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Fe: JOHN L, LOIS, EP al. a rvieved by Special Agents an t Springfield, Tllinois on “Sepeember 13, 1943, at Which time he appeared to be very sincere and cooperative, although his information relative to instant case is rather limited, He would make a good .itnoss to testify as to the facts sct forth in the folloring signed statement, INTERIM. "Springfield, Tlinois Soptomber 13, 1943 " ~ folloving voluntary statement to Ss Sorin thom to be Special Agents in thc Fedcral Bureau of InveStigation, No threats or promises have been made to mc to induce mc to make a statonont. NI wes born in Side at end have Yorke * there, at Iiine A since Januiry, 1941, JI am still employed "J irst joined U.N. a. _ Mieee I came to the United States and I a. now a U.S. citizen. I nhave never held any office in any wion and in 1932 I joincd Progressive rhen it was formed, J had nothing to do with the formation of BP... but I was favorably inclined torard Poliche ‘Itine i had its seasonel shut dom in the spring of 1941 and some- time that summer I learned that Hlshoff had bought Mine 4. I think I fot a lctter from Hyan tellinp of this and I also think I sav it in the peper. “Chen I learned thet EXshoff had bought }tine A T felt that I rould have to sien up rith UHL. if I wanted to rerk at Mine A. fT felt this t Fay because I know that Mine B ras United and felt that Elshoff vould not have P.i.i. in itine f. "The only mecting I attended at that time was et the E1k's Club, I runonber that c motion cane up as to whether ve Would join UU, and « standing vote res taken, Every non thore, as far as I knor, voted to join U.IL". vas in charge of this mecting and lod the discussion. f{ftcr Ve voted to ro U,M..., somc of the men Tent and got Edmundson, He talked to us for a short time and he had brought U.M.T d cerds vith hin vhich vc signed, He told us that the nine would open up, ~ 245 =