not there wos u meeting of the Progressives the night before the mine closed if there was such nm meeting I did not go to ite "TI dont remember onything about the men being expelled fran the Progressives just before the strike. I dont know the reuson this strike wos called. "Tl heard that sone of the curs were louded short on the day of the strike I didn't see any of this however end did not do it myself. I think it wos JOHN SCHNIEDER who told the nen to load the cars shorte T heard no tulk in the territory where I was cbout going on strikes Yihen we coame up on top I think oldcus we wore not going baok into the mine any more, I dont remember the reason for thie or whether hea gave us any reason or note “t dont romember signing ony potitions after the strike stxrted for either the Progrossives or the United Hine Vorkorse I dont remember any body trying to get me to sign anything ufter the strike sterteds "I dont remember any thing ubout the UsMelle forming 6 local the sunner of 1937. "There may hive been U.llelle spies in the PHA. but I dant know eny of them or who they were. J dont reoull anything about whet ‘these men might huve done et the time of the strike or from then until the mine reopened. "7 dont remember ony thing sbout the attempt to open the mine in Septe 1937. I do remember the picketing there und I took pert in ites I was there most of the time except to come home und chtinge clothes ones in o while. The men who took part in the picketing were just the looud P.MeAe mane I dont recull any union meeting where the PeMere decide? whit to do when the mine tried to open under U-U.W. I just heard thet the QL ~ 204 - SS ee cei pont asad op weg at