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. f ~ : Springfield, fj! ; 1nols, tN iv Septombcr 8, 1943, by Special Agents gi pond FE a This man speaks and understands Englis ; Very simple guostions must be asked of him. Ue said he ta willing to testify in court, Fe claimed to have no criminal record, It notod that his name, as used by his children in school, is also spelled The following signed statement was obtained fron i “Springfield, Ill, _ September 8, 19435. “ P make the ees statement freely and tt i, who have identified voluntarily tc q "J.am living at gay”: employed at Mine B. -I «as bor: = came to the United States, and 1 I joined the United Minc “orkers whon I was working in When I came to the United States I becamo 4 member of alla.e S country, I had to join again because I did not trensfer ~ my membcrship. I joined the Progressive Nine “orkors of amcrica in 1932. I have nover deen an officer in any union. : "Sines 4 yvhen I started to work ot Mine B, I have worked in several mines around Springfield. ‘shen the P.u,A. started at Mine B in 1932, I hac no part in the formation of that union. I just went ‘along with the majority of the mon, Aftcr 1932 things went elong O.K. at Mino B, I was satisfied with the F.F.A., but I think I would have been satisfied with U.M.%, too. | “on the day the strike started, I did not hear sbout the strike until I finished my work in the mine. As far as TIT know, no one in my parting Yoaded their cars with short weights that day, I don't romember who told me that there Was a strike at the mine. . “after the strike started I don't romember signing any petition | for any union. "I was on the picket lino_in the fall of 1937. 4s 1 recall I rode out to the picket line with F . Se | I did not get any notice that the mine i ial - 354 «