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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, fad AL INTORVIE? WITH The following investization was conducted by Special PY cor A at “pringfien , Tllinoia on September 18, 1 At. his residence azents interviewed Pee S Th pringfield, ITilinois, who advised he has no criminal rec Lu a. he could not readily understand the English lanruage and he had to be assisted by It is felt he would make a very poor witness unless he had an interpreter, rd. &cents obtained the followin: statement which he signed with an "X": Sept. 186, 1943. vive the following information + & who have identified themselves to me as being “pecial a,cnts of the F,B.], No thrests or omises have been made me to ;ive this infor- bation. I was b canc here about years a0 eee & citizcn in ne & as a di‘tcer & have been there about @:-=: put when I started at Mine A It was Frouressive. I wt a letter irom Ryan tollin: me he sold Minc 4 & I felt bad Y thot there would bs troubis like at Mine B. I was satis- fied & liked P,M.A. when ther were at Mine a. I heard from the miners that Elshoff would take coal from Mince « thru Mine B, Later on I rot sone letter to mo back. I also heard that Elshoff micht kvep Mine A closed unless it was D.M.W. I went to meetin,s at P.M.4,. but did not™7o to Readnan's Hell or at Elks Club. This letter I cot said I would hav: to join over to U.M.vw. Af I wanted to come back. I si-med up a+ the Elks Club & qusi si ned a slip but did n+ stay for neetin.. J als. vot sworn in later at U.M.a. Bldg. I never was in office of Elshoff or Edmundson then & was not on any committees. Thins are just the same as under P.M.i., since it chan ed over to U.M.i/. In old dars Pit Committe of P.M.A. did something but now Pit Committee dossn't do a { like the Pro, ressives better tho than the U.M.v, I have had Avent read to ne this (2) pa:e statenent & it is true & correct to the of ny knowled:e. I have sipned this of my own free wiil." /sf "X" The nark of made in the esence Titnesses Special Aen FBI. 3 a Sele ST. Panl, Minn." = 584 « r