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~ em le ale eR a a a a hc v RE: JOHN L. LEWIS YS = _ > oo The fcllowing Aconts Wee Illinoiss on = bo, boas” Springfield, T1iinoie, tel ephone = Agents ede co nduc ted by Special at Springfield, interviowe vhe advised he has never been arrest He uppenred to be more intelligent than the overnge miner and it was notec that he fully uncerstood questisns when asked nnd he uppeared to have « very excellent mencry os he recalled many dates and specific instances. He spenks the English langunge but at times he is difficult to understand. He elsc appeared tc be well versed with the mine conditions and it is be- lieved he would meke a ¢ocd witness. He indicated a willingness to testify in the event it wos necessary. ee ..... igents the following signed he a en the lust page and initiale2? on the other pr. ges Pu statement which he sign "Sprinsfield, Ill. / gust 30, 1943 five the following signed statounent te who are known to me to be Spec. 4Agts, of the . irst joined o union in ; I huve never held union cffice. I started working in Mine Bas a coal dig- ger in 1936, Tam still werkine there, I dcined the Proerossiv ves in 1932 ae FYVise we maedit, vei os ué aus weal Vpe eel vei me that tine I was working in the copper mine. "During the yoar and half prior to the strike I knew of no trouble at Mine "B". I know nothing of anyone trying to cause cny trcuble at that time. I wis always satisfied with the P.H.A. and felt they were O.K. I at~ tented P.M.A. meetings about once a month, becnuse I felt it would 1cok bad if I didn't. a "I heard about the men being convicted of bombings but have no per- + scnal knewlodge of it. "Iwus sntisfied that tho P.M.A. officials wore handling the union moncy O.K. "While we had a P.M.A. unicn and before the strike I saw no trouble with U.U.W. mon bothering us. I did not know enything ebout any U.M.W. sptes being in A.u.W. and knew nothing about any body trying to swing A.M.W. miners «= 200 =a _- _ — OB CO646U