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Fe em cee aden me Pl ll | a ce ie rn = ene tl : _ +, <a O “06474 Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET ab interviewed at his residence, pringfield, Illinois, on the afternoon. B 2 ca) ead or write English. He speaks #nglish poorly, and wncerstands English poorly. He ife, and is presently employed at 5, He is unable tor appears to be rather inteiligent, however, 4 signed statement was not obtained due t desire. He advised that he did not imow that he understood 11 meents correctly. Ue stated that he had ncen at Mine B ginec ig He belonged to the United Mine “.orkers when the contract the Uhy and with the Progressive Mine “orkers when the contract was with the PMA. He had no interest in the union and did not attend the meetings, He wos unable to recall the dey of the strike, and the events that occurred that deys Heo did reeall that he had been on the picket line at the mine. He voted at the election in December, 1937, and voted in the manner that he wanted without any thrents or compulsion of any kind. He was satisfied with the Pir prior to the strike and did not join the ULY at Mine B until after the second 6lection and he was forced to join in order to continue at Mine B. He had no further information pertinent to this investigation.