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~ 196426 é O 0 was intervicwed at his hone at Qi Springficld, Illinois by Special Agents _——“ i BEB on kugust 31, 1943. adv Soe tuat ne had no criminal record and was nevcr arrested, Eogmeoinot understand the “nglish language ery well and had some errr in understanding the questions, However, he was very co= uperative and appcared to be honest. It is felt that he would mke a good witness if his testimony were necessary pb be would be hard te question except through an interpreter In the presence of B® Signed typewritten statenent which Signed and initialed, and which is as follows: seaumiareun wt + august 31, 1943. SPt F means 7 s and : “ho are know to me to. be: Special eonts of the dural purest of Investigation, United Statcs Department of Justice, No threats or promises have been made me to give this vtatononte. "T have been at sine 4 for over two ycars I was born ir. — and cane to U.S. ir and in ringficld, Til. In Penn, is: firs joined UM, union and e never held any wWiien office. Around 1932 I worked at th. _: ifine and when they had the trouble therc I went over t. PA and thon went to work at Mine B sonc time later. Pia was the union at Mine B when I went there. PHA of- ficiznls and managecrent of Mine B got along as far as T kmow and conditions were alright for us miners then. I don't know of any troubl< at ifine B befure it closed dum in 1937, I never heard the managenent uf ifine B say they wanted Ulfr instead of Pit. Best of us Pit. non wot alung fine with the PM, officials cxcept fer a small gang in there wh. liked Uti. Pth, officials did not beat us up to kesp us in the wmion, I attended PIL, nectings wiet regularly prior tv 1937 when mine closed, I felt that Plu nen convicted in the bor-bings were nut guilty and that Ulf, nen did it but placed blame on the Pili nen, The Pls, officials were alright as far as I was concerned and they were all right. Bo- fore Tine B closed in 1937 no onc asked me tu juin ever to UF nor did I see any literat re or pupers. J heard talk at Mine B about Sune men trying te get others back over to Ute but I nev.:r saw it. bucame a asa - 166 - ce es etre ets a a ee ee Le ce ec a aiilie aabeie