John L Lewis — Part 23

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a ea a en wee RE; JOHN L. LEMS, ET ab. o 1TH The following investipetion vw. ducted by Special agents cecrarpemms cit ni at a indl j on September 17, 1945. 4s . & @ roaming house a Springfield, urents inter viewe On September 16, 1945 he wes contacted jn the morning and inasmuch us he had to go to work around 11:00 acM. he suggested agents return ut 10+0O aeM. on Boptombor 17, which they did but egents hud to wait for him about 10 minutes os he did not appecr at his room until 10,10 40M. ; Ho wis very uncooperative and he wus told at tho start thet if he did not wish to talk to ugents he did not hove to but ho said he wanted to. During the intorviow ho onco asked if cgonts wore not through yot and ho vcs again told that if he did not want to answor the questions he should eo udvise agonts unc thcy would leave but he said for agents to continue. He donicd thet he had bocn eontacted by unyono cnd he is felt to be withholding inform.tion und it is suggosted that he be oclled beforc tho Grand Jury to csoortcin his full storye He furnished the following unsigned statonente, Springficld, ave Scpte 17, 1943. * give the following information +o MM who have ideutified themsclves as Spooinl agcnts of thc FeBele No throuts or promises hve peon mde me to give this ia inform-etione I have been ut Mine « ubout Gi & I um still thorce & deliver powdor. I drovo mules on dey shift till 14 yours agoe TI was born in In 1932 I wont over to P.M... aos the loocl did & id not nclp to orgunizos I don't onre to scy if I wishod to go back to ono union over anothore I road in pepers that RYAN sold out Mine 4. It didn't muke any difforenoe to me Gs I have to make a living. I novor hoard that Mino 4 might be opertted thru Mince Be I don't know if Mine 1 wos shut down in 1941 or not but I knew it wos shut dow for 2 sumores. I don't euro to answor if I heard thet ELSHOFF would operato it only us U.il.'7. mince 4.1] I kmow is what I road in the peperse I did not gu to any mootings us I think I wont cn nights thon & did not go out to mooting ot Elks Clube «11 I know about it is fran the pupcrse I wos not on any oomnittoos than = they Bro no good for onyonce J had no compluint ot all age inst PeMere I won't - 465 -

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a ea a en wee

RE; JOHN L. LEMS, ET ab.

o 1TH The following investipetion vw. ducted by
Special agents  cecrarpemms cit ni
at a indl j on September 17, 1945. 4s

. &
@ roaming house a Springfield, urents
inter viewe On September 16, 1945 he wes
contacted jn the morning and inasmuch us he had to go to work around
11:00 acM. he suggested agents return ut 10+0O aeM. on Boptombor 17,
which they did but egents hud to wait for him about 10 minutes os he
did not appecr at his room until 10,10 40M. ;

Ho wis very uncooperative and he wus told at tho start thet
if he did not wish to talk to ugents he did not hove to but ho said
he wanted to. During the intorviow ho onco asked if cgonts wore not
through yot and ho vcs again told that if he did not want to answor the
questions he should eo udvise agonts unc thcy would leave but he said for
agents to continue.

He donicd thet he had bocn eontacted by unyono cnd he is felt
to be withholding inform.tion und it is suggosted that he be oclled
beforc tho Grand Jury to csoortcin his full storye

He furnished the following unsigned statonente,

Springficld, ave

Scpte 17, 1943.

* give the following information +o MM
who have ideutified themsclves as Spooinl agcnts
of thc FeBele No throuts or promises hve peon mde me to give this

ia
inform-etione I have been ut Mine « ubout Gi & I um still thorce
& deliver powdor. I drovo mules on dey shift till 14 yours agoe TI

was born in In 1932 I wont over to

P.M... aos the loocl did & id not nclp to orgunizos I don't onre to

scy if I wishod to go back to ono union over anothore I road in pepers
that RYAN sold out Mine 4. It didn't muke any difforenoe to me Gs I

have to make a living. I novor hoard that Mino 4 might be opertted

thru Mince Be I don't know if Mine 1 wos shut down in 1941 or not but

I knew it wos shut dow for 2 sumores. I don't euro to answor if I heard
thet ELSHOFF would operato it only us U.il.'7. mince 4.1] I kmow is what

I road in the peperse I did not gu to any mootings us I think I wont

cn nights thon & did not go out to mooting ot Elks Clube «11 I know
about it is fran the pupcrse I wos not on any oomnittoos than = they

Bro no good for onyonce J had no compluint ot all age inst PeMere I won't

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