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; bao JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL 72 , who resides «: ie Springfield, Illincis was intervie on two different occasions. The firs’, interview was started at his residence on the afternoon of Friday, Seotember 3 but wa 5 discontinued by ee ae eee ge : The intearvieweva Moirued and e signe pringfield Field Office. interviewo were conducted RTERVI” WITH at th2 & by Special jigents and § ne ee make a gZood Wo ness. He has 4 Taz a express inselY adequately, anvhygzh his, voice is rather weak. He eppears earnest and sincere and would /8é” easy to confuse on cross examination. He gave information set forth in the following signed statement: "Springfield, T11 September 5, 1943. I make the following statement te ee gk aS , a have identified themselves to me to be Specia Agents Qo e Federal Bureau of Investigation. No promises, threats, or consideration of any kchnd has becn made to me to make this statement. I am willing, if necessary to .o0 to court and repeat any part of this statement. "T have worked at mine EB since I have been a driver most of the time during this reriod, JI was a member of the United Kine “orkers of america prior to 1932. I was never an officer, but I used to attend the meetings of the union quite regularly. In those days there was not a very large attendance at the Union meetings. In 1932 the Progressive Mine Torkers of Anerica was organized. I think that it was organized because some of the men could not get offices in the UM. That is the only reason that I can think of for organizing that union. “hra the local at Mine 3 went to the ria, I went along with them. I did not especially care which union J belonged to, and was willing te go into the PRT of after the PHT of A was formed, and the localwas PMY the wate do auki Mae Va a a Me He Meg well 2A local did not get along with the company as well as before. There was always some sort of difficulty going on. The union men were complaining about things, and there were many short strikes, I went to the meetings regularly. There was alvays a good attendance at the meetings. I was satisfies with the way the local and the Frogressive line “orkers of Anerica Vas Cae I got along “retty well with it. Ad dy af