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+ aN 1" Sy a Ce em ee es Oe nT a cE eee ec Re: JOH! L, L&aIS, ET aL. b7 Ce 6745 INTERVIEw ITH Spring- a field, —— Was _— mE - Wy, resi- cence on September 7, 1943 by Special sgents Gis =" fa is WMA, «who apparently e knowledge of the matter under inquiry, He executed the following signed statement. "Springfield, Illinois September 7, 1943 meke the following voluntary statement whom I know to be Special Veovipatzon, U. 8. Depaitment of to agents of Justice. cntered the United an. took out my first papers at Springfield, I am not a citizen at the present time. "7 was born mn states about Tilinois about “The first mine umion I joinee was she United Mine workers of america vhich will be referred ts hereinafter as the UM’. This was at the Peabody tne #6 at Springfield, Ill. about Gab "I worked at four mines under the Ufi after I left Peabody #6 anc before I started to work at Ifine 3 in "T Liked the Ute and I liked to work wider the Progressive Yine worker of america which will be referrcd to hereinafter as PM... I joined the Pid, voluntarily in 1932 and as soon as Mine B went on strike in May, 1937 I got another job. I did not help picket Hine B, I returned to work at iine 3. in November, 1939_ "l returned to ifine B as a PH, member and two months later I voluntarily joined the UM. I went to the UM; Pit Committee and asked them for a membership card. I was nover contacted by a union organizer or threatened in any way. MT did not help organize Pit. in 1932. I never held an office in a mine union. JI can not read or write, I did not attend many PR. or UM meetings. "I did not «now any miners at Mine B vho might have been organizers for UMw. "I never knew that anyone was beaten up at the mine.