John L Lewis — Part 9

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Son Srp anette -aerE - a ~ | (continued Re: JOH! L. LEIS, ET AL ae _ cae oe "J do not »bcliewe that the P WV ‘miners well . considered the Federal Injunction of 12-9-37,: I knew that Hine "3" was to be reopened on 12-9-37 fron notice in the Newspapers. ZI did not attempt to go to work on this day. a . "No threats or promises were made to me and I have no reason to lieve that such threats or promises were imde to anyonc who signed a lot as being a P MW in the election of 12-15-37 held by NL RE B, "Durint the period from 1-24-38 and 11-6-39 mmbers of both unions cane to m house. The U i V mingstried to persuade ne to change to UUW but no threats or promises were made. "hen ifine *3B" reopened on 11-6-39 I noticed that a few, possibly 10 or 12 miners, said that they had changed over from the P Hw to UR aw, but I can not recall their nares. I was not satisfied with the wage scale when Hine "BY reoencd as I felt that it was about the same wage scale. I hed been working under. The feeling of the miners at this time was to roetwn to work disregarding wage sccle problens, *nTt was geserally known anongst the winers with whom I talked after mine "B" opencd on 11-6-39 that there werc sone cases of violence, I understand from such conversation that P LU Wand U “ir miners wore hurt. From iy personal observations I can not say this was correct. The miners claincd to m that this violence was duc to members of UL YW _atterpting to thr.aten members of P ¥ Ww to drop that union and join UW ¥. ®In the summer of 1940 I sitned a carc to join the U t! 7 because I fclt that large nurbers of P ¥ 1 niners had left local 54 and joined ULuwW& that it appearcd UL Ww would be the controling union at Mine "Bf", I was tried of unemployment anc for this reason changed over. "In the N LR B clection held 2-21-1941 at Springfield, Tl. If designated myself as a member of UMW. I was at that time paying ducs to~ ULW, “fT have read aminitialed this statement consisting of eight and one half pages and it is truc and correct to the b-st of my knowledge.® mritness sz

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Re: JOH! L. LEIS, ET AL ae _ cae oe

"J do not »bcliewe that the P WV ‘miners well .
considered the Federal Injunction of 12-9-37,:
I knew that Hine "3" was to be reopened on

12-9-37 fron notice in the Newspapers. ZI did
not attempt to go to work on this day. a

"No threats or promises were made to me and I have no reason to
lieve that such threats or promises were imde to anyonc who signed a
lot as being a P MW in the election of 12-15-37 held by NL RE B,

"Durint the period from 1-24-38 and 11-6-39 mmbers of both unions
cane to m house. The U i V mingstried to persuade ne to change to UUW
but no threats or promises were made.

"hen ifine *3B" reopened on 11-6-39 I noticed that a few, possibly
10 or 12 miners, said that they had changed over from the P Hw to UR aw,
but I can not recall their nares. I was not satisfied with the wage scale

when Hine "BY reoencd as I felt that it was about the same wage scale. I

hed been working under. The feeling of the miners at this time was to
roetwn to work disregarding wage sccle problens,

*nTt was geserally known anongst the winers with whom I talked
after mine "B" opencd on 11-6-39 that there werc sone cases of violence,
I understand from such conversation that P LU Wand U “ir miners wore
hurt. From iy personal observations I can not say this was correct. The
miners claincd to m that this violence was duc to members of UL YW

_atterpting to thr.aten members of P ¥ Ww to drop that union and join UW ¥.

®In the summer of 1940 I sitned a carc to join the U t! 7 because
I fclt that large nurbers of P ¥ 1 niners had left local 54 and joined
ULuwW& that it appearcd UL Ww would be the controling union at Mine "Bf",
I was tried of unemployment anc for this reason changed over.

"In the N LR B clection held 2-21-1941 at Springfield, Tl. If
designated myself as a member of UMW. I was at that time paying ducs to~
ULW,

“fT have read aminitialed this statement consisting of eight and
one half pages and it is truc and correct to the b-st of my knowledge.®

mritness sz