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an, - gS Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET ab N INTERVItai wi Te vO ELVe any infurmation relative te Anstant ease. 38 to any incidents that took place at Mine B andi J ieved he would not make a fsvorable witness, ah. Ra, 2 exccuted th. folicwing Signed statement at the time interview: "Springfield, TL. August 27, 1943 . mike the following voluntcry statement to beth of whom haye identificd themsclves as ederal Burcau of Investigation, No threats or — t trek mo 4 abs amer et nm + wrt : GO anducc Me tO Made any SUStcncite is and presuntLly roside > ie 77 Tene & as an enginecr, I first * when I was living in Tllinvis, This ¥25 the. Wh BM. Ww. union. T have been a. mincr aff ind on in the vicinity of Springficid. back at mine Bin the fail of 1936 and worked t a ,=a es st of april 1937 From Mine 3 Twunt to work 35 i a. Corl Co. until some time in —— ent back to Mino B. il ime I was employed at Mine 3 I was stationed in th. yetsil yard loadin~ coal trucks. I never p4id any atten- tion to wiion affairs and eannot give any information as to what caused the ptrike at Mince Bin 1937. My job kept me out of the mine itself and as a result I hardly ever saw any of the mine, +47 hy ers art J first joined the P. M. 4. in 2bouts vendse one or tevo me. tings Gurinp the, ¢ntire tine i was sp employed, I an new a member of the U. HW. W. local atAiine & and have never atterded any of their meetings. J have never formd an opinion as to what cuased the strike in Mine 3B & hive not been intercetcd enough te even try to find out hat caused it, I have no informtion relative to any union activities prior to the strike in 1937 and have no information rclative to any happenings at the mine after that date. T hive absolutely: no information whatsoever relative to any inci- dents on union activities, J huve never Signed any petitions to the best - “FE Cn cea erg eR ug ge Tm ee gp a A te trae OS 2 oye AE we