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fe a le A a A a A A a en inden: a: re re em a bad C G “0645L Ro: JOR L. LEVIS, ET AL ow} 7c 6b va S intorviewed at the Springs iere rt Hc is presontly employed at a Aerivld, Illinois. ili, PorvLewi & & enod potentia itnegea. 2ored 8 D> 6 cleinms thot he can resd but cennct. write Englieh. He speaks English rather well, docs not have a pronounced accent and is fairly casy to undorstand. He can oxprcess himself in English fairly well. He would make a good appoaranc; Interviewing agents hive some coubt, howevor, as to his ability to undergo & rizic cross-examination. He would probably be casily confused, and would follow 2 lezcing question anc probably become confused in some inconsistency. Upon being interviewed he executed the following sisned statcment: "Springfield, Ill. August 27, 1943, ™Ees name is I make tho following statement to . ; oe who have ifentified themselves Special Agents oY the Pod Furceu of Investigation. Ns rromiscs, threats, or consiccration cf any kind hes been made to me to make this statement, It is true and accuratc, I am willing to go to court, if necessary, ind repeat this statemcnt. "I first started to work ot ‘linc B , when I first came to this country. Facopt for a short period in 1923 or 24 I stayed at Nino B until the strike in 1932, During thit time J was a member of tho United Ming “.orkers. J attondod m-ctings every tuo or throc montha, IT was not strike ccourrod, I had some money saved up. I lest atl my Nine B because | a while, officer of the Progressive tains orkers Ynjon and h : kept mc from getting a job. I worked on WPA and other things until 1936 when I was able to ¢:t back ints Vine B, "In thosc days Tony Pletch Mme 6He did not like the idea of joininz the Frozrcssive. 3 saw many men cone f¥om the mine and argue with’ him, trying Cé"Fet him to join the PMY of a. He also told me about it, ond that he wantcd to stay with the United Mine “Workers. "AIL the time from 1932 to 1936 I tried to get a job at tho Mine B. Many times I would be out at the mine and ask for a job, and Oscar Felcotti - 79N