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Fe ee eel RR see A A ee Adal C | O & ko Re: JOHN L. LEJIS, EF aL. d, Tll., by Special 5 el C “ve at which time he exccuted a Signed statement. It is not believed ne would make a good witness due to his 1iability to understand or speak English very well. le 16 by birth and 1s a naturalized citizen of the United States. He has n known ¢riminal record, The following is the signed statcment obtained Springfield, Ill., meine voluntary state..ent to : ia who are Special ugents of the ureau of Tivestigation., No threats or promises of any kind have been mde to got m to make a statenent and I do so knowing it may be used in a court of law. ST was born iz. T CAT to U.S, in ad citizen of U.S. in a first joircd Ulty in when I began vorking in the mince _ Til. I never aeid any office in any union. — "I joined Pi. when I began working at ifine "BY in November 1935. T joi:.cd Pell at this time beesuse I *scoded a job and Mine 73" Of iit & @iilen.n@ Na Ade 2 ke et Ww 4h ha et he =. 2u8 rin woula hire me. I worked at Mane B then until the men came out on strike anc during this time I knew of no strikes or closedorms and as far as I kntw there was no difficulty between the miic manavement and the union. WT had no trouble tith Fl. and saw no difference in the wrions, I wanted to work and which cver union had a majority at.the mine, I would join it. - fo one attcupted to ect me tu change from Px. to UNr and I did not know of any labor spies at sine 3. "{ heard that we vere to get some back pay but we never got it and I don't knov why the strike was called, The majority of the men went on strike so I struck with then, 2 I r-emember signing some kind of petition for P.M... just the strike in 1937, ~ 52 = aan Ss ee me er te cpm em me ame re ere ae RE ek oe ee