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Re: JOEN L. LEWIS, ET AL INTERVIEN WITH Llshoff said he wanted to operate the mine under the uw. These FMA meetings at the PMA Hall were in September, 1941. inusd The notice of these meetings was posted on a bulletin Board at the PMA Hall. I do not remember who presidad at these mee tings. "Iams not on any committees. “I saw no fight. At these meetings the miners were telling about having families and that they had to keep on working, and so to keep their jobs they had to join the UMw. I know nothing about the union trouble at ine B. "] saw no agitators or orgaaizars for UMV at Mine A, or at the PMA meetings. JI do not know the names of the men who cid most of the talking at these meetings, bat they said when Elshoff bought the mine he was going to get the UMW the bargaining rights. "I did not go to the neeting at Redman's Hall. "I went to the meeting at the Elks Club on Sunday afternoon, in September, 1941. A man named GrmmmmE (Prone) was in charge of this meeting. 2 lek mms tn i zy t th ion a WHat WAS SGiag AT Unis eti "I could not understand much o meeting. never knew any UMW organizers, so I cam not say if there were any at thi meeting. As I said, J had quit at Mine A, and was just intere ted in t went on. Fost of the talked I could not understand. ae "ZI can not read the English language, so I have had a. read this statement to me which consists of two and one halt and i is true and correct, and I understand what it says, T - signed) (signed) «BI. signed) ae Pe ~ 502 = er ee ee er weet nage Fe el 8 ie ee — TF