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3 7 > tH “4 Paral n 2 7 1 I saw a lot of miners starting to work there that had never seen before. I do not know where they came from. Later I found out from conversations I had at the mine that these new men who I did not remember were UMW orgenizers. I do not mean to include in this group the men whose names I mentioned here- tofore in this statement. "I would like to relate how I happred to sign up with UMW. One morning I was alone on the "bottom" of the mine and FRANK aUSTIN came up te me and asked me what I thought about signing up with UMn. I said I did not know, but I would wait to determine what the rest of the miners did. He told me not to wait. Hc said he did not think tho mine would work if we did not sign up with UMW, but he did not say why. He said if we did not sign up with UMW the mine would work steady in Mine B. He did not threaten me. I have never talked to any miners that had been threatened. "I never heard there had been a big fire at Mine B or any fire at eallountil the winter af 1442 Aad Ad ke ade whbe Wadd we at oe Lt oi "I think the results of the first NLRB election held in December, 1937, presented a true picture how the miners felt. That election was won "I have read this statement consisting of three and one half pages and have initialed the first three pages and it is correct to the beat of my knowledge. Taitnesseds coal Special igent, F.B.I. Special sgent, F.B.I. ie Ca | “f= wm RE I ne ra Mm Rg amen me