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7 Re; JOHN L. LEFIS, ET AL “ INTERVIET WITH On.the above occasion Mr. EANE stated that he pro~ JOHN R. KANE ceeded to the Leland Hotel at ELSHOFF's requeet to discues the institution of a check off at Mine B. At that time ELSHOFF wae with some other individual whom he, XANE, did not know, ELSHOFT at thet time was somewhat intoxicated, which, acoording to lr. K.NE, accounted for ELSHOFF's lack of judgment and ciscretion in making those etatemerte. On all other occesions Mr. KaNE stated that ELSPOFF was very discreet anc tight lipped. In conferencee most of the talking was done by ELSHOFF's Attorney. Further reference wee ~ade to the discussion with Kr. KaXE concerning the advisory opinion from the Labor Bocrd. Ere KANE stated thet he furniehed thie opinion to LISHOF, te attorney, LEE ENSEL, by letter anc that he ie certain the ratter_ ceme to ELSHOFI'e attention because they disoussed it between them in their conferences. lm. KAKE etated thet when the mine opened in November he wee fully prepared to file an action oiting ELSLOFF for contempt in his failure to negotiate with the Fil. hre KEAVE's proposed action brought obout eone investircetion by repreeentetives of the National Labor Keletion'es Bocrd who ellegecly told ELSHOFF thet unless he negotiated with Frogressive ha would be lieble for contempt. For e period of time efter this pressures wee brought to beer, ELSHOFF apperred to be willing to necotiate with the Progressives, never, however, to the extent of signing & contrect. Mr. KANE aleo informed thet before ELSHOFF opened the mine he eent men oround to talk to the former employees of Mine B to see if they were willing to cone beck to work and in this manner was more or less able to determines the relative strength of the Progressives ct thet tina. <4fter the mine opsned cherges were brought clleging thet ELSHOFF wee employing UM. in preference to the Progrersivese Mr. KANE informed that ELSHOFF worked e very clever scheme in this resect. Most of the men who were amployed at thet time were men who had formerly worked in a mine orgenized by the Progressives in 1932 which hed shut down amost immedistely. These men possibly had been out of work for savercl yeare and were eventuclly offered & job at Mine B. In every instance the record es produced by ELSHOFF would ehow thet they had been merbers of the Pz. However, this membership was not current. It dated beck to 1932. With reepect to tho dynamite and bombings in Illinois from 1932 to 1937 Mr. KAKE eteted thet there were threa sets of barbers, those with the Pl., those with the Ut and those with the operetors. Er. KANE was positive that he could produce effidavite and witnesses establish- ing the fact that EDKUNDSON w-s instrumental in bringing dynamite into Tllinois snd also high porered rifles end ammnitione ~~ - - 703 -