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oe rm cm a cl a cl Re eee aoe veer Ba. Re: JOPN L. LEIS, ET AL S PD fresen “It was it is fclt th-+ en intcrpreter to assist him. h versons apnocarcd to be very cooperative and will make a foir vitnoss provided he has In regaore to the statoment mentioned hercincftor it might be _Stated that the same was signec by mE The statenent, which vas taken at the home of is ss follows; Springfield, Tll., August 26, 1943 who are known to me to be Special ag zonts of the Federn] EFureau OY gation, United States Department of Justice, No threats or promiscs have been mace me anc this stztement is truc and correct, This etstement is made by me through ©" as I don't spoak english very well, “ ~ "I was born in eld and I wes naturalized in @ arrested at any timc. "round ae I first joino? 1. coal union in meee : a an2 I don't recall the ranc but it was not tho United fine Yorkers. es have ¢ helc any office in any union. I have worked for Nine B for about years, I was working ot Mine B prior to 1932 and I wis there when they hed the big trcublo in 1932, I «as a membcor of United Mine jorkers then in 1932 as cveryone had t> be in order to work in the mines. Back in 1932 I don't know what tho rdlationship between United Mine Vorkers and tr. Flehoff was, Pack sroun? 1932 whon that split camo the United “ine “orkers local broke away and formec the new Progressive Minors Local and - 161 -