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ae ee oe WS LC REe JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL. i] Svoringfield, Illinois, was AED on 5e ond 28, 1943 Special agent ad difficulty with the language and Tt is pDélioved toat he will mako only a fair witnesse He has no oriminel rocord but the file Springfield Field Offioe disslose that he His stitement is os POLL OWS? "Springficld, Illinois Scptcmbor 18, 1943 "I, Svringfiold, Tllincis do muke the following vcluntary statement to an REPT wr rasererram err ea! whan! T know te bo Bpooiul ugonts of the Federu] Burcau cf Invostigttions No threats or pranises of any kind have boon mude to mc; I mve boen told I necod not m-ke any statement und that this stutemont enn be usod in courte "I wus born + I entered the Tmitcd Statcs in FY I bosume o naturolized citizon of the Unitod States ut Springficld, Illinois in "I began working in the minos in P| joining the United Mino Workerse I revor held any office im any union. I om prasontly employed ot Mine "A" cs a Track layor. I was first cnployed at Hine "a" in QR oT goincd the Progrossivo Workors Union in 1932 boonuse the majority joinode I wis sutisfied with conditions undor und in both tho Unitod Mine Workers cand tho Progrossive Mine Workers Unionse It doosn't make uny difference tc mo which union I bolong toe "I first heurd about tho salo of Hino “a by roooiving & letter fran Mr. BILL RYN telling ne ho hud sold the mninee I thought maybo I would lose my job boat.usc I kmow ELSHOFF favored tho Unitod Mine Yorkerse I did not heur any rumors thot ELSHOFF wos going to shut down fino "a" cr ws zoing to hoist ocul out through Minc “BY. I dontt romonber attending uny of tho mectings of the employoos cf Minc "at of which it was docidod tc join tho U.lf7. I signed up with U47 at tho United Hinc Workers Buildings I um not in fuvor vf one union over tho others "I fove beon reud this stutcneont consisting of two pigos und ca 2_- 4% a. GD 18 G@ld LWrve “Witness Socoial agents, FBI,, Springfield, 111." » 410 « _ cand alien ii et anleaiiitinn teat atinlionl a Sa ee ES eee Se —