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Re: JOHN L, Lkwis, ET AL. Springfield, inois, was interview on September 17, 32, by Special Agents was cooperative, would make a good witness inasmuch as he has only a very limited know- . -_; ~ 4 aes a 6 a fe eee ’ ee oe t ledge of the Mine 6 Sltuation. ay ** no known criminal record, He furnished the following criminal record, "Springfield, Ill. September 17, 1943 1 voluntarily give the following s mene to opecial Apents and o threats or promises of any kind were mace to cause me to atenent. "I was born in I first started working in the mines about joing up wi an about s best I can remember, I began to work at Mine B about Send qui yl, 1937, Iam presently wiemployed, "The trouble in 1932 and the start of the Progressive Union was caused by Jom L. Lewis trying to lower our wages and dictate to Tr aT aoe BE ae) a ee rr kL Se SSL AS kL OR union was fine and dandy and got along swell at Mine B wtil the trouble in 1937. "T don't know what caused the strike at Mine B or May 12, 1937 but do recall that we didn't load full cars that day. "Tl remember signing a PMA petition at PMA Hall showing that I favored PMA shortly after the strike. "I don't know what started the picketing and Sit Down strike out at Mine B but I was there most of the time and was there when we were put off by injunction. "T voted in the N.L.R.B. election which PMA won 404-25, "hile the mine was on strike I was on WPA, and was working there when I got a letter to come back to work, However I had the flu and wasn't able to go back te work, As soon as I was able I went to Mine B but Ur. Falcetti said that there wasn't any job for me, I tried again to get my job back two or three weeks later but dir, Falcetti told me \ ' nothing doing! - and I have never been back since, i ; -0- | |