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A ES ee re ca a eee a a nt —— oe C) AF a Re: JOHN L. LE.1S, £T aL Loc bp 96547 INTERVIE ” ITH "I cot along well with the PHA officials and as far as I know the other Eli menbors fclt the samc my. I heard ny storics of chisling m» the part of Pil officials, continue at attendsd 2 fon Pili mevtings. WUul did not pleket the ine "2B at any tio. £T rm 1932 te April 1937 to my kmowlodce, nor was any literature eistribut.d oy Ui0v nen. "On May 11, 1937 thers was a Sxceizl accting called by the Pia. I believe I attended this meeting. Ids reer the tyvelve nen who held Fit, cards, but who acvitcted for the Wil. I believe the following niners were the five who werc taro, ovo of ths FMA at this mecting on hy ll, 1943: won Uk Va at oh DIMONIC P.S Walz FEISS ap a "Prom ny oon knowledec, I cin not say that any of tho twolve mincrs accus.d of arcitctine for vis, actuclly did do 89. "I heard that UI sloney tas pric to sono of the twelve niners who were alleged t2 be arcitting for the Ui’ prior to wiy, 19376 "Tl knox: nothing about the relations betwoen the Ul’ and the operators prior t> 1937. "IT understood from Pil, officials that 4f the contract was signed by Elshoff and Fi, officials the miners would ct the back pay to April 1, 1937. *I hoard Fete Cartcr say one norninc during this poriod, in the Sprint of 1937, then w were wondoring if we were going to get our back pry, that we hid no contrect tith Elshoff and what was the usc of working without a cantract. He said tho miners ought not go down ints the nin ond work boenuse there wna no contract. *I knew some of the coal cars wore shorted on ihy 12, 1937, but I don't know why. "I believe I signed the Pua petition of May 26, 1937, I believe Ray Edrrandson clained the UT had tho mjority and FHi wanted t° show that Edmundson was wrong. I sipned this petition near the picket line at the mine. ; "I signed the potition of Ihy 26, 1937 voluntarily. I have ate |