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era a ee Pt ee re 4 a a es aR A RE: JOHN L. LSWIS, ET AL by Special Agents —_ ywoula make & pooc witness inesmuch as he didn't start at Mine B until Jan~ an 22, 1940, and has very little knowledge of pertinent factee has no known criminal record. He furnished the following signe ate~ ment : . * "Springfield, Ill. September 18, 1943 ny ae Springfield, Til. do v erily moke the following statement to ol gon’: KITT unin and in, No threats or promises have been made to cause me to mike this stutement, and I know that these facts can be pre- fal a sented in court. coming to Americn in I wes naturalized in Springfield, Il1.in I began working in the mines in joining UMA ot that time. I begen working at Mino B Jan. 22, 1949, and am presently employed there as a digger. I heave never held an offiee in either union. "Y was born in rogressive before I went to Mine B, having joined PMA et Panther Creok #4. Sem Catalonia (Joe Albaneso) signed me up UMiA in the wesh house just a couple of deys aftor I started to work. I wos never throatened or boot up but I heard nbout some of the men gottim beat up. I didn't know ony of the men who were besten up or why they were beaten. I joined UNA because tho men told me thet they were in the majority and I didn't taink I could get o job if I was Pua. "T voted in the NLRB clection in 1941 which the UMUA won. This seemed to be a fair & squire election. “,t present I think both unions are about the same and I don't favor either one. "t have had the above statement read to me by sgort Es The some is true & correote /=/ a iitnessed: ie Special Agents, F. B. I. Srringfield, 121." ; FO cn ae ee eR I SE NS AOR pert yr- pagar PS AE TF I SI RIC A A