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¢ Ci fe: JOHN L. LOIS, ET AL I learned some tine during this period that the PHA held several meetings to discuss their future policy, but I never attended any of those neetings as I Was rorking at the Peanut Hine. I next heard that ail of the men at Mine A had joined U.M.i. so I found out that the balance of the men rere going up to the UW hall te sign up. I decided I wanted to go back to Mine A so I tent up to the hell and signed up. Nobody threatened me or forced me to sipm up. "J quit Vorking at Ifine A in Merch of 1943 because I found a job paving more money. Conditions at Iline A rere better after the fall of 1941 because the U.M.t. raised our basic rete scale from 86.7% a day to $7.00 a dcy. The leaders in the UM. local at Hine A secmed to be about the sane as the Pia men, "J have read over this statcment of 3 pages & wish to state it is truc to the best of my memory. I ish to clarify the above by Stating that the basic scale as stated above tas in connection with idle days at the mine. (Signed) A aanaenaaes 3} iinesscs ) Special Arents, F.3.1. U.S. Dept. of Justice