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. may Ee + geo ‘ and fine + a ana the extent of tness,. Ue gvod The following is a signed ststerent obtained fror y and Wlun= entified thenselvy on. No propises, in NT Moment Lote nad 4h, Thi'tnd Ghenw Weetbaews tu Hey! T Ween wan Yee Sh 24420 JOUAICO UL Wibod “Lit OTKtrs itl a 2 MKAVE NUVEr Dee an officer of auy union. I joined the union when I was working around Springfield. about GBT started to work at Mine Bas a miner, At that tine Elshoff and Suckley were the operators of the rine. Later Elshoff took over Buckley's interest in the miné. "Free v4 to 1932 there was not much labor trouble at the mine, Generally the relations between Elshoff and tho 0. HB. W. were good and with- out trouble, ; "Yn 1932 the miners became angry when Lewis agreed to a reduction in miner's pay from 92¢ per ten to 68¢ per ton. Ay a referendum vote the i minerg overruled Levis and voted not to aecept the reduction in pay. Abou! = 3 weeks later there was another rci-rv..dum, but before the votes could be . 7 counted they were stolen, Lewis was president of the U. MK. W., and the gener ! fecling among the ciners was that ic was responsible for the loss of the ballots. Nobody imows where the ballots went, but the feeling anong the miners was thet Lewis took the ballots avay. The story was that the com nittee appointed by the local unions fad seen somone go away with the bal- lots. I don't know who the persons VETER, cape ns Me Fy CTL ee BB RR Le a Sales tea