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fe: JOHN L. LEVIS, BT AL. INTERVI: LIT YS Tilinois, was jointly interviewed at hi sidence on Se eptember 13, 1943 by Special Aconts ie and a presently employed at ‘fine B. He - operative and Yiilingly ansvered all questions asked, He is alert but was unable to express himself rell. He stated he ras forced to join the UF to keep his job. He executed the folloving statement, ; "Springfield, Jilinois September 13, 1943 u make the folloring volimtary statement to an vhom I knov to be Special Arents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, "Il was born in entered the United States a naturalized 4 rangiield, Illinois in live at as a T7er 2 > De , Springfield, T11., and I am presen employed #The first union I ever joined was the United Iiine Torkers of America thich rill be referred to hereinafter as the UM. I joined this union in "IT vorked at tro mines, both at Springfield, J1ll., before I started vorking in Mine Bin ay: a nember of the UMN. 'T have never held an office in any union, Le oe 7 T te oe Ta ee “Ao lar ga i ATU IV Labi Vs 5 satisfactory before 1932, "T joined the Propressive line ‘.orkers of America, vhich vill be referred to hereinafter as the P‘A, voluntarily in September, 1932 when the’ organized at ‘fine B, JI took no active part in the formation ef this union, but vanted to join because I thought it vould be a better union to vork wumder than the UW. "It was my idea that Flshoff favored the IM over the PMA. I Tao ih WA eee eR ee a! = as dae a cannot say rhat it vas, but everyone felt that there vas secret betveen the UM and Elshoff to try to get rido Mine B. ry co Oo o & "J liked the PUA and I think everyone vas satisfied vith that union and its' leaders, - 56 -