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, RE: JOHN L. LEcIS, ET AL : y b7e bID , Mr. vy Special t azcnts his residence, field, Illinois. He appeared willing to answer the questions propounded to him end furnished thie following signed statement. He stated that he would -+ifv to the fects set “forth in this statonent: tS uvingfield, Illinois September 5, 1943 ee willinw: Lan make the following voluntary statement to who I imo to be Spscial atents of the Dercrsment of dastice, "Tho first ting union T ioined was the United Mine forxers of america whi the howiil bo refirrcd to he-cin.dtur as the UN. I joined this union at ie. Springficld, Illinois about above nen tioned mines I worked as a nenbsr of the UM. * that tinc also worked under a nois, at ail 6 I started working DIE, contract. "The only union of elected by the Frogrcssive Mine “orkers of sanericé to herginafter as the Fil., that nine was working under osition until abcut fice IT have ever hold was at Mine B when I was which will be referred when bj NT think relations between »lshoff and UM prior to 1932 were: good. I did not teke an active part in th. organization of Local #54 of the PMi in Suptenber, 1932. "In September, 1932 I joined the PM. and left tho UN” at Mine B because UN tried to foree us to accept a lower wage scale. I know of no dissatisfaction in the rank and file of UM? at Mine B. prior to 1932. I voluntarily joined the PI. for the above mentioned reason. -231= omy te at ee