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RE: JOUN L. LEWIS, ET AL. ) 7 | ; . ? ecial Agents | Oo vi A This men is everage in eeteliieste ond appearence end 4s favorable toward the Governments He indicuted a desire to avoid testifying, 1f possiblo. It is believed, however, thut he would mako o good witncss to \. #catify to those metters aet out in the following etatenent, which he " exoouteds "August 28, 1945 SpringMeld, Ill. muke the following voluntery stcetement te a . MED beth of wham huve idontified thcemsclycse to mc as Spcoial Agents of nine Fedcrel Burcau of Inuvestigt&tione No threats ar ‘pranises have been mado to mo to induce me to muke tny statement. . 2 und prosontly live st . ry iner during the lest war and joined the U. Ma f. when ret atertod mininge Zam still working ct Mino Be In 1932 when tho rest of the men joincd the Prograssive union I also went over to the PMa ond continued working ct the minoe ‘When the PMA firet started in Minc Boll the meno were setisfied with the Union und every- thing wont along fine until the Spring of 1437» nt "I nevar attended many of the union meetings so cannot stute . fis to cll that hipponed just bef.r. She etrikee. I am 4 driver in tho weat section of the miro. I know that a 6rCup “" nen dnoluding JOE ALBANESE, Ps tints ARTER, AUSTIN und othors mentioned +, wore trying” ~~ "Pricr to the time of the striko and after Maroh 31, our union told us thut wo were to ountinue working ond the new ommtract would be retrototive. Betwoon april end the tine of the strike IT heord the mon tulking about CARTER, AUSTIN and the cthers trying t: stir up trruble und telling the mon thoy didn't hevo a oatract and taking thom why they - were workinge The Pia lenders kept telling the mon te keop on working ¢ - end that they would eco to it that they got what wis coming to thane " I do net know of anyone who was threatonod during this psriod anc I dun't bolieve most of the men knew that CARTER inc the others wore working, fir the U.H.We “I do net kmew enything about what happened ot cur un§ - 23 «