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e me ee a Nl i a che ane ane la att ale atetli Re: JOHN L. LEvIS, ET AL L Pe 2°22 INTERVIE: WITH but I can not remember well. a "In September, 1937 I was notified that the mine was going to open. When we got out there those spies were there too, ang we wouldn't work with them. We started a picket line then and wouldn't let anyone go to work. I stayed on the picket line, coming home oncé in awhilz, and remained there until a Federal man came and made us leave. I could come home whenever J wanted to while the picket line was there. "I voted in the NLRB election in December of 1937. A bunch of us went from Auburn to Springfield where we met at the Union Hall. Small groups - then went from there to the Armory and voted. The election was quiet and I saw no trouble. ‘When the mine opened in 1939 I was notified to come to work and I did. At that time I was still a member of P.M.a. JI remained a member of P.N.A. until sometime during the summer of 1940 at which time I joined United. I joined United because there was too much trouble, fellows gone around hitting other fellows, tried to fet me to join U.M.F and told me if I didn't I might ret kicked out of the mine, or it might cos if me a lot of money. One morning while I was at the m'ne woone man knock another man down but I went right into the washhouse. €& mecome to my house just once, trying to get me to join U.ILW. ‘The above statement was reac to me by : and I declare it to Witnessed: Special Agents, Fri, U. S. Dep't. of Justice" -15- ee ee ga me ee Rr me ee ~~ rT