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TEE er ree ae a s RE; JOHN L. LEWIS, ETAL peeve yy "In Septombur 1941 I wont to a P.M.A. mooting at P.M.A. Holl. At this moting wo clected a committoo — (CONT INUID) of six to moot with ELSHOFF to asoertain if ho wos going to opon Mino A. T don't rumcmoor who wos oloctod t- this committes. Aftor the committoe was oloctad, i loft tho moctin;. I uoard thet thera was a fight ct this nooting, but I did net see it, or know bra reason for it. "I wont to no othor group mootings except o mooting ot the Elks Club con a Sunday in Soptombor 1941. I don't ramambor who told me abcut this mooting. Tho purposo of this mooting wos to seo if tho mon wontod to stay in P.M... or swing ovar to U.u.iJ. Sone big nan whose namo I don't know prosidod ct tha mocting,. vas tho mon who pro- pesod tho quosticn as to whethor we should stay ia 7... or go into U.M di. i veto on socrot bullot was had, and tho mazcrity favored going into U.M.W. ifter tho veto, RiY EDLIUNDSEN eumo to the mueting. Ho scid ho was "glad to havo tho mon back.’ At this mooting u committoc was oleoted te ge to sos Orr was oloctod to this committoo, fis this committe wag I don't romombar if any cthors wore cn this ccrmalttoue Wo mo HOFF in EDMUNDSEN'S offico. OSCR FA.LCETTI wes clsc thore. Fer scme retison unknewn to mo wo could not maiko & contract with Mino A ct that t2mo bocaouso it wos Sunday. As I ro- eal) EDUUNDSEN collod ELSHOFF by pheno and askod him tc come to his offioco. I think EDIIDSSY ecllod ELSHOFF twc times. This necting in EDMUNDSEN'S office wos about 5 p.m. Wo disoussod soma provisions of tho oontract and tho pay rato. Thoro wesn't mich argument over tho contract. ELSHOFF soomod ogruoablo. “.fter this meoting I went hone, and about midnight fae ae Vests pee er tse, I wont tc ELSHOTF'S officc. ELSHOFF signod tho contract without eny troublo. “Sinco 1941 conditions at Mino & soom to bo bottor. Tho mon got ovorything thoy went. JI think ELSHOFF is easior to got along wi th then RYN VOEGs . "ZT joinod U.M.W. in 1941 of my owmm accord. IT wos gotting tired of P.ii.i. I did not heve ony reason to boliove thct I would aft A Hai in net got my job back at Mino 4 if Z did not join Use "I have road this statonont consisting of this and two ether handwritton papas, and I stato that it is truco to tho best of my knoe lodga and roocliocotion, » 52] « Se eT gm omen ene eet eT ME Wen DR ETRE Tat oe Ieee me 2