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we ee eng CG” oO... fe: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL INTERVIS. VITH On September 15, 1943 of -_ 3 3 = ace " interviered by Special agen and ee an average appéarance and — it is believe nat AG Wa ‘ air Witness. He disclaims any criminal record, iis statement is as follows; Konvinefiald. Tlilinsia pe) ae ae eae | LLi1in0i18 September 15, 1943 "y, do make the following voluntary statement t and vhon I know to be Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, No threats or promises have been :sde to me; I have been told I need not make any statement and that this statecent can be used in court. "T was born in I began to work at Mine "A" in about 2932. I belonged to the Progressive Miners union until 1941 rhen Mine "4" ras sold, JI have never held office in any union. At the present time I am — J left Mine "a" in Jmuary of 1942, Uhile [T WHE"@memper ol the Pk. union T was satisfied with the P.M.A. union, "I first found out about the sale of Mine "J." either through he newspaper or by a letter which I received from Mr. Bill Ryan in hich he said he hoped he was still my friend. then I heard the mine was sold my thought was that they were trying to break the Progressive union. I realized that if I ranted to work in Mine "4" that I would have to change unions from PMA to U.ULT, ct h raver o a "Tl attended one necting of the employees of Mine "\" presided over by t which the sale of the mine was discussed, as I remember Ray Edmundson spoke and that we were given membership cards to sign. I signed up with the U.M.1 . umion at that meeting. T figured that Elshoff would operate the mine with the United Mine Torkers union only and that I had better sign up to keep my job. nJ have read the written statement consisting of one and a half pages and it is all true, b . itnessed, | ee _ Springfield. Dilinois" - 322 -