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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ETAL INTENRVIE. WITH Sprinrfiold, Illinois, was intor- EERO ENSTIT god at his hone al eonts erm emma are advise o Was ro= fusod work ot Mine 3B whilo + minc was working undor an “opon shop" agroe- ront. Hcovover, it is nct bolievod tt QE 22 moko o good wit- noss inasiuch as ho wosn't spocifionlly rofusod becouse of his wion — affilinticns and was not asked to join UMU. as a condition to got 9 Job. hos no known oriminnl record. Ho furnishod tho following signod statonont, " Springfiold, Ill. Soptombor 18, 19435 ‘1, MIR «2202322 volunterily mke tho following statomont to Spocicl ‘cont Si and No throats or promisos of ony kin oT) to ofuso ma to mako this statonont. "IT wos born in and came to Amorioa in f | I wes naturclizod in Springfiold, I bogan working in the mincs in Jmorioa in jcinine UMG& at the o. I novor hold an office in any union. tl nover worked at Mine B but I did ask for o job thoro onco while thoy woro working “opon shop” aftor tho striko. Mr. FAICEITI askod me whore I hod werkod, and if I wos wos Progrossivo. He olso aakod mo if I had any Progrossive frionde at Mino B and I told him yos. Ho wouldn't -ivo ma a job, but I undorstood that ho wos hiring plonty of mon at thot time, somo alaost avery doy. "T started working ot never triod to got o job ot Ming B again. At prosont I'ma diggor at Panthor Crook $4. “Somo of tho mon who worked at Mino B told mo thot if I would co to soo o UMA organizor that I could got a job, but I didn't wont jein UTA at that tino bogauso I hoped to go back to my job at fF See: 4t oponed up, and ES =: Progrossivo. who was at Mino B, and used to work with m at. . crpomen askod mo to go vo Mino Bend ask for work. Ho told mo to go to. no ocauso thoy wore hiring mons : ~ 235 =