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Satan —r oa Re: JOH) L. LewiS, ET AL. os NR ~) ( \ _ Tey Fag: | EE... interviewed at his r he Spec ca ea = Laat Tilineis, on September 2, 1943, by je note eT WOrK= e BY July 15, 1943. - a Beceuse of these two bo coe am arensensso-oe en cepsasnsich . a He 15 e tc recall many of the happenings during the pertinent aa period. He advised that he has ne pee earrested. The following , jipned statement yar obtained ‘ron (ys pe "Sprangfield, Ill. pe Sept. 2, 1943 eulow.in voluntary statement to vw1om I know to be Special nvectigation, J make it without fear of threat, force or protce of any kind. "J vas born in and presently reside in = TR working in Pine wor in Serinefisid and Springfield was a member of the United Kine Workers of america Union. In about 1932 almost our whole local went over to the Progressive Mine ‘forkers of America, and I joined Pa at this time. T joined to keep my job, but no force of any kind was used to make me change. From this time until sometime in May 1937, I vorked in tine "BY and was a rufi, and during these five years I thought the Pie was an honest union and the officials seemed honest to me. I cannot remenvsr wiether during this time the Ul, tried to organize in Tine "8" or whether company favored either Ut) or Pia. "During the forming of the Pula I took no part and I have Aan aw aren — axl Wd oh a hy ci * i] be SD Ww we) Hi x 9) 0) “During this time between 1932 and 1937 I don't remember -any= thing about any spies. I do not remember anything about any men from PUA being expelled; I don't believe I attended a PMA meet- ing the night before we went out on strike, All I remember is on one day, which may be tay 12, 1937, at least it was in lay 1937, I was called out of the mine by one of the PidA men who said we were out and ve left the mine about two o'clock in the afternoon. I never knew why ve went. out and I came right home. TI a not remember hearing any of the FMA men, or anyone else, tell us why we were cut, ee aE RTL MEN, Doge qt anata Meter gta Feb