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Re: JOBH L. LEAIS, ET AL $- ?— Db was interviewed at his hure, Springfield, Tllinois, ov ar A Special Agente and eas *: August 31, o< ge ccvisce he did not have a crimina. resord. 7 ; NE x00 not make a o ae — ee 2 ee el > La INTERV good witness as he does nct speak ha aCUne The following signed statement was furnished by fF "Springfield, Ill., August 31, 1943. *I, . Springfiel?, T11., sake the following voluntary statement to and Plate as know to be Special agents of the Federal Bureau of Invest. gsi.ou. Bo force. threats or promises have been made in obtaining this statenect end TF m4 that what I may say may be used in a court of lar. “I was born i, ee emmigretad io the OT. fF. — became a naturalized citizen of the U. & "In @BB became a member of UMW when I was enployed at Seagruca Coal icine, Springfield, I11. and remained a member of that usiow until 1932. In 1932 my local Ukw union changed to PNA for some vakrowm reascn. and for that reason I joined PMA. ; Uy bhaws & £6087 "I was employed at Mine "B" in about 1936 one yerr nricr to ths strike at Mine "B" in 1937. "From 1936 to May 1937 when I was empicy22 a* Mire "Eh" tls mansgemant of Mine "B" seemed to be on good reletions with FMA, tnsve ware no strikes or close-downs by the management. So fer es i know tia clo3g2- ment of Mine "B" did not attempt to persuade the men to return to J.S.4. "I thought PMA was @ good union and an honest union, thers wer. no unusual special assesaments. I took no active part in union activ*viczs. “I knew nothing about the bombing cases. "During the time I was employed at Nine “B" prior to the etrihs in 1957 there were no UMW pickets at Mine “5B” and no literature wes = 435 -