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Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, BT aL INTERVIEW WI was interviewed at the home which i sore, Tocco MMMM Sertnetiel, ; Illinois, on the evening of A 30, 1943, was born s by interviewing agents as a good potentia neas, 8 sinccre, makes a distinct effort to be accurate, and would be difficult to confuse on cross examination. He makes a good appearance, and can express himself quite well. He gave information set forth in the following signod statement : Terao 90, 4 Di "My name is I make the following statement to an » Who have idontified thenselves to me to pecial Agents o ee eral au of Investigation. kin ms a a ee ee oe a haw = S$ OCGN Hace wo me © court to repeat Pee eee 2 oe No promises, threats, or consideration of any k a meke this statement. I am willing, if necessary to any part of this statement. "I first went to Mine B in 1932 when I was WB ycors of age. At the time that I went to Mine B the local there was a member of the Pro- gressive Mine Workers of america. J liked that union. JI was very much satisfied with the way the PMV of A and local #54 was being operated. T would have stayed in the Puy if I could have. Thero was nothing wrong ee eed with that union as far as I know, I did not go to the union mectings very often. I was not at tho meeting of the union the night before the strike was called. I did not know anything about the strike until the day that the strike occurred. I was working on top of the mine, and noticed that the men were sending up sm2zll cars. I did not knw anything about it until then, and thought then that thore might be a strike. I did not know why, but I recall that someone told me afterwards that the quarrel was because the company would not discharge some men, or something like that. I did not know any of these men beforo the strike. “After the strike I went back out to the mine on the days after- rds for a short time. I do not remember that anything happened out thore. o not recall signing any papers, but if I did they were for the Pro- essive Mine Workers. I could not got a job at that time. Wa I¢ gre Yorkers. "I did not know anything about the formation of the UM? local in the summer of 1937 nor anything abmt a contract that Elshoff was supposed to hive signed with the UMW. "ZI was at the mine the day that they tried to open it in the fall of 1937. I went out the first day expecting to wrk. Ido not recall = $55 =