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Re: JOHN L. LE.I8, ET AL bIcC LID ee \ llinoia, was jointly interviewed at his residence on hueust $1, 1943, by Special agents Sime, 3 - ‘ian | is a naturalized citizon who is no Tonger work= oY Ths NEB. was cooperative and sincere, but had little information concerning the matter under inguiry os he was not active or interested in union matters. He executed the following written statement: “gpringfield, Illinois ) ) August 31, 1943 7 - °|, See 2 tho following voluntary steterent to \ and whom I know to be Special égonts of the cderal Bureau cf Invostiga «5S» Department of Justioc. d working in the nine: See Hd “7 {eat art mai ow maw et fiemnintiel — 7 hae et al ie oe started WD... joined the United Line sorkers of 4 ica, referred to herein after as the (i. The mine was operated by the - iin I worked there from (+ which time I came to Springfield, Illinois. "Upon my arrival in Springfield, I started working in the Citizens Coal Mine, near Springfield which is called Mine 4 at the present time. I started working at this mine as a monber of UW and remained there until about in I went to work in Mine B as a Ui member and worked shu RN there until May lg, 1 1937, when the min ae ! 2 "I never held an office in a mine union and only wont to mino union meetings about once every three months. I joined the UMW in and I remained a member of that union until September, 1932, when the Progressive Miners of amerjoa, referred to hereinafter as the PAA, was formed. joined i the PMA because the majority did and not because anyone threatened me. I don't know anything about the redustion in the wege scale ine 2 , down in 1932. JI don't kmow if I voted or not on the wage scale matter. I heard the ballot box was stolen, but I did not know why it was stolen, or who did it. oo "I did not take any active part in organising the Fé and only Fos attended thoir meetings about once in three months. I thought this was a good union and the leaders were capable men, I'm speaking of the PAA now. I remained a member of PuA until February 21, 1941 when Mine B signed up - 399 + Ld