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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ETAL NTERVIEN ¥ "I went to only one P.M.A. mooting during this time, and thet was held at the Elks Club, -on a Sunday. (CONT TINGED The meeting was for the purpose of trying to de what the men would do. There were some P.M.A. officials there and nd some other men did most of the talking. A chaitman was elec for the meeting, and. tellers were also elected. put the questions to the men, whether they wanted to go U.M.W., or stay P.M.A. He said that all the mon would go the wey the majority went. Ballots were prepared, there was @ secret vote, each man putting his ohoice on a piece of paper, and when the votes were counted, we were told that the U.M.W. had a majority. After the vote was announced, someone suggested that EDMUNDSON be invited to coms over. He oame over and said that he was gisd all the men were back together again, that there had been a lot of trouble, but that was ali ended now. Before the vote, in talking to the men around there, it soomed to me that most of the mon seemed to favor the U.M.W., and to got it over with. "Since that time, there hasn't been much differenoe under the U.N.W. from what it was under the P.M.A., except that thore's possibly less wrangling. "I have read the forogoing, consisting of about three pages, and stated that it is true as woll as I can romembor. Specicl Agents, FBI Springfield, I11." ~ 276 =