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Cc oO «$0648. Re: JOHN Ls LEIS, ET AL - ‘i f=! “In the fall of 1937 I recall that I picketted Mine B for about 80 days. The purpose of thie pioket was to keep U.M.W. men out of the mine. “In December 19%7 I voted in the elestion at the State armory which vlsotion was spe so:<d by the National Labor Reletiong Board. I went co thic election veliatarily. I dontt revell how I roneived notice ef the election wbouy told ma hoy ¢- v'Su- 4 weted for the Progres- sive (P.2,4.) caceusa . Likad tus Progrse:ivcs bevcer than the United kine Workers. I feit that the PLLA. war more considerate of ite members then the U.M,{- “Thorn I rete 23d to work cf Mir- 4 in 1939, I recall that some parte of the mine wers 32 good shape, and othesc were in bad shape. I do not recell any fi:ua at the mine after I returned. “After I retucned to Mine 3 in 1939, there was some trouble et the mine. I recnli shit cue day Iwas fined $5.65 for sending up dirty eonl. For several veelie nMter vhie = reoeivad fines almost as lerge as this for dirty coal i fee. thet someone was dirtying my coal bacauso I have always been e carsful worker, and never before had been fined such large amounts, nuver ov3sr one dollar. This trouble at the mine was in contrast to the quiet working conditions thot hed prevailed at the mine priow to the strike in 1937. There wags § ° no trouble that I recall prior to 1°37, : ~ If I had voted us‘tie, ft would have voted Iiine Workers beonuse I was afreid to vote for the P.MA. I was afraid of losing my job. I also wos afraid that I would be given a poor roam in which to work, Prior to Fobruery I had been given good rooms, and the treok was always laid close to the wall. However, just before I got eick, I was given 4 bad room in which to work, and on several cocasions the track wes not laid close to the wall. Because-of these conditions I feel thet I would heve been compelled to vote for U.MW. in the hope that the conditions would be changed for my benefit. “Evon aftor I was a member of U.M.W.,I continued to get bad rooms in which to work, I don't know why these rooms were given to Ge “This statumont consisting of this and three other pages = 224 =