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we oor ere se ¥03 » i. _ \ Re: JOHN L. LH.IS, RT AL Agents does not understand mn During the intervier preter, Ac arding to no criminal record. TCR RTS. CITY GEES 82 -3:2:012, Dllinois, was inter- PF viewed an his residence. on 1943 by Speciel *. T1171 NGw wet nee PS Voprangd ield, atte nake the folloving voluntary statement t whom I Imov to be Special agents of the Fecera tt a. CO. Investication, of ny on free vill, with no threats or promises made t> me, "T am living at Sorincfield, Ill., and an vorking at Panthe: Creek No. 4 t Vas 2 anc cane to the United States : I have rotten m’ Jirst papers, and a not yet a citizen. I joined the U,ii.\.. in and stayed in that union until 1932, then Ivent along vith the Wine A over to the Progressive [| and quit . I ¥as satisii jiine tlorkers of America. JI began at ifiine A about of 1943, because the air vas bad, and was making me sick. vith the svitch fron U.ILY.. to P.ta. in 1932. as far as I vas concerned, it made no difference to me. I ves rilling to do what the men did. "T say that the ifinc £ was sold to Flshoff in the nevspapers, and thought I might lose my job on account of the salc, because I figured Itine & would go U.tL)., and only U.1.'.. men be employed there. I knew what had happened at Mine B, and thought the sane thing might happen at Mine A if the men didn't join U.I.... No one talked to me about joining U.E... before Ryan sold it. held, I think, some place on 5th "I vent to a P,M.A. meetin: Street, in Septenber of 19,) , i 3 one of the speakers, but I don't know the name of fete no fee the mecting. told the at he nen that Wlshoff planned to operate Mine A through Kine R, an touldn't operate Hine 4 unless the men joined U.N.V. I felt that I would have to join the U.M.). or I'd lose my job. Horever, it didn't make any difference to me vhat union I belong to. I don't know of any special comiittee being appointed, and didn't go to any other meetings. I sipned up With the U.K.) . at that sane meeting, on a Sunday, If only signed because I thought I'd lose my job if I didn't. Since the U.K... has been back eh WW + hos wi oven aii ff ight. a” ms at line By conditions have ar a acre ORT has explained this statement, - consisting o 1s and one otuer page to me and I state that it is true = §15 + ny