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b Eb/e3 A. Inquiry ahould be directed to ascertain from any source whet stetenents or explanations of these paysents hare been made by the subjects, Be Om July 5, 1939, the Progressive Union publ iahed an article in a Springfield newspaper openly an mouncing a suspicion that Elshoff was being sub- eidized by th the shut-dowii What statements er explanations were s time by the several subjects? C. In October, 1942, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Bt. Louis, Missouri, broke the news story that the In- ternal Revenue Bureau was investigating possible inoome tax violations growing out of reported pay- ments "in the amount of $500,000" from the tnited Mine Workers to Elehoff, Inquiries should be di- roeted to ascertain what explanations, privately or publicly made, cane from the several subjects et thie tine, De It is understood that when the news broke in the St. Louie Post Dispatch Eimindson and James felt . impelled to explain the matter at meetings of the to local union. At one of these meetings Jack Glasgow, | then a District Board mesber ef the United Mine Workers, openly criticized the payments. Glesgow - was suspended by the Union and it is understood that he has since been evicted, ioral ' Inquiries should be directed to ascertain the full eircumstances surrounding these incidents. ‘The exact explanations given by Eimndson and Janes or other union officials ahonld be ascertained. Glasgow should be interviewed end every possible lead obtained from him. It is possible that the Union officials made statements to the press or to other persons at this time end these statenemts should be obteined,