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RE: JOHN L. IZIS, BT AL | a INTERVIEY WITH of the F.B.I. Wo threats or promises have-bven made me te JOEN GRCH procure this stutemcnt and I make it of ay oath (continued) frec will. "T an prosontly anployed by the Weavar Manu. Co. Springficld, m. I ma. bern Jul. 10, 1888 in Hungary, I come to U. S. in 1900 and boeane a citizen through m, fathers natura ligation in 1906 or 1908. I first joined a mine anion at Lincoln, Til. in 1903 this was UMW. I havc held warimu: offices in the unions from timc to tine, holding all local offices at onc time or another. I huve been a PMA, board nembor from Sept. 1939 to Feb. 1941 this was the District Board for Springficld, Ill. Mine *B" was included i uy district. I have never worked at Mine "BY. J had nothing to do with | affairs at mine B until I became a board member just prior to the teopenin of the mine in 1939. i y- attention was first called to the mine “B" situation when I read in the peper that the mine was rcopening. I then called Mr. Blshoff and told hin I was intercsted in th: reopening of mine 8B" a3 a Board member of P.MLA. which had the barguining rights in his winc, We toid mo he had nothing to til’ to me about amd didn't intend to discuss th: opening of nine "8 with me or the organization that I represent, I inforncd hin that P.M.A. had the barvoining rights and that we were intervusted in the openin, of this mine. H:: becanc 4 little abusive and I then contacted the lawyer he had hired to repre- sent hin. The lawyer told me Elshoff was gos to open the tine under an ope. shop, This was in the Lauyor'ts office at 5th & Adama. Thr: Mgh tho attornay wo finally got an interview with Mr, Blshoff, Mr. Falsetti and the attorncy, Hr. MeCann, tr. Kock, Mr. Badock and I net with these wen at the District PHA. _hoaxquarters. Yr. Lee Ensul was the Attorney for Mr. Eish ££. The Bank Mann af wet pet thane Scet.<Treos. of the amine BE" Co. Fas also there ft don't recall his name, fey had a discussion and could not ect together at this time Nr. Eishoff made the statenent that ho woulin't si:m a contract with either union. This nesting took place a few days after the mine was cpened as an open shop, as Irecall, ffter this necting we the P.W.a. officials docided &inee we cvuld reach no acrecuent that we would just fide our tinc until somcthing happened to call the board nerber into the picture, This would b: when a controversy arose at the mine between the union and tht company that could not b.: settled by the local officers. ; Such a controversy did arise and I went out there and he refused to talk with me. I returned to oy uffice and shortly recieved a call fron Elshoff telling nc he was wrong, that under the N,L.R.B. ruling he wo ld have to deal with me. He asked uc to return to his officc at th. mins, This was & short tine after the first conference, I returncd alone, the local pit committoc consistin;, wf Bill Scherve, a man by the nane of Bantini, John Malacker then Pres. of local 54, wore of course there, We uet with Bish: Ff, wh) doilt with us but did so in a very off-hand uanner making us feol we wer: unwele ne, we reached n» ageenent. Elshoff said he wmld not do business as in the past but vutlined a proceeding of his om, I sould not accept thi: a ns Pia’ “ty