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Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL b7Ie 64d his home at ; Springfield, Illinois, RS ee at which time he executed a signed statomont. He was * wery cordial ami wos cooperative except that his wifo who was also presont, * apprared to control his remarks which then becanc cautious and not too 4 pertinsnt although dircet ansticrs wore given by him at all tims, ar .an't worked at Mine _B since the miners struck there a 1s apc he was unable to recall clearly evonts in any manner of a sequence, and it is not believed, therefore, that he Wi] make a good witness. "Springfield, T1. August 28, 1943 . "TI do voluntarily make the following signed state~ nent to Speci2 ents and mmmteenrene No pro~ mises or threats were piven to causc ne to make this statenant. aT 2,32, .+- See stC=—e=e. a4 V4 — rT neta n<ftn Oe te aT "Ll re r* Lippi do buy hel Abd AL dy qian 2 was born "I started working at Mine B lonz before Mr. Carl H. Elshoff ever took it over. Before I ever started at Mine B I belonged to the United Mine Workers of America, and remained o menber until Mine B all joined up with the Propressive Miners of Ancrica, I don't know why the new Prorressive Union was formed and have no Imowledge af what caused the strike at Mine B in 1937. Disarreement of some kind I suppose, "I personally never had any trouble at the mine either with tre Union or with the mine officials. No one ever threatened me or forced me to join one union or the other, and I don't recall ever having signed any petitions showing that I was for either of the mions,. tafter the strike in 1937 I never went back to work at Mine B because I wis getting old and didn't think I couldwrk in the mines any more. I took no part in the pickcting or union activities at Mine 8, "I recall voting in ome election held by some government azency_ T believe I think the Prozressives won out in that election but don't renenber Ghe tally. . "I have never held an office in cither union and very seldon attended union mectings. JI am n> hand to talk and didn't take part in. union arguments. oy "Right now if I could work IT would rather work under the Prorress- - - 324 = {