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5 a eo Wee Spr ingficid, INTERVIEW WITH Illinois, was interviewed at nie nome by Special Agents of union activities. is not felt tha sass make a goed witness because he was reluctant 1 alk to the Agenvs and advised that he was ao friond of Mr. El notes. Te: no known criminal re- cord. He furnished the following signed 5 ment: "Springfield, Til. September 15, 1945 "I Springfigld, Tll. do i] ei bleedin cheb tOMHRt to Spociul Agonts be accent ere crag of tho Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promisos have been made to causo mo to mako this stetement and I know that anything I may say can be prosented in e Court of law. "T ung working in mincs about = started at Mino B EN e n nights and out of touch union activities. So far as I knew the UMMA got along fino with Mino B officials beforo 1932. I don't know the reo- son for the beginning of PMA and didn't take any part in its permotion. I never even attended any union meotings under PMA. Whon Mine B changed its union affiliations I joined PMA with the other engineers. "T knew Pete Carter, Frank Austin, Tony Plotch, and Charles Bo- honnon out at Mine 3 at the time of the strike in 1937, but I nover heard about any of them favoring UMiA or stirring up trouble, md I never heard about them or any others boing expolled from PMA. mn my job I didn't have much contact with the miners and I have no knowledge of any contract or wore difficulties at tho time of the strike in 1937. ne. I wouldn't have any knowledge of coal bein ated 6 a a : imo of the strike. 50 enxy anything about conditions bolow during tho strike poriod. “Tt dontt rocall signing ony petiticn for PMA or UMA after the strike started. “T returned to Mino B in 1939 as a PMA member. Wo one ever - 101 - —y