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r Poe, C RE: JOH L. LEwIS, ETAL. Thterview wi . “J don't recall ever signing any P.M.A. petitions after the strike. I remember getting word at P.K.A. head- quarters that the mine was going to open. When we got out to Mine B that morning OSCAR FALCETTI said that he wanted only U.N.W.A. men. There was a small group of U.K.W.A. men there who went down into the mine. I remember 'Bowling Green' (CHARLES BOHANNAN) PETE CANTER, TOMY FLCTCH, FRANK AUSTIN, ANDREW SCHRELEVIOUS, DOMINIC PASQUALE, JOHN (COTTO:)) SNANIAS, ICH SIaTOUT, & BILL SIRTOUT, GEORGE and EMARY JACA.AY, & / JAKES EALE. These men were all U.N.W.A. organizers who had been causing trouble at Mine B. Starting that evening about 300 F.M.A. men started picketing at ! the mine. JI was at the mine day & night for almost two months. Since we were’ run off the Mine B property by the injunction I have never been back since. continwe "T remember voting in the first N.L.R.B. election which the Progressives won by a large majority. NT pot a letter to go back to work in Nov. 1939 but I iy eee * epee ©i6°' t fool with it. "T elso remember the second N.L.A.B. election, but couldn't vote because only these who were working could vote. The U.b.W.A. won that election. "Since May of 1937 no one has cver been to see me to get me to sign up with U.L.u.A. or to sign a petition showing that I favored U.h.weA. I never saw amronc get beat up out at Mine B because I never went back after it ae ea feat ae dt nf wt ae owe hades hasntorn bey opened ue 2 at ae Was @ g000a ifiénda of mine was baGiy ocaven 0 ji” 'CUDGE! BavlGAhipn with a pick handle because he wouldn't join U.M.W.A. rad 1d ne about this. "If I had a free and voluntary choice of unions I would chose P.M.A. ; NT have had the above statoment consisting of three and one-fourth (3.) pages read to me by Agent FY The same is true & correct and I do hereby sign my name. (signee) SAI Special agent, F.B.I." WITNES - 43 - —a] -