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jointly interviewed 8 Illinoi September 8, 1943 by Special agents —_— He appeared to be willing to answer queBtions propound Qin and submitted the following signed statements Illinois September 8, 1943 e the following volume whom I imow to be ureau of Investigations, Ue S&S. Depart- tary, statment to J Soecial agents of the ment of Justiage Tilinois and Illie " "I reside on I am vresently emnloyed at the Panther nois, as & Pi, miners By Pla, I refer "The first mine unian I ever joined wes the United ~ Mine “Yorkers of america, referred to hereinafter as the Ul. I _ is union about at Springfield, Illinois when I worked at "The only union office I ever held was a Pit Comnittes= under the U47, in man at the "I worked as a aor of the UMT in mines in the Soringfield orea fren! myst In September, 1932 I was working at the Peabody Mine #60, Sorine?iela, Illinois und there, in thet month, I volunturily joined the Pitie "T was well satisfied with the Puy leadership énd feel that the officials of the Pan treuted the runk ond file miner "I took no asotive purt in the form.tion of the Pune "In the latter purt of 1934 I started working at Mine 3 ag ce PM. member und I worked there continuously until the mine closed on Muy 12, 1937. "The relotions between ELSHOFF und the Pla appeared to be satisfactory from 1:34 to Hany 1937 when it closed. The closing of Mine B, wes & surprise to mee I never had any kmowledge of UMi organizers in this mino in the Spring of 1937, snd wes never oontsoted by them or heard that | they contacted other minerse ~ 62 = em me US OM mB eg Pe — ig e B e eUT ytite g TR Tae ma oe er me ems Sot eet