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soma ae Re: JOHN lL. LBTI8, ET AL ar ct gorcns bean aaa . INTERVIEN WITH Suering the period in question that Eiskoft we” * Oy WALTER BECKER dissatisfied with the Progressives ané would Like || {Coontinued}- to make a ehange of unions. When pressed for - = specific dates and stetements, however, lir. nectses Lo could not give any, stating there were numerous ooodsions. With——— ~*~ reference to these two man, it should be noted that although they were was aooneretion ¢hew waee aoreeheneios Taet they ba ealled bos] tantify oe yy Ww ws BD way TVS SP Se ew aawe re ae =a or produce their recards in event of prosecution, It was their belief — that to openly participate would wo. against their interests as lessor =. of the rines and aleo with the unions. Both insisted that if they were oalled they were willing to testify, but felt thet they oould be of magh | ‘ more @ssistance as @ confidential sourcee , a a, i wT ” : Poe Te Mr, Sontzos stated that recently he had taken a trip to - . Vashington D, 0, with Blahoff for ths purpose of seeing official of ths Imterfer Department. During the visit, Blehoff arranged for hha to meet John L. Lewis, and during the inter view Lewis always referred to Elshoff as Carl. A short time ago Blehoff had aleo approached bin @tficerning the ine A properties. Elshoff, d Bontzseg to pay off © the note which is presently held by Bam 6 or _ United Mine Workers. He suggested that note oo off ww applying the royalty fram Hine A to the note until sueh time as it w'- retired. Bontzes refused to do this and Elshoff stated thet @f ao there was a foreclosure, a1) the.equipment would be taken out of | a ied ths mine leaving Bontzes sith nothing but a hole in the ground. | : Bortres felt that Elshoff intended to bring this eubdject v ve an the” pe time of the Lewis interview ‘but euch was not the (98800 7 ae i t ant : ‘ 1 * Boutzes stated ales thet ‘since April, 1943; " Blahoff hes 7 claimed that he fe not obligated to pay the royalty; that this is the — Obligetion of the Federal Goverrment. Hs is presently in arrears a with his royalties. He also oleims that the Federal Goverment should .-.”. _ subsidise his payroll. The following wire fron Elahoff $0 0 #he interior ae Deportment 1s quoted fron the filess I . MS Mo “ ‘ 4 ‘ . 2 ~ “Your wire ‘stating no funds available aoknonledgeds. Reference - ; made to your wire June Y to District managers re vacation pay and eooky , This eanpany cannot oarry cut these instructions because of leok of | funds or colleteral seourity to dbtaincthem, Would like to dieouas °..’ age this and other matters with you on Tuesday or Wednasday {n Weshingtone * | Advise what day satisfactory, Miners employed at this mine lock to et a Goverment for this increase. If wagos and high cost canneriss can be ” subsidized wy not high sost mines, Rone srovielon muat he made to Be avert failure to pay miners, an June 275 Pines 2 Jast, pry, aay Faken aR,