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we me A Ss ee eNO Sn Sir eae ORY OF Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ETAL. INTERVIEW wITH there were many fights and that men were being beat by U.M.W. men, but I_saw none of this. The only thing I saw was one time was in the wash house changing clothes and I saw him run out in his bare feet and underwear (it was a cold dav and sleety) and I a a ny threatening GR *° >= up. I did not see anyone get cut. "I remember voting in another N.L.R.B. election in about Feb. of 1941. No one threatened or forced me in any way and I thought the election was fair. i voted for F.M.A, but U.K.W. won. continued "The U.h.w. then set a date which I think was March 15, 1941, that anyone who did not join U.M.W. on that day could not work in the Mine 'B'. The U.M.W. men told us this, and no one from the company ever told us. On the last day ame to my room with some slips and told me it was the last day to sign for U.M.w. and if I wanted to keep my job at the Mine 'B! I would have to join U.M.Ww. I did not want to join U.N.W., but a also did not want to lose my job, so I signed up with U.k.w. I wouid have preferred to stay P.M... "I worked at Mine 'B! from then until July of 1941 under U.M.W. I did not like it at Minc 'B!' under U.M.W. because the U.M.W. men would | inconvenience me at every opportunity and steal tools. - "In March of 1941, shortly after I joined U.M.W., I received a letter | with JOH YL. LEnIS' signature, saying I had been disloyal to U.M.W. and they ang vn Snerial Tnyvostiesatar fram Kontunkle ts tnvestianto wy nse|es T 2G bat Pe Ne ee ke ea Le a ah de WH non VU KY ves tiga ve my wath « aA never Knew of any investigating. On about July 12, 1941, the Sup't. of Mine ‘Br’ got a letter from U.K.W. Dist. Hdqtrs., telling the company to discharge me and | two other men, one whose name vo and the other an Italian whose |= , name I do not know. "The Company fircd mc, and I have not worked since that time. I know of no rcason why the U.N.W. said I was disloyal. ave never held an office any other than this. , — etnétneennt -” pte wpawre ms mae ~« ~ "This statement of six pages has been read to me and it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. special sgent, F.B.I. . i » Special Agent, FBI."