◆ SpookStack

Cf O Re: JOHN L. LE“IS, ET AL b 10. bao... INTERVIT MITE eee fiold TU was jointly intorrieved «+ Springfield, Jilinoig, on Sopte ’ 1943, by Special Agents od a . coopsrative, had a fair understanding of the union reultics A ne “p* and he exccuted the followizg written statement, which he signed: A . © “springfield, Illinois. SG ‘ September 1, 1945 A "I make the following voluntary statement to _ an , whom I know to be Spscial Agents of the Federal Bureau of iavestigation, T. S. Department of Justice. , and reside part di the time’ I am presently employed » at Springfield. "T reside at i ‘ats born on I derivcd citizcnship - was noturalized at Spring "I started working in Minc B moar Springfield, Illinois in and worked there until about and then loft that Mine for about 4 year. = returned to work in minc B sometime in From that time I worked at Fine B.continuously until Mey 12, 1937 when it shut down. JI did not ro out there again to try to go to work until after it re-opened in . Fovembcr | 1929, From November, 1939 J worked thore continuously until ic U. S. through my teld Illincis in zt "] first joincd a mine union at Mince B in This was the United inc orkers of Amorica, rcferrod to hereinafter as UM:. I romained ea mmbcr of the UM? until Scptember, 1932 at which time Mino B signed & con- tract with the Progressive Ving Sorkors of Amorica, refcrrod to hereinafter as the PMs. JI remained a member of the PMA until after the second NLRB election in February, 1941 at which time the UMW won the right to be the sole barzoining agent at Mine B. I joined the UM and remained a member until (a At tho present time I am not a member of any mining union, *T never held an office in any mine union. Frior to 1932 Elshoff got along alright with the UM’ at mine B. -The miners did not like it when it wos reported that the ballot boxes had been stolen in the UM vote taken in 1932, and it was belioved that the minors had voted against the reduction in wages, and for that rcason, tho ballot box was probably taken by 4 member é of UNM. The miners then started organizing the PMA. I voluntarily joined the PMA in September 1932, and felt that it was well opsrated. I did not hav. any fault to find with the way PMA was run. a ” 14 - 280 - Pe ermine ee