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et ne cae eee Ree ee te en athe { ‘¢ fe) INTERVIEW wITd © "JI think that the Federal injunction in December 1937 was secured to get the P.iLA. men off the premises. (Continued). I don't know anything about the attempts to open the mire in December, 1937, or January, 1938, ; "In the election in December, 1937, I voted for T.H.A. because I thought that the imjority of the men were in favor of PLLA. It did not matter to me which wiion won, but + wanted to be with the majority so I woted for P.MLA. “In the late fall of 1939 I received a notice from the conpany that the mune was going to reopen, JI started to work the second day that the mine Was open, and worked steadily until March 1940, when I quit and went . "In the tine that I was an officer of P.M.4. I had one case with Falcetti, At that time he treated me 0.K. I don't imot of any acts of favoritism by the management for any union. ‘No one ever came to me and asked me to join U.M.\. I heard that many men were asked to join U.H.W., but I never was. No one ever threatened me. *T heard of oné case where Saumgardnor hit a P.Ia. man, Sut i d not know the man's name. The case was taken up with Falcetti, and Baumgardner denied the charges. The man who was beaten had no witnesses. The case was pending when I quit at Mine B. "] have heard tnat Baumgardner asked some men to join the U.E.W., but I don't know the names of any of these men. He never asked me to join Ula. “I quit working at Hine 3 because I was able to get a job an tine 4 where I had been trying to get a job for several years. J always thought that the working conditions in Mine A were better than in fine B, No pressure was brought to bear on me to nake ne quit in Mine 3. After Y quit I heard about some rough stuff at Itine 3, but there was none of it that I heard about when I was working in Ifine 3. "J have read this statement consisting of this and three other typewritten pages and state that it is true to the best of my knowoedge and recollection. /s my . 2 lo Special apent, FBI Springfield, Ti," - S65 « : ene =