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INTERVIE? “JITH seeing ELSHUFF was oround the 23, 24 or 25th ef May 19357, when I went down with the others to get my poy checks at this time ELSHOFF wos ealeo hending out hund bills which purported to see out the contractual agreanent with the Pak, but left out an important ‘ pert of that cgreement. «round the middle of July 1937 1,QM ond the vit cammittee went to see ELSHOFF. We took the petition wnioh hed been signed by the mene I told ELSHUOFF thet I hod a petition which had been signed by the employees of that mine stating th.t they desired to be represented by the PMs os & collective bargaining gency. ELSHOFF said thet he did not doubt our word that ol] the signetures were legitimete. F.LCETTI took it, looked ut the pages, «nd said tht some of the Bomes on the petition were on UML. cordse ELSHUFF asked if he could keep the petition for 2 few dayse I said thut would be all right if he gave me a receipt for ite He und FaLCETTI went out of the roan for « few minutes ond then came back with a letter typed out aoknowledging the receipt of the petition but not the authenticity of the signatures. spoke to ELSHUFF about a oontreot, but ELSHOFF would not signed anye - ° continue "TJ aleo reotll o meeting with ELSHOFF early in Jume 1937 et which time sented the ’ vs for the Campany. no strike ond thut we Were ready to go to work ot any +3 contended that we were striking. I also recull ne ELSHOFF thot the case of the five men could be tuken u lebor bourd, and if the bo&ird desided ogainat the PMl4, the Union would stand any expense for back sclary und the like for which the company might be licble for dischurging the five mene During 611 this time ELSHOFF und F:LCEITI did not seem to be particulcrly disturbed over the fact th.t the mine wis not working; in fact they seemed to be ple.sede We tried time and time ugoin to meet with them but BLSHOFF would be cut of town, or he could not be loonted, after this meeting| in Jume I wos out of the mine ond sow same of the top bosses teking the mules out off the mines I told FaALCETTI that the work belong to our men, but he scid th.t it did not amount to muche "Sometime between June 1 and September 27, 1957 and I went into CR FALCETTI, und others were there. wen ok to the wish roon, OSCR F..LCETTI followed me back there, saying thet I had better get on [ ‘ the band wagon, that the mine wos going USike I told FALCSTTI thet | the men had elected me and that I wos going to stick with them in the progressivese ; - 28 - ee ee es