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a good memory, Could only understand questions put to him by hpants after his daughter went into long explanations in his native tongue, and for the further reason he apparently has no information of velue to instont case. FAupust 26, 1943 Springfield, Tilinois make the folloving voluntary statcuent to th of whom have identified themsclves as being rul Buresu of Investi igation. No threats or al me by these men and I desire to st..te the follow- - * "I started mining in the vicinity of Springficld, Illinois in about worked at that trade until about 1937, vhon I stopped working due then I first started mining in the U. M. W. was the union a c mines, In 1932, when the P, HK. A. Was chosen by the mon as their union, I joincd the P. NH. A. Bufora that timc the ducs in the , U. BM. 7. had been vury high, but the ducs in tho P. M. A. wore much lower. Between 1932 end 1937, waen the P. M. A. was the only union, things scemed to be much better at first. The ducs wire lower and tho union saw to it: that the track was laid fastcr and the men were more satisficd. DO Fede to promises have been made ing factes “During the time Iwas in the union, I didntt go‘to many of the mect- ings and so cannot state much with regard to union activitios. J do romembor boing at a union moecting shortly boforc tho strike in May of 1337 and rememb-r some ti:lk about a strike, but my momory is very poor. J remomber signing 2 petition for the FP. H. A as I wanted the P. NM. A. to de the only union in the mine, but I cannot romembor the date I signod this petition ¢ or what the petition was about. ; ; "I joined the P, M, A. in about 1932 and have belonged to that union ever since thet time. Zam still a ucmber of the union, but do not have to pay cuy dues since I'm not working. I have never received any threats to join any other union.’ I do hot know anything about any monbers of the P WA a «a