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John L Lewis — Part 15
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Res JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL
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“I took no intereet in the bombing cases.
“Retveen 1932 and ilay 12, 1937 I did not see a UN
picket line at iiine “B", nor did I ses any UV
literature being distributed at Tine “B". No one cttempted to get me
to change from PhéA to Ui. :
“I did not know of a wage scele controversy in the spring of
“I did not attend « FIL meeting on the night of ley 11, 1937
and I de not know if I hed notice of the meeting.
“On the morning of isy 12, 1937 I went to work as always anc
losded my cotl core full. In the afternoon thet day someone told me
there ves o etrike as FIA and iine “BY could not come to an egreement
about something. I ves not told why the strike occurred. I did not
kno- of enyone being expelled from PLA prior to ley 12, 1937 or efter
thet dote.
“I go not remember signing ony FlA petitione in the summer
of 1937, but I know I did not sign any Ui! petitions. .
"I did not know of a new UN locel being formed in the summer
“Sometime in Sept. 1937 I heard that that Pla hed pickets at
line “E" end I voluntarily went to Ifine *B" to picket. I coted as a
picket for about tro wesks at the end which time I went to work ct the
Fenther Creek Coel Yinee I do not know rhet went on ot Hine “BY from
about Oct. 1937 until ebout Nov. 1939 when I receivee notice thet ine
“EY wos to reopen. I did not vote in the KwL.F.B. election Leo.
15, 1937.
“I went beck to work et Jiine "BY in the Inst pert of 1959
I did not sce the resulte of ony lerge fires
Ye one requeeted me to change
es & member of Fics.
I did not ses any
el+hough there were many c&ve~inge
from. Pi to Ui? prior te the election in Feb. 1941.
fighte ct line “BY prior to Fab. 1941 clthough I heerd someone was
betten on account of union trouble.
“I voted in the NLAB election Feb. 1941 for PLA. So for as
I knoy the election wosffoir.
*} joined UN" a short time afger the election in Fob, 194)
It dosage not meke any. differences
beosuse mejority of the minere were UM.
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PSII Bet he Re ate LE Per ase ana a i
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