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Re: JOWN L. Lewis, ET AL. b)e- bry INTERVIEW WITH “After the election was over the ballot boxes pS were wilocked and the balicts dumped out on a table. ——— —- = I, along with the examiners and other PMA men, sorted the ballots into three piles, namely those in favor of PMA, those in favor of UMi and those who were not in favor of any union. Thereafter we all essisted in counting the ballots and each man recounted all the belloLs in order to check to see that the ccunt was correct. "i wish to here state that to iy krowledge there was no fraud or dishonest comt on the part of anyone in connection with the election, "T recell thet during the -eco:o: CHARLES BOMANNG! came into the election hall and handed an envel: pe to Field Examiner Sap 1 do not know what was in the envelope. "In about Sestember 1927 I beau: be eT recall having lai foverai meetings with officlars of the Mine té' Coal Company. aiong witn other comitteemen, our union president and other district officizls, These méetings concerned de- mands for rctroactive wages due after april 1, 1937; concerned attempts to negotiate a contract with Mine 'B! and concerned attempts to have the mine reopened,and werked by members of Pii'. I wish to statc that all of our negotiations, whether with C.RL H. BLSHOFF, or O8C0,R FalCETTI, were of no avail. Their answers to our demands were elther evasive or they would put us off, or would say that the times were bad, there was no marxet for coal, and that they could buy coal cheaper than operate thcir orn mine. On one occasion, I, along with , went to Hine 'Bt for + uur pose of negotiation, «we Say UR. mt. Ql, FRANK AUSTIN ii trimming the iics't hoofs, 3 knew tnicse men to be mombers of U.. we asked F,.LCETTI why they were working and he said that they were not rorking; that the mine company was giving the old mules to these men. I have been showm a photostatic copy of an affidavit made before Notary Public, signed and svom to on January 18, y This affi qi GL Mavucrs.« wish to state at this time I can recall the conversation concerning the old mules appearing in paragraph 2 on page 2. The statement there is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, However I cannot © recall at this time other matters contained in this affidavit. I have initialed the back of the third page of the photostat exhibited to me, along with Special agent as: on this date, a or Sot mm een ae eke Tea oie