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= > * OT Reo: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET aL. "El:hoff, prior to 1932 got along very well with the UL. "In 1932 4 was not in Yavor of the wage scale being lowered ‘ and I voluntarily jvined the Pu. and I fecl that the rest of the miners — *. at iHinc B fclt the samc way. I Hd not take any activo part in this formation. , "Everything was alright between Elshoff and PM. between Scptember, 1932 and .pril, 1937 to my knowledge and I was well satis- Med with the managemont of the PMA and the rest of the mincrs were satis~ Ticd with the Pils leadership to my knowledge. "J heard that Dominic Pasquale, Charics Bohannon and about +) ten other miners who wore’ Noldiig FlA“as wollas Ui cards and wore orginizing at Binc B on behalf cf the UA! and that was why thoy were ex~ pelied from Pili, but nore of thts ever appronched mi. I de not know vhich unicn the operator of Ifine B was in favor of as I never heard any of then mke any statcments tboyt it. I left the mine whon the shut down started as prcoviously mentioned, and did not have any first hand in- formation on the matter. - "Botween Ley, 1937 and October 1937 IT helped for about one month with the Pl. picket line at :finc B, This picketing was to keep UM; from taking our jobs, The v.t?, as a result of the NLRS clecting on December 15, 1937 showed Ular hid only twenty-five menbers at that time. *"T heard that Charlcs B hannon and the other cleven nen that wore later cxpelled frox the Pi “or organizing for the UM recoived noncy for orgznizing, but I never have been contacted by them and have he knuwledge of the payront by UM? to then, "TI don't knit viy Elshoff did not sign a contract with Ph vhon that union had a najority of tho enployces at Mine B | *T pave carcfly road and fully understand the one and a half peges of this statencnt and 1t contains the truth to tho best of my knowledges {sf -