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t -_ f a ee ee ete oe given executed, thugust 27, 1943 Springfield, Illinois make the following voluntary statement to both of whom have idontifiied themselves to te he Fedora] Bureeu cf Investigation. Wo threats or mo to induce me to make any stetement. Boo eae and started working in the ; en I was about years old ang worked at that trade until the strike in 1937. I first joined a union in when 7 jeined the U.N... and was a member cf that union until 1932 when the Pllé wes formed. I started working for Mine 3 B in about and worked there until the strike in 1957. Lea De ween ecten usntan wae formed Fs = wnen the Progressive union was formed in 1982, I VOOR UO QQ: u “it and in-fact didn't vote for any union. I always felt that when the new union wes formed, it was formed just to make new jobs for men. I dan't knox how the company men felt about either the UMy or Progressive, The management never said anything to me to induce me to belong to any union. Conditions scemed to be the same under the Progressives as under the U.N. They weren't any better and they weren't any worse. I never paid much attention to union activities and in [ict hardly ever attended any meetings. I have heard rumors about some Progressive mon being spies for the U.M.i. but do not know enything about these ron. q know Carter, Austin, George Jecaway and Enory Jacaway were supposed to be spies but I do not know any thing about their activities. I do not know anything about events leading up to the strike in 1937 and had no idea why a strike was called, we were | told the strike was called due to the fact an agreement coulh't be reached between the uhion and compeny about wages. "I was down in the pit when the mon started loading the cars short. Sone of the men started saying that wo should send the cars to the tp partially filled as soon es-we started working the morming of Hay 12, 1937s I know that I loaded some cars short because when I saw the other men doing it I thought I had better do the samow 4a I recall, I was of the opinion this was being done because the company wouldn't agree to a wage settlement. ‘fe . “ wot ra y pA ek ee a " Lalek ao a ae ao cos ee yg et $reg VE wth Oe eye ey el ee yy nee ee ae, a em Bete