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See a ee ll I or a la a re INTE-Vi ss TT On Septonbor an 1943 Special 4yents Seen, es ingempicwed fo is very intelligent und wis outwardly entirely sooperttivo. It is te be noted that ot the time cf this interview vised agents th.t clthcugh he hud juined the Al. he hud always fevorec the Ufle He advised thet he has no criminel] rescrd. Frum the infornition given — et the tine of this interview it is nut folt thn would moke & gocd witness, partioulurly us his story is licbic to be prejudiced due tc his admitted preferences for Ul. The fullowing sijmed stitencnt wes procured fron Ae spun a, = . Sent. 14, 1943. give the following informetion ii Ta: Cs © re knew to ro to be Spocicl sponts cf the FeBeIe, no throuts cr prmiscs hi.vo boen mude ne to prosure this inf srnation.e "J ao working ot ino «wos fstable buset. I hrve boon there atcut eg racrse I wos burn ‘ I first joined c mine union in mn ut Springfield, it wis Uslave workin: ut ifine tu¥, in 1932, when they wont te Place with the othersae I would just «6 svon huve stayod with Usifei. ot the tince During tho tine wo hid the Pellewe unicn ctiline he there were no outstincing disputes there betweon the company thut T know ofs “shon ZSLSHOFF took over Ifine 'a' in 1941 I believe I read uf it in the pecors. I figured th.t if he hid bought it and they made o switoh, I woul! jo over with the rest of then, if ft wanted tc stuy theree I wes not uporciched &t this tine about joining the U.M..6 I hetrd some talk th.t ZLSHUFF mivht operate Hine « through Hine B but it wus just tulk. This misht pessibly be done if they wanted tc make O biz mine cut of 2 little onus Gs they ure connected by the min Hallnrewmye. I did not hear thot ZLSHOFF woe guing to close Mine » umless the men joined U.lsle I attended ono neeting ut the liedmans Hell the neot- ing at tho Elks ond tried to atten’ une at tho PiJle.e Holl but the P detre offieinls wouldn't let us hold 4t un¢ the neeting was broken une There were only one cr two who could speoke I did not see any fight I got > serta discussed and left bofore it wos ull overe I think there wns o 4 ommittes avxcinted to soe if we couldn't find a place to heve a meotinte I was not 4 nomber of thet committee. It seons to me the anmouncenent of the next meetin; wis published but I wouldn't be sure of tht. SE was inon.rgo of the néoting ot kednen Halle I eee: n.d te see if we would have on investi- r -2tion to decide if we would join U.s!.i. There were no outsiders tt this moeting. nt the ledm.n Hill meetinr they decided to have unvother neeting but they couldn't get Kedmans Holl so thoy had it at the Elks Clube This eee