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Re: JOR! L. LEWIS, ET al. tine » Springfield, INTERVIEW WITH as ay o1lS, Was irtervieved & ois State Fair- Ver ‘ grouncs, Springfield, by €necial agents an. \ (L aususs 2 i TT & and Wwourc mace a folr witness, i statement. "Springfield, Tll. August 31, 1943. Springfield, Ill., make the foilowing vo. untary statencnt (ie who I know to be Enecial agents of the yecderar eee of Inves Tigacion. No force, threats o* >»romises have been made in making this statement and I know that waat I may say may be used ir a court of lav. ‘ ry I have been employe. Sprinzfield, Tll. since t Mine ‘Bt, Sprirgfield, . vas employed at Line 'Bt in vecane a nenber of UNM in Gam .3.n- Tt owse arnlsved at a aon) trne in Sprirefield, Tl. and re- hen ade FUR ed ee te El at bps et “-Beewene Loar a member of Ul’, until I became a member of Pil. in 1932. In 1932 John L. Levis reduced the wage sccle and the W@, local in Springfield, S11. changed to Pui. I changed to Pil, because majority of the Ul’ members changed, "IT was born in "rishoff at idne 'B' was on good relations with UM! prior to 1932. "3etween Sept. 1932 and sy 12, 1937 there were no strikes at tine 'g! nor did the management close-down Mine ‘Bt, Mo one attempted to discredit Pi to ue prior to ‘Sy 12, 1937. So far as I know the manage- ment of Kine 'B' was on good relatiui:s with Pia prior to May 12, 1937. "J thought Pili was a good wion aid an honest union, no unnusual special assessments were made against me, JI took no interest in union activities, "J took no interest in the bombing cases and can furnish no in- formation abous them. "In about as « sas a menber of UM/ Pit Committee for one year. : - S16 =