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' { if C Re: JOHN Ly LEWIS, ET AL. mY s.<i0cf014, : due to his inability to speak tnglish very well.. cted as inter- preter during the interview. Te also Lacked detailed information about tie controversial facts of this case. He has no known criminal record. supplied the following signed statenent. "Springfield, Tl September 10, 1923 "y, ake the follaring Statenent identified thenmseives npecial Agents o e Federal Bureau of Investigation, No threats or promises of any kind have been made to vet me to make a statement and I know I do not have to make a statement and also that what = may say can be used in a court of law, "T was born in cmecarrme ner msret came to U.S, in and became a naturalized citizen of uU.o. in t Springfield Tll, I first started to work in the mines near Springfield in nd = Uu'. at that time. J first bezan to work at Tiine 'Bt avo "I joined P.M.4. when it was first formed and as far as I know 7 ve w ite ed Se bP ok eae le he ed” bdieniing'h Wwe eek a ee Led P.nwA. SOI changed too, As far as I know there was no difference b etween P,''.4. and U.U.". as far as Elsho<f was concerned. "I know liine 'R! closed down in about 1937 because John L. Lewis was trying to get control of the union again. "I did picket duty while the miners were on a sitdown @trike, I Stayed on the picket line until we were ordered off by an injunction .--) Se, | + as + ana kk: ° we snould po home, "I remember signing a petition for P.M.a. shortly after the Strike occurred, ny voted in the Government election in which the P.M.s. won by @ large majority. i worked on Y.P.i.¥ hile all the trouble was going on at the nine except the time I picketed, - 119 «+