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a RT uw. a ck PRE STARE ¢ F 5 is Re: JOHN L. LEwIS, ET aL. INTSRVIO’ WITH who resides at as oprirerteid, Illinois, was interviewed on ye aftemoon of September Sy Special aAzents Jr not curs .ce7tsc a Be Witness due to nis pour understanaing ol English Van, ave ard his accent which is d’:ficult to understand, Al though he reiused io sign the following statement,he assured agents that it was true anc correct, "Springfield, Til September 14, 1923. "ey name Sa: was born i> Rs Taman -teappae teeezen, I méke tne foilow=- who Ing stat< have identified trernelver te m bo De Opeclia. AA.nve OL wut Federal Burcau of invstigation. No promiscs, threats or considera- tion of any kind iiss peon mace to ms to get m to make this state- ment. 41 Docember 1941, “T worked at inc » for atout ees to tured, J am now wors..ng I was employed at Line aA a : : was Sola by Ryan to Elshoff. “eforc that time the men at thee offen pone eeeheee nt be ~ open denn hide i LAG mine were members of thc Progressive tine Workers of America, They liked that wiion, and there was not much talk about changing. Ther: might havc been some, I liked the Frogressive Mine Workers, and would have liked to stay in that wmion. I do not know what happened that mid. the men change. I do not go to the meetings very cftun because I cannot hear very well. I only went to the mecting at the 2lk's Club when thcy signed up for the UMW. I Signed up that nizht, but I do not romembcr wat else happened, I wantcd to work, and so I sagned uy because the whole rcst of the a 7 co " tA an iV bps aaa tis A0CG4 if "] do not recall getting any lettcrs about changing Unions. I did rot care ruch which union I belonged to, just as long as I coulda work, but I was satisfied with thc way things were going before. "I have read the above statement on this page. It is all truce and accurate. /s/ F.BI, FBI" = 532 - = ey