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¢ Q Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL strong united men, although I did belong to progressive fora short time. When I started at Mine BI was tconts mued } not a member of any union, but I think I signed up before I started to work. I believe it was Albanese er Cotton Ananias who asked me to signa U.M.W. card so I signed it. I don't like the idea of two unions in the coal business and I don't believe I would have joined progressive even if they were the only one there. J was not forced or threatened in any way to join any union. I never was involved in any arguments at the mine & never saw any fighting during the time I've been there. "T haven't seen much of Falcetti since I started at Mine B and so I can't say if he favored any wion at the mine. tas I recall it nox, the Jefferson wine was first run by and then was operated by Elshoff under receivership, and during the time Elshoff was there it wes progressive. After that, es =: a loan fron the government and the mine was run by U.M.W. men. tT ... 4 “i MSeGa re) be quite union election in about July, I haven't been at ets) q a en ding union meetings. "After reiding this statement I vant to correct it by stating . nov, that Elshoff didn't start operatins SMrontil sbout 1917. ae "J have read over tiis statement of 4 pices and wish to state it is true to the best of my memory. /_/ err... ‘S/ “itnesses é Speciczl agents, FBI U. §. Dept of Justice" Le - = 205 = ee RS oe i a adel erry