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Bee Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL. Bw , b? Co” . = ™ - oma INTERVI~i wITH remenber any talk about some men being kicked out of the P,M.A. because of their working for U.NM.W. ontinue "On the day the strike started I went to work in Sne B, I don't know any reascus for the strike. J think the miners were called out of the mine, vy the P.U.a. officials, but I den 1 know for sure. JI don't know if any of the men were loading their cars with short weights. "after the strike started, I don't remember signing any petition for any union. "T reeail that I received a rotice from the mire compeny that Lone Bwas going to cpen in Sept. ber 1937, her the mine opened, I re- eall that tne P.M.aA. bac a meeting and voted to picket the mine if the ranagement tried to send U.Maé, men into the mne. The P.M.A. officials thought the U.M.w. men would try to go into Mine 3, I am not certain whether the P.M.A. me-+tilg was before or arter the management tried to open the mine. I recall that I went out to the picket line which the PMLA. started to keep U.M.w. men from going into Mine 4, I went out to the picket line because I waited to. No one forced me to go cut to the Dicket line. J remember the federal injunction obtained by the mine com- pany, but I don't know any reasons for it, "in the election at the State armory in December 1937 I voted for the P.M.a, because I was a member of that union, and I liked that — union and wanted it to stay at Mine B. ae . "Prior to the reopenijg of the mine in November 1939, no one ; said anything to me about joining U.N... After I went back to work at ~ Mine B iohannen came to my home, anc shoved me a list of names of men wno he said had joined the UMA. Ne did not threaten me, and did not tell me that I would lose my job if I did not goin the U.Ins. Uovever, I knew that I would lost my job if U.M.. got into Mine B and Iwas not a member of it, so J joined up ith Wu. to save my job. I think this was before the election in February 1941. ‘ had a job as an air-checker, and I "T recall that a “sucn a job before the strike started in seem to recall that there 1937. ‘ "Rohannon was the only man who ever talked to me about joining the U.!.w. but he never did threaten me if I did not join the U.lMW, : ~ 335 -