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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL "I do not kmow of any wege soale controversy in the Spring of 1957+ Wo mention was over mude os I know thoro wore no temporary slav-downs or stoppage of work in tho Spring of 1937 prior to Moy 12, 1945. "I did not attond tho PYW mooting on the night May 11, 1957, but I wos told thore woe to be a spooial meoting tmt nighte All the miners were informed of the mecting by 2 mon at tho top of tho mine immedintely after they came out of tho minoe I wos not told the roason for the spcoial meeting on tho night of Moy 11, L9S7« "On Moy 12, 1937 I went to work as alwnys, I loaded a1) the oars in my roan, but no empty oars woro brought to my roame I romoin in my room until tino to stop works, I wos told by saneono whon I reaohed tho top of tho ground thot PMA olosod the mine booause nino to mo by unyone ooncsrning a wige issuc. So far offiocls rofusod to disohsrge fivo non who had boon oxpelled from the union because they woro UMW spiese I du not know of any oonl oars boing loaded short May l2, 1948, "I do not remombor the PMW petition of May 26, 1937 and camot say whothor I signed the petition or note "I did nut sign & UMW petition in the Summer of 1937 no# did I sign any cthor potition in the suuncr of 1937.6 "I know nothing about tho fcrnation of now UMiT loon] 7469 July 29, 1937, I wos not cskod to beoune a nenbor of UM¥ in 1937 nur did anyone threaton no if I did not join tho UMW in 1937. "I did nct get o notice fror Wine "B" in Sopte 1937, thet the mine wus to opene I heard fraa tn tmiknowm source tht PMT wos to pioket Mine "B® in Sept. 1937 on the duy tho mine was to open undor IM contraocte On tho day tho ninc, Mino "B", was to opon in Scptorber 1937, I woat tc Mino "B" os 4 poet end rormmin o ploket for 56 dayse Thore wog nce viclencoe used during the 56 days cf piokctingse The piokets rors.aron duty during the 56 dey poriod, during which tino the union, PUA, provided a place te satay und sme of tho fucde "| few days befura Thanksgiving 1937 the Sheriff cdvisoed the piskets that con injunotion hid been obtained to prevont tho ploketing und for that roson PMA stopoed tho picketing of Mino "B"_. The meubors cf PMA did nct think the court should have issuod the injunotione