◆ SpookStack

. « hd / GCG O a Re: JOtmru. Eraun, TT AL INTERVIEW 1TH ee, fe Springfiold, Illinois, was join wed at his re 9 on § 14, 1943 by Special agents MEG 03 ‘iii... he did not attend any PMA 1c2tings when the miners ot Mino A turned UMM and had little kmowlodge. or under stonéigs neerni th tter under ingui ic is prosently a ae :*: cuted tho following statement: F “Springfield, Tilinois a - September 14, 1943 *I, “ake the following voluntary stcotement to < whom I know to be Spccial Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investig , Use Ss Department of Justice. "T was born at Live at anc [ om presently omployec as both addressos being pringfield, Tilinois. "Tho last time I worked at Mine ra" was in dune, 1942. “In started working in coal minos as 4 diggor, working in the Old Vest Minc, Springficld, 111, unger the United Mino Yorkors of America, which will be reforred to hercinoftor as the Ui. 1 worked as a digger in Mine 4 off ond on from to 1942, I have never held an office in o mine union. "] have no opinion to expross regarding the formation of the Progressive Kine Union of America, which will be referred to heroinafter as tho PMA, in 1932. UMW os check “Por several years bofore 1932 I worked under tho weighnon, At the timo Fii organized I had boen defeated for the job of check weighmon and had become a coal digger again. "I joined tho PMA in 1932 becouse the majority of the minors joined. However, I did not like the high handed way John L. Lewis tried to push tho - $ new wage scale on tho minors without their consent. I did not havo any interest in either union as o miner. E . "I first knew definitely that Elshoff had become opcorator of Mince A when my salary check showed the change. I also heard of the change j through somo of the miners, i . - 331 - . .