◆ SpookStack

a a seth le a dt et eT PES ar C v) Federal Burean of Investigation -t Rnited States Bepartment of Justice Springfield, Illinois September 9, 1943 2 ANSD Director, FBI ae 0 QO ALL NOR THON CONTAINED nos sou x. ‘eT: Rar EDISON ME ee Gitl St i ORSHOFF; OSCAMPALCETTI. a (Bureau Tile #44845) orfolk Field Division is being requested to interview bac is presently residing in care > of Norfolk, Virginia. For the information of the Norfolk Office, prior to 1932, all,coal mines in the state of Tllinois had closed shop contracts with the™United Mine Workers, a labor organization of which subject LEWIS is presently International President, and of which subjects KDPVUNDSON and JAMES are President and Treasurer, respectively, of District lz, which comprises the state of Illinois. In 1932 t rogressive Mine Workers of America was formed in Iilinois, as a rival labor organiza- tion for coal miners. The P.M.W. of A. was formed as a result of a dispute between Illinois Coal miners and JOHN L. LEWIS over a proposed wage reduction being sponsored by LEVIS. In 1932 almost all mines in Illinois signed closed shop agreements with F.M.Re of Ae By 1937, however, following serious rioting and domestic disturbances, a large number of the revolting local unions had rejoined the _Uelt Re The two , located near Springfield, Titinols, involved =” in this case ne "3, operated by subject ELSHOFF, with sub FALCETT] as Mine Superintendent, and na etch ring mine, known as Xiline A, then operated by WILLIASKETAN : * ENP, YY y FY ke fa In 1937 both of these mines had clos chee With the P.V.. of 4. Approximately twelve mean employed in Mine B at that tine were allegedly paid apies of the U.K.W. and were causing “dissension among the men at Mine B over the contract and ofherwise. On May 12, 1937 a strike was called by the P.u.A. at Mine By. either as a result -—: of wage dissatisfaction, or because Mine B refused to discharge five : of these wen who had been expelled from the P.M.A. because of activie —~ ties in behalf of the U.M.W. Mine B did not reopen until November 6, , 1939, when it reopened as an open shop. Following that the U.M.¥. —_ COPIES DESTROYED . R411 JAN 11 1962 s-7¥ _ 50 SEP Lei ov. 7 aC. a ee cme a te Om re rete ate cae mmr in A re TY eter er recap ee r