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¥. 3 Fe: JOHN L. LS IS, ET AL INTE RV 17 Ss aarTgErOne a Vas interviered in his resideice on Septenber 15, 1943 by Special Agents This man understands Enclish very yell anu can express hinseit clearly. He is an easy-going type of person aid he expressed his desire to stay out of trouble. He said he has no erininal record. GR «eet 23 the folloving signed statement: "Springfield, Til. Septenber 15, 1943. "T, Tale Sloring statement freely and voluntarily to rho have identified thenselves to rie aS Specia ents oO é Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises have been made to ne to obtain this statement. inefield, Tll., and I came prangfield, nI presentl: reside at am employ2zd in Mine A. I vas born on to the United States in MMMM and vas n ii. "T began to work in ifine A in I vas a member of the United Wine lorkers at this time, having been a member since _ In 1932 I joined the Propressive Hine torkers of America, JI have Scen little differ- ence in the tio unions, It makes no difference to me to hich union I belong. The P.M.f. treated we o.k., and now the U.N. is treating me o.k. tI know that I heard that lir. Elshoff bought Mine A from Mr. Ryan but I dontt kna: tho told me this, When I heard that HElshoff had bought “ne A, I asked Jack Karess, a superintendent, if I still had a job at Mine A. He said that I still had a job, This vas just a day or tro before YGine A opened in the fall of 1941, I'm not sure, but I think that Karess said that It ould have to join U.4.).. vhen I started back to work in Mine 4A. As I recall some men had already said that line A had a contract Tith 2h, dust before I tent back to tork at Liine A, I vas vorking in the Pe a but I didn't like my tinberins job there, and ranted to - 6 back to Hine A. "J did not so to any P.M.A. meetings, and I never did hear. about That went on in then, "Conditions at Mine A are o.k. for ne now, and are just as good as they were under P.N.A- r