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™\. 8 oe ee meet FR ch abe RE ay mill tener omianre liter Raden amie om mena ti an a eemmntieniemted [ Federal Bureau of Investigation : Bnited States Bepartment of Justice H Springfield, Tllincis September 16, 1943 Director, FEI . RE: JOKE Lams, ET AL CIVIL RIGHTS AND URGENT DOMESTIC VIOLEMCE (Bureau Pile No, 44-045) Dear Sirs ’ For the information of the Bureau the following investigation is requested of the Pittsburgh Field Division: , For the information of the Pittsburgh Field Division this case must receive the most expeditious attextion. In view of the extreme aasr- gency ani expeditious mature of this investigation, and if this Field Diw ision is to meet a dead line act by the Bureau, a report of the results of this investigation must be in the hands of the Springfield Division by Bep~ tenber 23, 1943. For the information of the Pittsburgh Field Division, the Depart- ment has requested a full and lete investigation into the charges ef JOHR_L. LEWIS, President of Anternations]| United Mine Workers of America, SON, Pregident of District 12 (Illinois), United Mine Workers of — America, WALTER J COAMES, Becretary-Treasurer District 12, CARL HOMLSEOPR, owner of Mine "8" Coal Company, a ooa) mine im Springfield, Tilincis, OSCAR CFALCETT1, Superintendent of Mine "B", to lave conspired during the yeers 1937 through 194] in violation of Section 5), Title 16, U&C, to injure and eppress ELSHOFF's employees in the free exercise of the rights sesured te them by the Metions] Lebor Relations Act. = a A According to information already secured the of $226,000.00 wae paid in the years 1937 to 194] by officials of thetnited Ming Workers of America to CARL H. ELSHOFF with the intent to induce ELSHOFF to impose une fair labor practices upon his exployees, who at thet tine were members of the “Progressive Mine Workers of America, a rival unions If it oan be proven that ELSHOFF and the officials of UMT conspired to deprive members of the Progressive. Mine Workers of Amerios of their rights, aa secured by Section 7 of the Nation- ; al Labor Eelations Act, there can undoubtedly be established a violation of - Section 61, Title 18, UBC. po CAnL EH. ELSHOFF is kmown to have held numerous prises iy be Rreonnen @repexsn 747 -COPIES DESTROYED | <1 eS any" 11 1962. Lb wit as eC ie