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Re: JOHN L, LEnIS, ET AL . - pr INTERVIE” 0TH oS rviewed by Special Arents S ee BE OS: Although this man t anner, it appears that - xecute? the following signed statement: “August 30, 1943 Springfield, TH. nake the fsllowing voluntary staterent t: ythh of vhow. have identified themselves to be oceralL Bure2u of Inve sti en tion. No threats or I becanc a U, Sprinzficle, Ill. I first startec mininc coal in abet ep U.a.7, at about that tinc. TI have never held an office uni one , . RT workec at Hine A anc Minc B on several different cecasions and wher, the ‘nine went over to the Proc éSives in 1932 I think I was working for the state. I went back to work *Ath Hine B in and as faras I was concerned everything was point along fine at that time. The union officers left me alone & I just went about ny work and bothered nobody, I have never attended any union meetings--heither U.0.7. nor the PMA. "In the spring of 1937 I heard some talk to the effect that our wage contract was to be renewed, but I do not know anything about any ware Qispute. JI am not a close friend of aryone in the mine and have never mixed with any of then as I live on a farm and came night home from work every dzy. - "T remanber that on the day of the strike, which was in May of 1937, I went to work as ve sual & took up my regular 4ob as a digger in I heard that this section caved in and I understand it has never Bech Cleaned up to this day. I never wont back to pick up my tools, I ne know Tony Plotch, Petc}Canten, Frank Austin, but I do not know anything “ee bout their actions at the mine. “Inever heard any of the men talking . about spies for the U.M.Y. and do not know what caused the strike in 1937. I heard men say that they got a raw deal, but I do not know why the men went on strike. "On the day of the strike Frank Austin was gipposed to be my driver and I kept asking him to bring my powder, but Le never did bring my ’ \. . te: her oe a