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Indpls, File 44-17 FALCeTT!I had valid reasons for hiring minere, and thet in so far ae possible, in the opinion of CLARK, he adhered to a strict middle-of-the-road policy. FaLCETTI gave CLARK a long statement in regard to the hiring of individual | men, and in many cases it was found that an individupl miner hed been recon mended by a Frogreseive, or had been employed by kine *B" at the time it Closed in 1937, CLARK advised that in general FaLCETTI could justify the employ- ment of every man, CLAW further atated, however, that in some cases he wee suspicious of individuals employed. He mentioned an instance of FaLCETTi's hiring a mine inenector for the State of Illinoie who geve up this nosition to work as «# miner. This individual (name unkmown) wae a member of the UMW, Shortly efter hie employment, the former mine inspector wes given work having to do with the ventilation of the mine ant had access to the entire mine because of thia fect, In connection with the charge alleging violation of what hr. CLARE believed to Section § (5) of the Netional Laber Relations Act which has to do with refusal to bargain in good faith, Mr. CLaRE etated that JOBUpKaNz, attorney for the Progreseive Mine Workers, contended that ELSHOFF had de- leyed the proceedings by feilure to attend meetings that had been arrenoged, and in every other possible way. CLARK had no specific information to . offer in regard to thie contention. Ee did atate thet he had talked to ELSECEY in regerd to his negotiations with the PW and had been advised by ELSECFF thet he was having great difficulty in negotiating a contract vith the k..° inasmuch as the local union at Mine "B" refused to give him the wame terms thet were effective in the mines of nearby cometitors. CLaRK stated that ELSEOFF showed him vhotoatatic coniers of the books of competing PMY mines, indicating that maintenance men were veld only when the mine worked, ELSHOFF stated that he wea attempting to secure terms that were as favorable to him but wes unable to eecure them with the PiW, iLSECSIF alao indicated that he knew that the UMW adhered etrictly to the terms of their agreements, whereas thie wes not true of the PM", who made side agreements with various mine owners. oth ELSHOFF and FaLC=ivri exoreesed at verioues times to CLARE their dislike for the PMY, giving as their reasons loose orgrnization and the tendency the union had to indulge in side agreements with operetors. CLARK gteted in regerd to the contempt charges. that the National Labor Reletions Board wes reoueeted to file by PN’, that they involved the refusal of iine "B" to rehire four PY werkers who had been sentenced to Leavenworth on Federal charges arising during the eerly part of the iine "B* controverey when a great desl of violence wes indulged in, These men had been paroled end were attemoting to secure employment at Kine "B", CLARE ~~“ a aaa tte, itiae iariain eatin siete ne nn taineniaiarttn tees ih Ate tad Heaton ar 2. anaemic smear name