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| rn SONS Sake Or nen eee Oe CO a a ee ee ee en ok C © * Re; JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL t/ | vy? iV — WITH Saripefieie linois on Centember 4, 1943 by Spe ESS eh LSE ee CR mim... —— eitizens am —- se . n eee, aleo known as viewed @ is residen Wa be ever been arrested. the UW over the Flé, elthough he edmits being contactec in ine by a Ui" man end then joinec Wil. He uncerstends English fairly well and sveeke Enplieh only fair. It is felt he would not make & good vitnees. Tne folloving signed stetement was GbeispEeG: “Springfield, Ill. Sent. 4, 1943 “I . of c. ny ; - meke the following ss statement bo Fe reromercrapeccrs ene I know to be Specicl Agents of the Federel Bureau o iveetigetions I=ate it without fecr of threst force or promise of any kind. "J woe born in a care to the UseS. in I got my first pepers in Springfielc in but I have not yet become a U.S. citizen, “1 faret started vorking in T'ine “B* in Springfield in I ¥ree n merber of the United |ine Workere of Americe Union in _ and stcyed vith Ul. until 1932 when I joined the Progreersive }ine “orkers of smerice Union becaues I ranted to keep my job et mine “B". Yo one forced ma in eny wey to join PiA in 1932. I did no. teke an active part in orgenizing Fi end I heve never held ar office in any unione “During the tine frov 1932 to Mey of 1937 I did not notice any strikes or closedowns at iine "P" except thet there were probably & fev timer when the mine closed down becauee of slack work. But I cannot rece-ber when thie was. Curing this tine I never noticed that any of the company officicle tried to discredit the F... or tried to takge any . of we join Hi. I heard they liked Us but Io nsver saw anything to inciecte ti.cte “luring this tine I ¢id not think thst the FA wos an honest union. They mide many asreermente cecinst us and I thougttit wes o racket, I don't know for certsin rho got this money, but &f the officere @f this local cid not get the money I do not kno tho did get 1 oh. hs ST a re. ne) Cie bel ets nae iia ce Sc a a re r