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rvs wae he Pia t Re: JOHN L. Lewis, ET AL. bre Lah ITSERVI SN WITH organizers were expelled for their organizing, but I do not recall their names. JI do not antinue know what evidence was presented at this meet~ ing, against these ULM organizers. ‘CQ. Hay 12, 1937, Elshoff would rot. discharge these Ul? organizers that had been expelled from Local 54, Pua, so the PMA miners loaded some of the coal cars short to get Eishoff to discharge these men. "] was not familiar with the wage scale controversy in 1937. I voluntarily signed the PYa petition of May <5, 1937 to show I was a Pia member. "J felt the NLRB election heid en December 15, 1937 was fair in every respect. Sometime in 1940 the following Ulg! organizers approached me and asked me to join the Wifi; Cotton Ananias, Andrew Schrelevious and Charles Bohannon. They cid not threaten me, put told me Ifd have to join the U7 if I wanted to work tnere, because the mine was going UMW. "From November, 1939 co February, 1941 toe UMi organizers in wine B signed the men up with UY.. 2 heard they contacted the men in the mine and at their homes. Therefore i do not believe the seaond YLRE election was fair in expressing the true feelings of the men as they had alreacy signed with Uli to hold their jobs. wT félt that Slshoff favored UM/ and that he was on friendly terms with the Ulf; organizers, but I have no specific fact to establish that point. ty wy inn) ocAnms Ua Gy nia age « . —_ fully wiceratand the two pages of ep he fo wy witnessed: — Tt F. BR. Te /s Special agent, F.B.1." ~ 219 = a a eS OD ae SE AC Le i ee A SUPT Sta opie