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Ro: JOHN L. LEwIlS, ET aL. . _ aaa Par aa. ruta Somzr, Springfield, Illinois, ~ morkers, of Amorjica, advice Im Illineis; wi Wes one of the miners at Hine "B" who c o transfer from the Pla _to the We, and that he hed personally solicited him to do so. He stated wee an associate of t = CrARLZS BORANNON, DOKINIC PASYUALE, end other alleged UMN spies who were wont ee Ee EPR. EO: — WOT Kite tn wine “3 ‘par w sr Whi ch wers expelled a for their somnections ee a OW ee B rs truth about the situe ton n the Mine ¥B", In a written statement executed b free on August 26, 1943, he admitted he never favored Pw even though he wes a member and tried ¥ mer tha winner a fa TRS to persuade the miners to join Uh, and thet he himself in Novomber, 1939, joined the Uw and paid duss to them, mssing out the xine "EB to solicit membership. rs] Loe 9 s G1r membership cards at teted he was a member of the UM end on the Grievance Committee o #69, He thought JOHN L. LEWIS was a fine men and capable léader. This man would not be a favorable witness. The following signed statement was obteined from <y Tli. ii August 26, 1943, make the following voluntary statement b whom I imow as Speciel agents of tho Federal "T wes bern 3 ss ae Tli. end presently live at emma Ill. 1 em employed et Mine "B", I am presently a momber of the nited Mine workers of america, end & member of the grievenence committee of United Mine workers Local 7469. "T first joined United Mine Viorkers hereinafter referred to os UMN See Tl1, & went to work et tho Bea Coal Co. mine in eed ~ 102 4 ~ . . : aw cee : vos we ee eee RE mci eee ee we pe a ae a ee