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¢ Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL es 1 ssary. His momory oppears and it is felt that he woulc mke a ollowing statemont: ay «:: interviewed at the Springfield Ficlc Office by Spocial cont and | ereracram sand ay: riendly operative t “Springfield, Illinois Septembor 12, 19435 "I make the followin: voluntary statement to n both of whom have identified themselves as Srce1al atents in the Feccral Bureau of Investigation, No threats ar promises have been made to me to incucc mo to mnke a statemont. IT movoa A i was youns anc when I started workin? coal mines in that state. "In I became a mombor of the United Minc Workers, having previsusly jvincc the Knishts of Labor, on organization that precoded UM... and which turned over to U.'.". In the years thet followed I hold several offices in the U.M.W, ona served 9 omm oD 6 After that time I worked in the manaremon Mines as ne other supervisory positions. I have he very position in a coal mine that exists, from trapper to manger. S| "In went to work ot Mine B as a minor. At that time I wis a member of the Unitec Mine “orkers. In 1932 the members of U.M,7, revolted against John L, Lewis because of the alleged theft of ballots, these ballots teins voted by the miners in an eloction held to seo if the miners would accept a lower weze. The mombers would not accept the lower wore and when the second ballots were supposed to be stolen the men revolted and formed the Frogreasive Mine workers of America. J had nothing to do with the formation of this Union, tut I joined it whon the rest of the men did. For a yoar or moro I was not active in it but thon I saw that T.M.A. appeared to be all rizht and getting alons well w and Elshoff, so I took more intcrest WT oe at was years old "T roeall that the contract which 1.¢M.A. had with Elshoff exrired on March 31, 1937. hod sizneé an asrecment with Elsh-ff, + r extending the terms of the oic azreement or contract, and it was generally