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REs JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. rer Springfield, >; Wes ervicwed at his home on September 17, 1943 by Special Agents stated he did not have a Oriminel recorde is & cak and understand English but would not meke a good witness as it was obvious fram the information furnished thet he wos not telling the truthe i em ? ' Fe i f furnished the following statemonte “Springfield, Ille, Septombor 17, 1945. "I, 5 ficld, Jie, muko tho following volumtury statement to and » whom I know to be Speoiul Agents of tho Federal Bureau of Investigution, no foroc, threats or promises have beon mede in ebtaining this statomcnt and I know that whut I my say muy bo usod in a court of lowe "I wus born i; ommigrated to the Use aay und I bcoume u naturalizod citizen of the Us Ss in about "Iwus omploycd ot Mince "Aa" in about BBB ons I um omployed et Mine "A" at the present timc os & diggere "I beoume u member of Ui in Springfield, Ille, and I rem.inod « member until 1932 ct which timo I beotnc o nmomber of PMs, beeu.usc my loocl UM union ohunged to Fa for somo unknown reason, I took no eotive part in union Gcotivities und it did not mke any differenco to me whethor I wos o menber of UM or Piss "In Septe 1941 I heard the whistle ut Mino "." blow for worke I went to work und someone told no that ELSHUFP bought Mino"A™ ond if I wanted to work I had to join Uff as Minc “a" we ao DAT mince I joinod TET that dey so I could go to work und I did not esk any qucstionse "I did not kmew when ELSHOFF bought Mino "4", nor did I kmow cf any meetings boing hold aftor ELSHOFF bought Mine "a" to ohongo fran PMY to Wf%e I can furnish no information us to what wont on botwoon tho tino ZLSHOFF bought Mino "a" and whon I joinod. UsMelle "Conditions ot Mince "A" arc the sumo under UST os thoy wore under PMie eo ot