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. O Fe: JOW! L, LIS, 4 AL TMEWIS. * Tri wacrmerormenens = = ——- at his residence on Senterwer 15, 1943, wy Special ema widerst aad néecessery, he W111 Agents Baiclict testiry. od. Tue Colloming is the cigqned stateent executed >; "Springfield, D1. 3Septerver 15, 1943. scid he has no criminal reco:xl, Jia the followirg voluntary state- Vion ZT mc to be Special Apents “at pula: of investipiticn, of mv on free rill, Frith no threats or r provises nade to ne, "To an livin? at vorkine at Jiine 8 7 Vat ve: United States in Tvs naturalized in joined the United Eitne lorkers i and vas a nember until 1932, then I joined the Prouressive Trane lorcers, vhile vorking at Peabody Ho. 53. In 1938, I began to work at anc A, and vas a menber of the ?.ELA. until 1941, vhen I refoined the UIT du 1932, vhen I joined the F.MA., 7 si.itched because I thoucht re voule heve better cond:tions, I vas sat- efied with the P.IhA., never found anmthing bad in it, and never regretted joinine the F.ILA. oTield, Di.; and an 'T sav in the paper that ELshoff bought Line A fron Rran. I never thought that it vould affect ry Job. JI felt that I vould have a job there rerardiess of who ovned iSinc A. Tvas not approached by anyone to Join the Use. . After Ryan sold the mine, I lkne, in general talk vith sone fitheo men, that Hishoff might o».erate Iiine A throuch line B. I thought that 4f this + ould nean that the union vould have to change in line a before the men could 70 back to Vork there, it tould male no difference to ne. I ranted to orks and nad to work, and I vas willing to work under either wiion, just so I could wrk. I never did hear anything about Eishoff opera- ting lane A with U.ILT. uen only, and Sigured thet that ras vhat the question Vase "The only P.}.A. meeting I vent to in Septenber of 1941, vas the one on Sunday at the Hixs Club. TI heard of this meeting from the men, and heard that it vas to decide whether the men would stay P.M.A., or join the UelisA. I don't remenber the person \ho conducted the meeting, Thoever it vas, asked the man to raise their hands if they wanted to join the U.LLY. Everybody raisea their hands, but I signed up at that time with the rest ~ 525 <