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are ts % iim gave information willincly, h ry ¢ ( tal eines cround Sprincfiold. I joinod tho Unitod Mino Workors in 4 —_. ry nonbership in the U.'.7, and joinod tho frorrogsive Mino “to no cb . bo 3 food witness. H says ho has no orininal records Tho following - sicnod statozont was oxocuted by hin “spring fiole, Till. a4nan Aucust 27, 1545. - | 81, make tho fol) gin. statonont frooly and voluntarily tc A SaMnmMagmee O0:< Sis goonies who have dont ified thonsolvas to mo os Spoclal Aponte o. Burozu of Invostse pation, Wo throats or pracisos hava’ boon nade to ne to obtain this stctonont. ; mat prosont I an Livi dophono nuvber is ¥ 1 SPT goinod a local union in Pounsylvania whore I wos workinz ina coal nino. I ¢o pot romonbor tho nano of tho union, I econo to Springfiold, Ill., in whoro I oontinuod to work in tho hile in any union, I hevo novor hold any offioo. In 1952— Vorkors of Anorioa. It did not rako any difforonoo to mo to which - union I bolonrodé. I reonlt that in 1932 when we wore allowod to voto - as to tha union whish we proforred, I voted for tho FMA ; "Fran 1932 to 1937 thoro wero no strikos or trouble ot Iino B to tho best of my knowlodro. I attondod noctings of PelaAe during © this tino, I would havo been fined if I had not attondod tho nootings. AL1l during this tico Iwas quito satisficd with PeMf.A. as a union, ond with tho non and offfecrs of P.I%A. Whilo I was o rorbor of P,yMaAe I know nothing about any attonpts of the U.2W. to organizo tho mon fra PetfyAg to U2, No ono aver ceked mo to join tho UMW. ‘ “Fron April 1, 1937, until the first of Juno, 1937, “yond know nothing of the striko at Iino B until ny wifo wrotd Eout it in a lottor, JI do not know any roosons for this strikb. . ifter tho etriko, I recall thot I eicnod a U,IGW. papor, but I dontt runercber what tho papor wos aboute I don't roeall signing any papar for PeMsAe At thet timo 1t mado no cifforonce to no in whioh union I woe a monbors . . _ ‘ _ . - 244 =