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rer PE, oe ae lite ‘ teed GM Pie a ob in AT ‘ - . Te ame a 4 a good witness as he peaking and understanding English. ed the following signed statement: "Soringfield, Ill., September 8, 1945. c1so known « SSSI Springfie T11 ake the following voluntary temen eee and , whom I imow to be Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No force, threats or pranises have been made in obtaining thie statement and I know that what I my say may be used in a court of law. “I was born in emmigrated to the U. 8. about | Eee became a citizen of the U, 5. 4 hy "I became a member of UMW in P| in Springfield, Til. and I have ten a member of UM¥ since that time. "I was employed at + EE 2°. Springfield, I11. in about und worked at thet mine as a member of UMT until the strike at the mine in adout 1957. "I + rad ~~ we “I was unemployed fram about 1937 to July 1940 at which time 1 obtained a job as a digger at Mine "B". I went to Mine "B" in July 1940 and obtained & job from OSCAR FALCETTI the mine supt. I was not asked what union I was a manber of, but I showed my UMN union card to saneone at the mine. T had the Uf’ card as I was a member of UiN at the "I have never seen anyone organizing for Usii at Mine “B" nor have I ever seen any fights at Mine "B" over union matters, “rt voted in the NeL.R.B. eleotion in Feb. 1941 for UM¥. I think St was a fair election and I voted for the union I wished, my "I am at the present time employed at Mine "B" as a digger. "I have had this statement consisting of two pages read to me and ~ 229 = erert ty to oe ae