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CG O RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ETAL nd person having am rmteiligence which probably does not equal that of the . average miner. He is not aiffioult to understand. He gave information set forth on the following statement: was interviewed at his residence, on the afternoon of September 17 " Springfield, Tl. September 17, 1945 "My name is Ey |: : Ge, SC now employed at; Mine A. I mke tho following nent to ae ° eererersima matte. have identified then- selvas to me to pecial Agents of the = eau of Investigation. No promises, threats or consideration of any kind has been made to me to make tris statement. "t have worked at Mine A for @ yore. I was employed there at the time that RYAN sold out his interest in the mine. Extoro that time there had not been much digoussion among the men about chang.rs the unions. I do not kmow why the men voted to go back to the United Min: Yorkers. I thought that the Progressive Mine Workers were checking or” too much duos. I also did not see why there should be two unions for cool miners, and all the trouble that two unions would cause. Beonuse of this, I did not oore mich which union I belonged to as long as I could work. I did not gc to the meetings or pay moh attention to what was going on. I went to the meeting when the men voted to go over to the U.MW. I voted to go over because the rest of the men were going to do that. I had no spesial reason. I do not recall anything said about the oompany favoring more au, TT uw W a i+ho: >}; See at thet meeting, did asy that he though? BY UeMell a, Bo WIV Es Bb mec that we would get slong 57 aga the company if we joined the U.M.W. "i have read the above statement on this page. It is all true and accurate. /-/ Sis - 513 - ‘ote