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ce eke eee ee me tc | cn hn Ah anecmmee Cc C) ) RE: JOHN L, LESIS, ET AL SIe 2 S20 rcTenvre.s TT: a Gl Springf ield, home_on Septembur 4, 1943 by Special agents baer This man exhibited a lack of interes ) ; showed <. Vert’ poor memory, and an inability to cxpress himself coherently. Se sid he never wac arrested, He "Springfield, Ill. cotember 4, 1943 he following stateauent freclr and voluntari?» te eee an vho have identified themselves to me the Fod-ral Pureau of Invdastigetion. No threats or pronises have been made to me to optain this stetement. "TJ presentl: live atg an employed at Mine >, I was o r I came to the United States a. Tii. Was “1 first joined a mine union, the United Mine “orkers. In 1932 I joined the Progressive Mine Vorkers of America, I rejoined the UM.v. in 13940, I have nevir held an office in any union. "ET don't remenbor anythin. about the reasons far the strike in 1937. ‘No one came to me before the strike to try to gct ne to join the UMW. TI was satisfied with the FE.M.a. and it made no difference to me whether I belonged to one union or the other, "after the strike started Dominic Pasquale, Andy Schrelevious, and Frank *ustin at one time or another talked to m: about joining the U.M.M, They did not thresten me. IT think I joincd the U.M.vv. in 1940, but I an not sure, J joined the ULM... because evuryone else was joining that union. "Twas only interested in working for my living end I did not pay much attention to union activities, I was willing to belong to whetcver union would look out for mc, and satisfied the majority of the miners. "J have had this stetcment read to me and I state that it is true to the best of m’ knowledge." : "ii tnesse S cial agents, F.B.I. Springfield, I1]." swe os i rR a eT RR Sn RT tr Ne Cnn Re rim rar rr ramen ee pe