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a Cc. - O a iA m™Ns ce bhi) Illinois, was interviewed at ois, by Special Agen mn September 1, 1943. dvised would not make & ¢ 88 —_ a WITH he does not have a criminal record. as he cannot speak English very well. GHEE © ovisee the following statement: September 1, 1943. "tT Tll., make the following voluntary state- ment to an whom I know to be Special Agents of the Federal Bureau Investigation. No force, threats or promises have been made in obtaining this statement and I know that what I may say may be used in a court of law. "I was born emmigrated to the U. 5. in I ama citizen of + Oe ang naturalized in in "J started mining coal in the U. S., in in and became a member of UM? in about I remained a member o until I became a member of 1932, came a member of PMA because my local UMW changed to PMA in 1932. I took no active part in the formation of P.M.A. "l have never held an office in any union. "J was employed by Mine "BY in about (jpn I an now employed by Kine "B? as a trackman. ®Prior to Sept. 1932 the management of Mine "B" seemed to be on rood relations with UM. "Between 1932 and May 1937 UMW did not set up a picket line at Mine B, nor did UMW distribute literature at Mine "B', No one attempted to fet me to change from PMA to UM between 1932 and May 12, 1937. AI at no time saw an official of UM? with the management of Mine "B". "So far as I know there was no controversy over the wage scale in the Spring of 1937. "I did not attend a PMA meting on the night of May 11, 1937 and do not know if I had notice of such a meeting. I did nottake any interest in union activities. I did not know of anyone being expelled from PMA in ~- 426 - ay