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Ais tei es et Bee ie eres ong RIT Springfield, INTERVIE: 17: (ey dy iy c wes interviewed at his hme by Special Agents 2 was ecoperative but it is not felt that ho would make 4 goo wit- ose cf his lack cf kmowledge of the pertinent facts at Mine B. Smt pee cnersand hes no Known criminal Be furnished the following sirned stutenente = _ "Springfield, Til. «, — the Fedcral bureau cf Investigation, te ak ale BO make the follewing statement tc Special apents h mh ™ have been made to cause mo to make this Ne threats cr promises ci stetenent. "I wes born in bec pumansemaeintl emigrated tc fmerica in WAR oI vos natiralized in in ingrieia, Ill, I first started can ec raresmrererwaret working in the mines in cining UMA at thet time. heave never been an cfficer in any unicn. bepean to work in Hine B abcut I was a URC, member at thet timc and we gct along alright with the Line B Cc. "The Frogressives were started in 1932 because the TMih stole the wage scale notes, JI never had anything tc do with the formation of FMA and never attended any cf the mectings when it was being crgenized. I joined Hiy alonz with 211 the cther men nt Mine B ond wo cot along fine with Lr. Elshoff until the time of the strike in 1937, I thought that the ircoressives were alright. "The strike started in 1937 because a bunch cf guys wanted to bd bhatt ew teense Te put UL.A in Hine B. Scene sf the men who were causing this trousle cna acting es spies fuer Ula were: Joo ilbenose, Anirew Schrelevicus, Deninic Fesquale, rete Carter, Fronk Austin, Tony Plotch, Jobn (Cotton) sncnins, Jchn Sirtcut, Emory Jacawey, Charles Bohannon (Bewling Grven), and James I know that Jim Hale was kicked out of PMA for 99 vears for talking I never heard about any of the other men being expelled. for UMWA. "I don't recall any argument about a contract or wages but I do know that I had some back pay coming that I never got. "I wes ct the mine on the dey of the strike but I never londed any cars light, although 1 saw some come by only helf loaded. called us out on strike at 2:45 pm because the mine wouldn't pay "I don't remember signing any petition showing that I favored FAA. ee oe ea MOT eA LE RA eee, hens aca e BCG .