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u Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL. . ; sO Springfield, 1nols, was inte “as cooperative but 1T 15 nh elieve would take a good witness because he seens hazy on the facts and vents which occurred at }'ine R during the period under investigation. am aduitted no criminal record. He furnished the following signed sta : et oe 314 T "Springfield, Til. September 10, 1%3 do voluntarily atement to opecial afen of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises of any kind have been made to cause me to make this statenent. ‘eee "tT was born eremsrsacemarsamazaonniee cane to snerica T claim citizenship iad father who got his papers 2n "I started working in the mines around Springfield, Til. in IT joined up with United i-ine \orkers_of imerica in the latter part of that year, I started at iline B in Between Send 1932 the Ut. got along fair out at Pine 3% ‘The split in 1932 was caused on account of John L. Lewis mostly he wanted us to take a reduction on a fYellow Dog! contract. T took no part in the fornation of the Progressive Hine Yorkers of jmerica but joined them along with all the other men at tine B. The Pu, cot along alright ‘ith the Mine p.officinls. I figuredthat the PY was a whole let better than the UN. "The trouble in 1937 was caused by a temporary contract about retroactive back pay, Elshoff backed down on this contract and we vent out on strike. J know that he owed ne $11.00 beck pay. it this time there was a bunch of men who favored Uli. at Itine B and they tere starting trovble, These men were: Joe .lbanese, indrew Schrelevious, Dominic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank justin, Tony Plotch, Johm (Cotton) wnanias, John Sirtout, Gearge Jacaway, Fmory Jacaway, Charles Bohannon and James Hale. \ "The strike was caused because aye: us not to go: Fishof? eee tant cps amie nt io came out about down because Elsnof?f wouidn't «ive uS our back pays Vie cane the middle of the afternoon. i recall seeing sone cars come out with | short loads on the day of the strike. This was because the nen were mad about the Co, trying to switch back to OU). - 98 -