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a NO ae a a a eo el gaara pe RE: JOHN L, LE«IS, ET aL When Mince "B" opened up in 1939, Old West Minc was not work- ing and when I got a letter from Elshoff tellin- ne that — Eine *B" would open and that I could belon, to either Pa, back to work at Mine "BY, Joc «albuncesy, andrew Skrelevicue, Pete Carter, Dominic Pasquale, Frank Austin, Tomy Plotch, John (Cotton) Ananias, John Sirt vit, George & Emory Jacaway, Charles Bohannon, and Jin Hale were attempt- in, to or anize for U.N), at Mine "B", Tony Ploteh and Jo #lb:nese cane to my house and trict cet me t> join UMS. I said I was satisfied with P.Y.i. ani intendet to stay us lon. as I could, Tony Flotch told ne if I didn't join Uo.0., #ishoff wiht elose the mine dm altorether. “ fon days later they emic back and tuld co I better join UI... while I coult ant I wouldn't hove to pay any initiation fec. I tole the "no" and that I was still satisfied with Fila. “ifter severul wen vot beat u- at the mine, I ot seare| ant when Tony Plotch and Joe “lbanesc cane out to oy house the third tine, I siuned up with U.M.., because I was afraid I would jct beat up too. If I hein't becr|- seercc, I would still belon to P.Mi.., Arter I si.mcd up with UI. I worked ébout ei ht months and gujt because they were puttin, two men in a roon ani I hat :: bad room an¢ couldn t imke any money. I voted in the sceond NVL.R.B. |. cleetion which U.H.v. won by @ pretty close uajority. The reason that U.I.V. won this clection was beenuse they hed Edred a lot of men frou vut wf the stat: ani in other parts of the state who were U.N... "After J quit at Mine "BY", Iwas out of work for about a year anc then I went bck to Mine "B" and worked for two or three months. I quit a jain be- eausc I hel a bad room an) coulentt make any money, I han to pay a new initieti:n fee when I went back. t ol yar West i "IT hive not been et Kine "Bl" since < i) nd an nw vorkin: Mine, A "if Thai oy free ch-ice of a union T would choose P.MVA. "T nave hed this 33 pa_o statement real to me by ant yy ane it is true on: correct to the best of uy kn wiledze." |) aie Miitnesseds ; - » Special a cnt, FBT. pecial «,unt, F.B.I.%