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; = ° * ba = He: JOII L. JEVIS, ET AL ~ToLVIS | WITH to go into the UMW, Edmunson was invited to the hall. I iii do not romombcr if this was before or after the election continucd of officers. Ec talked to tho men. Ho told us that he would welcome the men back into the DSi, Ho said thit if they vere to eome back that they would have to sign om appiication to return t- the ULM. He sa id that if ali mthe mon came back to the Uli as chartcr members, that ho woul? use all of hws influcneé to see that the mine was reopened, Thero were some questizns plocec to him about exonerated members, and discrimination ond aftcr that hthe men went up and filled out the application blanks, Thoy hoc alreacy taken a voice vote to join the TM, * “after the meeting, I went over the Mf builcing with Edmunson and the othor local officers. We were swien in to the MSi. After that Edmunson called ElshcfP. An heur or s° later, Elshoff and Faleetti came to the sffice. Edmunson tolé them thet the union had gone over ta the TMi, anc that he wante2 a contract siticd 62 that the membership could ss back to work, Falectti said that kz had oxamined the mine, and thet ho dié not kmow how s20n it would be possible to open up the mine, Elshoff saic tht he did not want any trouble at the mins. Uc wanted assurance that the mon had joined the UIT. He did not say in so many words that he would not open the mine unless the mon joined the UMW, but he did want the assurance that the men hic all jsined the UW before he would open the mino, boeenuse he did not want any morc troublc. There was mcre dis¢ussicen of the matters onc they did not sign a contract thon becouse it was Sunday, I came home and @id not go to the meeting when tho contract was sipmed. "“Thore was n. trouble at the mine after the minc reopened. I think it was the next day after this meeting thot the fons were turned on, and a few days lator when the men were able to go down into the mine. ‘nas around the mine in the mornings for a while after the mine rocpenec. I saw hin there frequently, but I do not kmow what he was dcoins there. was also around the mine for a few cays after it opencc, co Low any what he was doinn there cither. "T never got any lotter from anyone about changing unions or reopening the mine. I reeall only onc letter, and that wos from Ryan, snying that ho was sorry that he had to close the mine at thot tim, I joined the UMW was that I felt thet 1 needed to "The roas 3 do this to work at Mince A. I thought that when a now operator toak over that he did not have to hire the same mon back that had been there before. on that oe = 621 +