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3 . Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. bre b?D ITERVIEW WITH “About Januar 27, 1941 I went to FALCETTI's office to take up some grievance cases with him, and while I ontin uw was in the office several men came in complaining that thei tanle hac been stolen. _In the meantime a ‘shot firer', tuid 56 my teols and tools had been stolen so J SS out vnerc, vo see about them. I was told not to go com in the mine by sm aromvome who I knew to be a strong-arm man for UMv, and he sai a 15 WaS a warning. "The day after my tools were stolen I decided I wanted to go into the mune and see for myself what happened to tools. IT entered the wash room and was changing ny ci o¢ hei when and several others walked up to me and RB <= sd me a son-cl—~a->itch + we ane told me I coukfu's work there amy mere. He the Tt got away from all of chem. I was dresscd only in my underwear and was bare-footed but I ran out of the wasn house and into the yard, The ground was coversu ‘ith ace at this time. [I met FaLCEITI in the yard and told him wiat nad happened. He toosk me into his office auc told the Sheriff to take mc ever to the wash house to get my clothes. Under the Dheriff s protection I changed my clothes, but this protection was then unnecessary because the group had already broken up. ruck at me, but "The next day I came back to the mine and some of the men were complaining that their clothes had beencut up, So the Sheriff and I went into the wash house. I looked at my clothes and my shoes and everything yore cut into ribbons. These clothes were all gathered u “ taken to the States attomey's office, That same morning I saw pen cco ard asked him about my tools and he said they were all gone. fs) nim I had two kegs of powder down in the nine, which I had to purchase mys-lf, and for him to look aftcr them for me. The tro kegs of powder were found in my box in the mine anc the company paid me for then, "Between the time my clothes were cut up and the National Labor Relations Board Election, I went back and forth to the mine each day, and mot. entering the mine as 4 coal loader. Men tne wational “adur Aer.tions Board election determined the Ubi to be the sole bargaining agent, I walked out of the job and have never worked at Hhne '! since, It was my desire to maintain my membership © in PMi rather than to becone affiliated with UM, I never attempted to obtain Uly membership and instead sought employment in a Progressive mine. “274- TR tes a i ale es a, a hae iY ae a 2