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hn ec A RR oe tht ) CG OQ Re: JOHN L. L2WIS, ET AL 4 5 eg b15 _ INTERVIE: WITH "After the strike was over I recall that I signed a PMA = QA, §Ssépettitiion one day when I was at the union hall. I believe (PHtinued) ‘I also signed some kind of a petition at house, which petition was brought to my house vy aa and To the best of my knowledge the strike was Called because of the spies being allowed to work after they were expelled. "During September of 1937 I went out to the mine when I was told by the union that the mine was to open. As I remember it the men who had been acting as spies were there & wanted to go to work, but our men said they wouldn't work if those men were allowed to work. Since no agreement could be reached the mine didn't epen and some of our men stayed there on picket duty. I went on picket duty for a couple of weeks sometime later on in September. "I recall the NLRB election in Dec. of 1937. I left my house and went to the armory alone at which time I voted. I never heard of any fights or violence at that time. I recall that som of the spies were around the Armory passing out pamphlets for the U.i.i7., but there were no fights. *I started working for the Panther Creek #5 Mine in the fall of 1939 and never tried to go back to work for Hine B. I recall that Fete . Carter, Bohannon and Frank Austin were driving new cars shortly after the “strike and our men all figured they were getting the money from U.M.¥. I have knowm Boahnnon for a long time and know that before the strike he never seemed to have any money. "I have read over this statement of four pages and wish to say it is true to the best of my nemory. | py Witnessed: Special Agents, F.8.1. U. S. Dep't. of Justice.* F = 367 = _ eC a erihentaenaiemntammmnetnnnsntnaleintied smenin minliaiacnneiaina in in ae ncaa caasaaaas .- - 2