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John L Lewis — Part 17
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RE? JOHN L. LEw18, ET AL. 61D
TNTERVIE., ibaa men in a group. after the strike some men came to my
bes goer ed house and asked me to join United. I told them I didn't
continued want to join until all the rest of the men did. I
remember that Bohannon came to my house sometime in the
fall of 1940 after I started back to work in Mine B and told me that the
mine wasn't going to opcrate any more with Progressive men. Two cther men
were with Bohannon but I don't remember their names. They didn't hit me
or threaten mc in amy wey though. 4s I recall it, I started back to work
atl Mine FP shortly after the new vear started in 1940,
we
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belicve I joined the United Mince workers in the winter of
1940, I wanted to kcep my job and wes afraid of losing my job if I didn't
sign up with United. Iobody ever told me, but we all felt that unless we
joined United we would lose our job. Nobody ever hit me or threatened me
in an attempt to get me to jeite, union. During the time I was at the mine
I never saw anyone hurt. :
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This statement of 32 pages has been read to me 7:
& it is true to the best of my memory. I am still employed a fine B,
Signed
witnessed:
Special agents, FSI, U.S. Dept. of Justice, "
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