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WETIALS ANE DRADER bi. ARTMENT OF JUSTICE | WASHINGTON, D.C. Beptenber 25, 1943 MEMORARDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR B 0 ON Re: ne "Bp" o- Jlleged Violation Your memorandum of Septeaber 15, 1945, transmits tro copies of photostats, consisting of eight pages each, repre- senting the pertinent information conteined in the 15th Regional National Labor Relations Board file No. XITI-C-1665, at Chisago, Illinois. It is requested that Mar Wagner be re-interviewed end asked to confirm the facts ob are set forth in his severe) memoranda to the Boerd eovering his negotiations with subjects Elshoff and Eammdson. Special reference should be made to Wagner's statenent in his memorandum of November 1941, that "When Elshoff first purchased the assets of tat, be hoped to mine the sean of coal in Mine 's' from Mine 'B'*, and the statement in the came mmorendum at page 2 that "Elshoff stated that he did not delieve he was obligated under any circumstances to hire any of the former employees of Mine ‘at since he had not taken over a corporation tut had merely purohased some of the assets of that corporation.” Also of significance is the statement made by Wagoer in his memorandum of Ootober 4, 1941, that "“EKdmundson stated that these employees undoubtedly were afreid that Blshoff would mine this newly soquired property through Mine ‘B'", and that “To avoid this they came to him and signed applications for meabership in the U.M.W.4." It fis apparent that Edmundson’, contentions in this regard were hypooritical in view ef his inowledge that he and Lewis were advancing $60,000 to enable Elehoff to purchase the mine. It is hoped that Mr. Wagner's WV recollestion of exact conversations oan be refreshed by bis reading of his mesoranda. : to CL Respectfully, TOM C. CLARK, - assistant attorney Generaly |