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ae a a er SE Pg ot nar ee c . to. Ros JOBN L. LEVIS, ET AL Springfiold, Illinois, wes jointly interviovod at his rosidonoo a Sentomber 16. 19423 hy Srarisl Aeants Scptambor 16, 1943 by Special Agents § loyod at Iino A as a apgocred gucstions, but always favored tha ULt. eannot read the English longuoge, tncroforc, Ecc hin the following state~ ment which ho oxcouteds Prony Tes WITH “Springfield, Illinois Septombcr 16, 1945 male tho folloving voluntary statomont to "hom I know to bo Spceial Agonts of U. S. Department of Justioco. “I onde tho Foccrs1 Burosu of Inveetigotion, Pl wee born in ontcroé the United States in and toe naturalized at Springficld, Ill. "Ioan prosontly omploycé at Hino A o working at Linc a about 1335 BC The Wu % orkoc ch im or i “Tt makce po @ift 00 "I sav a notice in tho ncwepapere ix, 1941 that Elshoff hod bought Tino 4 from hr. Ryan. It made no ciffcrente to mo whothor Ryan opcratod the mine or Elehoff. “The working conditione ot Mine A woro just as good uncer tho Prosrossivo Mine Norkors of imoriec, which will bo refcrred to hercincfter ae tho Pili, os they aro now uncer tho UM ane no bettors *Ko onc evor telkee to me ecbout ry joining tho Ul. “Zhen Elghoff bought Vinc & the mic rs wore esying thot he would operate Line 4 through Hine Be I dic not know whothor Elshoff woulc co this or rot. It eocme¢ like the mincra thought he would. I thought that einoc tho Uli hee tho bargeining rights at Mince B, the mino 4 minors were TA ner n Lal wouls have to join Ul’ if thet minc was going to operate through Hine RB. I joined the UE in 194] beeauso everyone olso dice It cit not make any eiffercnes to re. I just vamtcd to keop my job ant tho roason I joince tho U7 wae boesueo I vented to continue working anc cvoryone clea was going over to thct union. ~- 476 - SE sano. unas. dhetman ata Taiahed. an cad. diated aaaiime ancient aimee tltemted Goes caendetinenn a incite nied eeieeeenentaniidl