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| , , : C —Y 206422 Re: JOP L. LE IS, ET AL . Qe me by a ania =f 2h a. aw Pie: ivi 3 this new local signed 4 new contract with Mr. Elshoff, <. oi operator of Mine B. I switched over because the whole ron town switched over to Progrcssive Miners. Between 1932 and 1937 it was the general feeling around Nine EB that Mr. Elshoff and the manazement of Mine B wanted the miners to go back to United Niners workers. Fobody avproachee me prior to 1937 to switch back to UM. except that it vas guncral talk around the mine, I used to hear around inc B that some of the men were approached to go back to UM but I don't kmow who they are any- more. I liked the Progressive ‘line ‘sorkers better than the UL’ because we got bottcr treatment anc-eengi@trition whenever we wanted something dons. Tho Pol) never threatencc any of us nor did they ever usc any violonce to keep us from g7ing back to the UM, I was an active union mombcr of the PMa en attcnded thoir moetings regularly. The PAX woulé not fino us for not attending a mecting if we he? a good excuse whilc the United Mince Sorkers Would finc you if you didn't attend, "The miners fclt that the PMV members who werc arrested for the bombings were not the guilty ones as they feld that the United Minc “orkers éid the bombing anc placed the blame on the FR men. The Pity officials sleoys mods & report as to wherc the msioney went to that they got and the mincrs always thought it tas a true report and were never suspicious that anything was wrong. If some one cied a special assessment would be made and the money given to the family of the desc man. I never felt or thought that the officials of PIS) wore gctting ony kick-back of money. Between 1932 ané 1937 the UMT never picketed Mine EF. I dontt know of any mincrs who were interestce in getting the FLO. to go back over to UM. but there merc a fox who cid favor the UN but I don't recall whos they wore, "I reesll Ancrew Schrelcvious, Dominic Fasguale, Pete Carter Frank Austin, Tony Plotch, , John (0: tton) jpiaias, “Sh Sirtout, the Jichvtys; ts being arowunc the minc B anc they trice to, zet “the mincrs to change back ts UMV from Phin. "I don't know of any meetings or partics between the management of Mins Band UkY officicls. It was the understancing of the miners curing the spring of 1937 that Elshoff would not sign a contract with the Progressives Dut vould sign come with the United Nine “orkers. Just before the mine closed in @pring of 19387 the mincrs knew they were working without 4 contract but we all were gitting the same pay as we did before ant thore wos no general fecling that we shoulc awing over to the United Mine * workers. "T cuntt recall of any temparary slow downs cr stoppages curing the spring of 1937 just before the mine closed down, Just before the mine elcsed in 1937 the above mentioned men continued to talk to different miners sbout changing over to the United Vine “orkers from the PMy. Wone of them persorelly t.lked to me but I hoard that they tulked tc cther siners. I don't rceall anything about the attitude of the management of - 162 =