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cCOvne hat mine ciosed Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL To Ti FP was interviewed by Special Agents a Ses“ appeared cooperative anc ee, assist the government. Although the information furnished by him is not believed to be particularly vital, it is felt that he would be a satisfactory witness to testify te those matters set out in the following statement which he furnished: "Springfield, I11_ Sept_ 8, 1943 Pe eee une make the following voluntary statement to of whom have identified themselves as ing opecs rer Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises have been made to induce me to make a statement. tl was born in and came to the UD. S. in about presently live at I became aU. S. in abou I started mining in about joined the U.iv. at ime. 2 W for Elshoff when he operate on and off except when ay, °° shut ovm about i I had le av mine in esa I worked at the Jefferson Mine for a ‘ree years and worked there the time when Elshoff was the receiver for the mine. ‘le were only paid about 75% of our wages and the 25% was kept by the mine or Elshoff. I saw Falcetti around there a lot and I guess he was the manager of the mine. 2 = “after I left the Jefferson & Breventon mines I worked one winter the Mmmm nc. After that I got a job at for bout 9 ee that place and was out of work untii a “s of 194C when I got a job at Mine B. I have been at Mine B since that time. “hile we ran the Jefferson mine on a cooperative basis there was no union, but vhen it was taken over by Elshoff it was vcrogressive. When the mine wes operated by Brewenton he kept *10 back from each pay check & he was suprosed to give the men a deed for some land. I think there were five trustees elected; ho now works at Peabody 59; and the ree ne remember. These men o receive deeds fer oil or h L handled ell the details & I believe they were + mineral rights in return for Brewenton keeping 310 from each pay check. "In August of 1940 I went to see Falcetti about getting a job at mine B. I had been on the pit committee at ae: I w.s also trustee for the U.M.v. Tocal at Mine Bior rms, t up until the last election. "I had seen Falcetti several times in 1940 before he finally gave me a job as a digger in August of 1940. “When J first got my job there was no check off and nobody said I had to join a union. I had always been a ‘= 204 -