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RE, vJorw u. tren is, ETAL . . ™ INTERVIEW WITH At Ijlinois, Spooinl Aggnts RE ~ intorviored on Sop or 17, 1945. Ho stated ho had novor arrostod in his lifo. It was notod thot ho is o rather intelligont porson and answorod tha quostions in a olear tono of voica. Ho scoms to know what wont om at th. m-.os and ho appoared to bo honest and vory cooperative. It is felt that ho wouiu miko o very good witness if his tostimony Woro nocossary. a Td wert nerd ot ee adhd VS OF ODF B > v7 a is) atatononts give the following information to fn NT aa thomsalvos os Special Agants of tho + No romisos hove boon mdo to mo to givo this in- formtion. I am now omployod ot Ill. o8 4 diggor for about a yoor. I quit Mino A thon & had workod thero abou yoars. I was born in In 2932 I joino Pi as a1] the rost did. mako on difforenco to mo which union wag thore & I nover had any trouble boforo or oftor 1932 with eithor UMi or PMA. I hoard it from othors & from papors thot ELSHOFF bot Mino A. I was almost suro thoro would be o ohango thoro & that I would havo to go back to UMW bocauso ELSHOFF had Mino B ond hod so much troublo boforo at Mino 6. Tf don't worry so it didn't bothor mo if I wont baok to dig coal or not but I wos anxious to got back te work thon. No ono saw me persmally about Jjeining over tc UM. Thero was a lot of talk that ELSHOFF might take oonl from Hine & thru Mino B & I folt £¥ could havo boon done thon. I hoard that EDMUNDSEN told a sommittoo or somo mon that ELSHOFF said if they wont to UM ho would open Mino A at onoo, othorwise ho was going to taka eonl out thru Mino 8B : and thet our PHA local would havo to join ovor to UM & thon I folt ELSHOFF would cut thru from 4 to 8. Iw ont back to UMi boonuse tho local & m jority votod to go back so thoy would not havo to starvo during the winter. I ate tendod about 3 mootings thon. <At-tho Bik's Club & Rodmon Hall & PMA. T woe at tho mootings ot tho PMA. I roooll it was a spocial mooting & I hoard about it from othor mon. Somothing happonod thoro that night. Somo committog was sont out & I hoard some mon jumpod on tho oommittoe & I did not seo it, Thie comuittoo did not seo anyono to my rooollootion. I undoretand it woe a a eerestaw an lind manéetine £ een nt dm dt nee es DA aAPAL ata ta Wa Anant af nee PVR ee Le was re GBLcGa oVGr Vy Fw. Wee ANAS Gay UYU LELVs worg roeaohod thon to my roocllootion. I also hoard of mooting at Rodman elt frem othor minors & I dontt lmow why it wos hold thoro. Tho looal officials™ prosided ovor it, too. I don't boliovo EDMUNDSON wos thoro to my rocolloction. Evarybody was tolkinr thoro. At PM mooting sono PMA offioinl said wo cught to stay & fight. ft Rodmn Hall I just don't reonll what wos said anymore. Thoy said thoy wore going to havo anothr mooting lator. I wont to a mooting » 292 = a