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5 : Hos ; Springfield, ee =: quay He was entirely cooperative and Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL, was interviewed INTERVIZ, JITH . at his home, inois, by Special Agents seemed fiirly well acquainted with tne happenings at kine A during the pertinent period, cca ES Agents as being an honest and reliable person € advised that he had no criminal record whatever. “t is felt that would make a fairly good witness if his testimony is needed, He furnished the following signed statement. f pringfield, Iil Sept. 16, 1943 "T give the [ollowing information to Special agents of the F.B.I. who have made themselves known to me as such, No threats or pro- mises have been made me to get me to give this information, "T have beenworking at Mine # as a digger for the past a ¢, 1 was born I came to the U.S. in ap and got my citizen papers AZO. "When the Mire 'A' union went over to the Progressives, I wanted to go over_ I have always been for the Progressives. tiwhen Elshoff took over Kine # I heard about it through talk. we felt bad at that time and thought we would have to go back to ULELW. else it would be just like Mine 'B'. de were always satisfied with P.k,A. while it was there, there were a few troublemakers who were in the F,wWa was one of these, when Elshoff took over Maine ta! he went around to miners_houses and told them they better go back to U,M,w. or the mire would stay closed. I heard that Elshoff might close Mine ‘A!’ and operate it through sine ‘at, NTT alen haard that ae 4 Giov tau & uv would be closed. "I attended the meeting at the Elks Ciub. I heard of the meetings at *.M.A. Hall but didn't go, I also heard of some trouble at one of these meetings, I also attended a meeting at Redman's Hall, I heard about this through the other miners. I don't know who spoke at hedmans Hall but + do know I heard there if we didn't go over to U.M.is. the mine would stay closed, r