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r i fi ta Md ~ re “4 G O Re: JORN L. LEwIS, ET AL.. Eg WITH Se | ee a Street, Springfield, Illinois interviewed his home by Special cont TS MEME «peared cooperative but it is not fe that he wo ood witness because of his ignorance of the Mine "4" situation. has no known criminal record. He furnished the following signed statement. "Springfield, Til, September 17, 1943 "I, an: make the following statement to Special Agen and -: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ko threats or promises ve en made to cause me to make this statement. "1 was born in working at Mine 4 in oining UMwA at that time, JI have never held an office in any wiion. I was at Mine A when PMA was formed and joined up Progressive with the rest of the miners there, I think that the two wnlons icin same. At present I'm working | "I learned of the sale of Mine A from the newspaper, and 1 figured that 4+ would either have to join UMiA or lose my job. I just started a "I never heard any talk to the effect that Mr_ Elshoff was going to close Mine 4 and hoist coal through line B, or that Mine A would open only if all the miners joined Uhwa, "I can't clearly recall attending any meetings at PMA Hall, hedmans Hall, or Elks Club where the sale of Mine A was discussed, I was out of towmm for a few days visiting When 1 came back I heard that the men were goi o Mine A was going to open up. I a over to my house and asking me to come to special meeting, Seems to me that I went to the meeting and joined U.A at that time. I don't recall the meeting place, or any particulars of the meeting. ® “I returned to line A-when it opened as a A member, I remember that we had an excessive number of docks after we returned to work. ~ "If I had a free choice I would choose Progressives because they treated me better. . the UiiA gave me a bad room over at Mine A and I quit 3 - 327 - i gs ee ener Scene