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: | i} Re: JOIt’ L. LEVIS, ET AL IPTOSVIE IT | SAt the meetings at the IMA no), SE «: the one... who told us stout whit would happen. There were other men continu.) on the comiittes tut I do not recall right now cxactly who thoy wore. "> cid not intend to join the TM7, -nd would not go back. I did go back to the mire a fow days aftcr it opened up to met my tools which I had left Lealew wae: I had test worked. I talked to Jack Kiers, who was mino suporintcndsnt at the atimc, asking him if I could go down and get my tools. re told me that 1 would have to ask the men who w standing out in front of the officg, I think that Jack Glas. amagt . Boungarner's aud and some others were aroun oree 6 talked to ono of the Loard mem crs , and ons of the othc: fellows. They told me that I wopig have to sicn up with trc ULI’ or I woul2 not te atja 43 so down, told mo tmt it was hi; orders to kcop anyonc fires. goint Gown who did not sign up with the Uh. I sant:d to cot my fathcris tools too, tut they did not let me so efter then, GMRtold mo that he would heve thom brought up for mt, but I never tot the then. 4 sct of tools was worth at that time about €35 to #40, ~~ "Tl nover went back into the mines. I would have gone back to the mine if I soulc hove gone Lack as a Frogressive, "T was alwsys satisfied with the Trogrossive Mine Workers of docrica. I think that the men all felt the same cs I did. 1 talked to many mon who did zo back to tho mino and csk them vhy they went back as UMW. Thoy told me that they did aot want to zo beck cs UMiv, but that they hod to work, and they thouzht that they would hove to join the UMW in ordor to keep their jots. "T hove read the atove statement on this page and two othor paces. It is all truc and accurate, SE «3 202) 53 <a 5 ee