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a Re, JOHN L, ISvIs, ET AL diate Springfield, nois, Was interviewe his residence on September 16, 1943, by Special Agents ee: ey speaks and understands English very well, He said ever ng contained in the eteterent set forth below is true and correct, but he deolined to sign the statomont claiming that it would be omborrassing for him if ho did. He would not olaborato upon thie stetoment. It is delicved that his fathor who previously had refused to sign a stetomont without 9 approval of hie attornoy, hed tol B ect to sign any statemcnte. ee :-.- not appear to be a porson of strong ch-rcotcrs The following stetomont wee oxecutcd by hae: "Springfiold, Ill. September 16, 1945. "Ty, make the follorin cnd voluntcrily and who havo idontificd themeclvoe to me ce Specicl s.gentse o ¢ Focornl Buresu of Invcetigation. No throats or promisos hevo becn made to mo to obtcin thie stctcmont. statement frocly "I preeontly roside ct oyod ct Kino i. I wes bor I etartod te work ot Minc A o joince the United inc Vorkcre. In 1932 I joinod tho Progressive Kino Vorkors of Ancrisc when all tho rest of tho mincre did. The ohango to Felede madc no diffcronec to. Horover, it escomed to m th-t tho duos in F.¥.4. roro a little higher then they were in U.i.™. end om "I read in tho newsptpors thot Elehoff hed purchesed Lino & from kre Ryon. At thet time I was doing somo oxrpentor worke I mot tom ono dey, cand ho asked me if I vented to work at PAnc die seid thet tho mine wee going to open with o U.k.%. oontract, and that if I wanted to work in Mine A I would have to join tho U.M.™, "In the corly foll of 1941 I did not go to any of the union mectingss I joinod tho U.N.W. at the U.E.W. headquarters on tho day before I went beck to rork at Mino 4. I had to vork to eupport my fomdly, an¢ 4f I vented to work in Mino & I had to join Ue". It really mado no ¢iffercnee to me to which union I belonged, cithor tho Feiss Or tho Us. would hevo boon 0K. "The only person who over talked to mo about this mattor wes - 266 «