John L Lewis — Part 17

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RE: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL L, Vee br, . WITH make no difference to me which union they had. I don't Imow how the money collected by P.M.A. from the miners was spent, there were lots of rumors but I don't know what was done with the money. NTERVIE. "IT don't Imow anything about the guilt or innocense of the P.M.A. men who were sent up for Pombings. : UT newane caw anu IMO ninket lines or am TIVO literature a 410 0 way tidy Welle taa Pewee w save Net Gada Wwedie rte Gt VE A ee around the Mine B from 1932 to 1957. J never during this period saw anyone uround the mine trying to get the men to swing back te U.M.%. from P.M.A. "J know nothing about any parties being given by Flshoff for UMW. officials or U.M.i. offic als for Elshoff. "T don't recall much about the contract running out in the Spring of 1937. I'd rather not say anything about the wage question at all. "I was home the night before the mine closed and did not go to any meetings 'yhen I went to work the morning of May léth, 1937, I really didn't think there was going to be a strike, That afternoon J heard that we were to quite work and I guite and came homes I found out some time later why the strike was called but would rather not state the reason given me. On the day the strike started I saw some cars loaded short. They were I believe loaded short over a dispute over the contract, I don't know whether the mine closed over the dispute over the wage question or over the men who were expelled from the union. "T recall signing a petition for P.M.A., I don't remember just where but I don't think it was signed on mine property. I signed this of my own frec will. "J did not hear anything about any U.M.i. petition the summer of 1957, I never saw such a petition. "IT don't remember whether I signed one or two petitions for P.M.A. Whatever I signed I did of my own free will. "I wus not approached to join any U.M.n. local the summer of 1937. I did hear that such a local had been formed, "T don't recall auything wiusnal happening during the summer of 1957. Lows *T rememher thare waa an attempt to opan the mine in Sept. 198%. = 322 =

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RE: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL L, Vee

br, .

WITH make no difference to me which union they had. I don't
Imow how the money collected by P.M.A. from the miners
was spent, there were lots of rumors but I don't know
what was done with the money.

NTERVIE.

"IT don't Imow anything about the guilt or innocense of the P.M.A.
men who were sent up for Pombings. :

UT newane caw anu IMO ninket lines or am TIVO literature
a 410 0 way tidy Welle taa Pewee w save Net Gada Wwedie rte Gt VE A ee
around the Mine B from 1932 to 1957. J never during this period saw anyone
uround the mine trying to get the men to swing back te U.M.%. from P.M.A.

"J know nothing about any parties being given by Flshoff for
UMW. officials or U.M.i. offic als for Elshoff.

"T don't recall much about the contract running out in the Spring
of 1937. I'd rather not say anything about the wage question at all.

"I was home the night before the mine closed and did not go to
any meetings

'yhen I went to work the morning of May léth, 1937, I really
didn't think there was going to be a strike, That afternoon J heard that
we were to quite work and I guite and came homes I found out some time
later why the strike was called but would rather not state the reason
given me. On the day the strike started I saw some cars loaded short.

They were I believe loaded short over a dispute over the contract, I don't

know whether the mine closed over the dispute over the wage question or over
the men who were expelled from the union.

"T recall signing a petition for P.M.A., I don't remember just
where but I don't think it was signed on mine property. I signed this of
my own frec will.

"J did not hear anything about any U.M.i. petition the summer of
1957, I never saw such a petition.

"IT don't remember whether I signed one or two petitions for
P.M.A. Whatever I signed I did of my own free will.

"I wus not approached to join any U.M.n. local the summer of
1937. I did hear that such a local had been formed,

"T don't recall auything wiusnal happening during the summer of
1957. Lows

*T rememher thare waa an attempt to opan the mine in Sept. 198%.

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