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RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL ee bie bID INTER WITH The following investigaticn wns conducted by Special ee \) field, ncis, cn Supust 30, 1943, MONS &t th mentioneé hereinafter, agents interviewed / A e advised that he wns arrested once scms yenrs f Ofo in connecticn w & Giverce proceeding but has never been arrested cn ~ ; a erininel charge. ‘ ‘ 4 It was observed tha appeared tc have more intelligence than the average minor and ho seomed to have a vory retcntive mencry; he \ seamed t: know what the mine trouble wns ell abcut. He spooks English very woll ond is undcrstandable. He was very cooperotivo and said thet he would appear in court if it were necessary for him to do so. It is believed that he will make a pood witness, ‘ meee. .. a a ee ee Sey re rr er So ae ae Seasanenaay Game Wii LUPDIBACI AOONts W1lth Whe LOLLOWLOR BIFCU BEN benICULS = = ie ? August $0, 1943, "I, Sprin ficlc, Ill., and meking this free anc voluntary statanent to pnd who aré known to me to be Bpocial 4Qgents o 6 Fed- eee Dee pegrey, eee of ee Tl & TDhacsn whe net -f Faistian Wn theante nv Penk SUS UE SALVE RULE Vad we id wre pe Midd ke VO ey VIM VAY WE pronises have boon mado me. "I wes born am came to tho United Btates on and became a citizen cf Anorican in I started at Mine B in no om stil] there and I an © coal digger and tinberman. In I sined United Mine Norkers a: I also had a card from the of¢ country. I nover have held any union cfficc. The union runs clright prior to 1952 when UMY was there, an? it wos a pretty god lccal at thot time. I felt wae ntber KAA ethewn Taha Tinie enter A ue €0 #2ien Fhe ak hark in VOR9 ee an. pacer ee rede Week ae Rk i ee The trouble started over somo one stealing somo balicta--I hoard that. That was why tho non changed ever to PA. I thought it wos alripht whon the nen changed cver tc PMA from UMT and I wont over beenuse the rest did. PMA of-. ficials and the mansgement got along Glripht prior to the time the mine closed down. I don't kncw if Elshoff preferred? ¢ne union cver another then, No one toiked to me before the strike to turn ovor to UMW prpcin. Local 54 settled nll matters alrirht with Mine B officials and thore was no trouble that I> know of. I Hite satisfiod with PNA that the officials were doing right by — ue miners amd I had no complaints to make at all. The mem in loesl 54 had a their say in a1] matters and we veted cn matters nnd no cortain men run it by themselves and no ono forced us to do things. I attended quite a Mow PHA ucotings then. In regard t the FA men being convicted for the bombings I did net know «anything nbout it-as J never paid much attontion to than. The ~ 595 e« cy ee en A “——~ ™