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a Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL eI rd "The PMA officials asked Palcetti to discharge the men who had been expolled from PMA and Falcetti refused to do so, and he let these men go down in the mine to work, Later on, when I was in the mine, some PUA official told me to —. as : load the cars short. I loaded the cars below average. ‘se did this because Elshoff would not discharge the aggitators who had been thrown out of the union. The cars were not shorted because of any wage scale matter. w bs + Oe _ "In 1932 John L. Lewis wanted the miners to take a lower wage scale and tho miners did not want it. “ve won the first vote and on the second vote John L. Lewis claimed the ballots were stolen. I joined the PMA, to get evay from Lewis. As to the wage scale mattcrs in 1937, the only thing 1 understood from the Fuk officials vas that we werc supposed to get back marr aatine Prom Anril 1937, when the co ntrast vas agread on, but Elehoff Pay) Gaving ai Udit 4 ‘Laidy aie F die contr Met wi dee pO A eee would never pay it. "T only signed one petition in Misy, 1937, I believe this was the PMA petition on May, 26, 1937 to show I was s PMA member and I believe I signed it at the PMA Hall in Springfield, J signed it voluntarily. "In Septomber, 1937 I noticed in the paper that Mine B. was going to open and I went out thcre. I heard Falectti tell the mincrs that the UMy mahorea wera the only ones thet could work. Only shout twelve men » who T me Fue a So wee ha Ae SL ls ae ea mentioned in this statement, and who were UMy¥ sympathizers went down in the mine and the mine did not open 2s they did not have enough men. Later in the summer of 1937 I got a job on the PMA os a member in Fine A and I never did go back to Mine B until Fovembcr, 1539, At that timc, Minc B was operating on an open shop basis and J worked there one day in order to get my tools, and then I quit. J have mentioned in this statement as UM" : + an th n Zlshoff's offieo with him, and from this I believa Elshoff favored the UMW. I dontt know why Elshoff did not like the PMA. No one ever threatencd me or beat me about mine matters, J voluntarily joined the UNV in February, 1941 at ‘ine A and worked there until December 15, 1942, "Tl have carcfully read and fully understand the two and one pages of this statement and it contains the truth to the best of my knowledge. #@117= Se ete ee em me ENT aie Te et sean ote meme rm ee eta nam ee me