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Re Re: JOHN L. LEwIS, ETAL. INTERVIE. WITH The following investigation was conducted by Special Agents and SUS 2 Springficld, Illinois on Septen 5, 1943. - Se =~ Se? at Springfield, Tlinois, Agents with the help of Prem rapneard as he was unable to understand or speak the English language. e advised interviewe has never been arrested in his life and it is felt he would make a very poor” witness as he did not seem to know much about the pertinent period and if he is to be a witness and interpreter would have to be obtained for hin. Agents obtained the following statement “hich aS signed to as she said he can't write. This statement Is a . follows: - ; eee, Sore mere € sm — Sept. 15, 1943 vj, eee cive tho following information to wave Tocntified themselves es being Special Agents of has acted as interpreter for me. Iwas born in came to U.S. about & became a citizen in worke e £. for years & I quit in Jan. 1942 as I got sick. 1932 everybody joined over to P.K.A. so I did too. It never made any difference to what union I belonged. In 1941 everybody else joined over to U.M.W. So I did too & I never was threatened or forced to sign up. I had not been told by anyone that Mine A would be ¢losed if 4t didn't go over to U.K... I heard that Kinc & might be kept closed & opcned thru Mine B, To me one union was just like another and I didn't care which one was there. I went to one meeting on 4 Sunday & we voted over then & raised our hands but I didn't sign anything then, Springfield, Nl. -3.1. , - 291 - r