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Ptr ae ing RE: JOHN L. LEIS, EP AL INTORVIE:) WITH "The Pia. did nothini; to keep the rine B nen in line *e JOHN GROH depemied on the honesty and Liyaity vf the non entirely. (contineed) Our hanis werc tied by the injunctiwn which we tried t> have disolved but we were not able to d» that. Mh understundin, of hm the U,I. won the 2n. N.L.R.B. is that the man were told thet if the vote went for the rro ressives there would be no mere itork atotrinc "BY. The uen thonselvos told mc this but at the same tine to lime that if the, wore put om the stanl they would deny it rather than run the risk of bein beaten or .rsecuted,. tPricr t: 1937 fro. 1932 when a can wanted a job in the ::ine for his son, he was tcld thet the older en with ood ecards wuld have to be iven preference: but tuat if the tinc ever cane when the situation was sucn that n- sider wn werk waitin the ¢ tid ct a jcb for the son. when the rine re- spenec in 1937 however and a can wonted a job for his son he wag toll to see the UNL. or venizers, vhs woul t tell hin he cul =: to work at once if he an? bis father wuld join the U.F... In this way the UI. cot sone non to mA ny oh aes a y a aein: wer t> thon ths Peliecy umler tho Pind. had not boon iron-clad but the circuistenees f the furndly wull bs taken in emsi-‘ereticn in special cascs ani the boys woul be viven a job. PT have n» infornaticn -f uy own knvwiled.e as to how Eishoff could affeore to keep mine be closed for so lon. Runor vias that soneb: xiv was "Pacin the Frie cht. I have askes Eisheff abut this tine and acain amt he has always avoided avin ne : direct answer. "T have neo persenal km-wied © vf the comiticn if the mine when it wenet, I was told it wes in as .>*l a shape as could be expectc! but I heard on thin, unusual, “hon the wine first opened I he! a bad le, and cowl nt exert uyself hesieslly. On two vecasions an attempt wes made to stop me. Onec Chas, Bohannon tried an* once a fullow naued Ray. I told then if they bothered ne ther would bo sorry 6: the; let uc .° umiolested, "To havc reat the fore ccing statesent of 17 hana-writton pa cs ani t> th: best of uy knwled sc ani belicf it is all truc ami correct. TI an theref r. si min: it cfiy own free will an’ vilition." /s/ "John Groh" Tritncesseds noc. Att. F.B.I. (2f1wv.) "Sprin ‘field, Ill. Spt. 11, 1943"