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ce a ee fat CG” O Re: veme i. rrssc. PT AL bel ramen Git: "It was the goneral opinion among the minors that Elshoff would try to swine the mince from PA to” (Continucd UT like he had at Mince B, I fclt this way too, "I think the. PMA wore more honest at Mine 4 than the UL had beon and that chc mn wanted thc PMA to remin as the bargaining agent there, ~ "I heard tho mincrs talking about the fact that Elshoff would try aM BP hk ode eee eh Be DB T ALA Ul s1btitc Mf lll Ulbsal Lao De & Mat id not influence mo to join the UM. to take the Goal out of the South section not draw any conclusions. The e¢ rumors "I am suro I did not attend any of the PUA mowtings at all whon the men at mino A, signed up with &r7. JI had no interest 10 zoing to any meetines either to vote or to 14 ten to any talke. I wanted to stay away from all unicn effairs so I just waited until the minors had decided what union they wanted and I joined pith the majority. "After the UM: got the ba rgainin ~ rights at Minc A in 1942, conditions bocame rapidly worse than when the mino was oporsting under the Pita. "rishoff brought in a couple of Peabody Mine 'Face' bosses from Poabady Vine #53 and 459, These bosses took an insolent attitude toward the miners. They tried to make slavos of us. — “The Uli fined mc illegally, Thorce was no hearing, no trial, and n> charges presontec against me. "I have read this st-.tcemcnt consisting of two anc ono half pages end it is truco and caorroct,. "Vitnessed: SE © 320100) - “Special Arcnt F.B,T. a peeial Arent F.B.I."