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Cc ° Q RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL bic jo“ D INTERVIENS WITH read English or speek very well and only went to end meeting when I had %o and so I don't know why the Progressives started. I don't know why the strike continued started in 1937 and don't kmow anything ebout the ralnticns between Mr. Elshoff and the union officials. I don't imow anything sbout a Pu. meeting on the night before the strike but did herr something arout a few men wanting to go back to UMA, "I remember signing some petitions but don’t know how many or who I signed for on all of then. I believa I sigred for UMWA once. I didn't tcke any port in the rickeving or activities because wy wife was sick at the time and I stayed home tc take care cf her. I wes on WPA mort of the time. I remember voting for th: Frogressives in the first election in 1937. At the pecond election 2 veted for UMYA. No one forced me to vote = ell I was interested in was working, as I wentec to eat anc Sake care of my family. "The aboyg sictement war raed to me by 4gent in the presence of my oi und it is true to the best of my memory." //Gs Special Agt., FBI, Springfield, Ill. . Speciel Agent, Fai, Springfield, Thi. i The following in the signed stetenent of RD “Springfield, Ill. August 29, 1945. "I voluntarily give the following signed stetement to Special Agents and of the Federal Bureeu of Investigetion. No threats or promises of any k have been made to cause me to melke this. stetement. WITNESSED : presently reside ct presently employed no "I first joined the United Mine Workers of America in working for the Peabody Mine Co. I started working for Mine 3 just before Christmas in the some yecr. I retained my UMWA membership until 1932 when I joined the Progressive Mine_Morkeras of America along with ell the other minors at Mine B, I switched back to UMWA after the second election in 1941. ~ 327 ~